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Moscow Exchange Newsletter May/June 2014

Date 27/06/2014

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OCC: Regulatory Review To Identify Outdated, Unnecessary, Or Unduly Burdensome Regulations

Date 26/06/2014

Summary

The Economic Growth and Regulatory Paperwork Reduction Act of 1996 (EGRPRA) requires the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, agencies) to review their regulations every 10 years to identify outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome regulations applicable to insured depository institutions. To facilitate this review, the agencies divided their regulations into 12 subject-matter categories and identified the regulations in each category. Over the next two years, the agencies will publish four Federal Register notices, each addressing one or more categories, and ask members of the public to identify the regulations in each category that they believe are outdated, unnecessary, or unduly burdensome for insured depository institutions.

CFTC Staff Issues Extension Of Time- Limited, No-Action Relief To Futures Commission Merchants

Date 26/06/2014

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight recently issued an extension of two previously issued time-limited, no-action relief actions (CFTC letters 14-02 and 14-45) to the Futures Industry Association, its member Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), and similarly situated FCMs.

BGC Partners Updates Its Outlook For The Second Quarter Of 2014

Date 26/06/2014

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC," or "the Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has updated its outlook for the second quarter of 2014.

IOSCO Issues Report On Risk Identification And Assessment Methodologies For Securities Regulators

Date 26/06/2014

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) today published a report on Risk Identification and Assessment Methodologies for Securities Regulators, which provides a practical overview of the methods, approaches and tools that IOSCO and securities regulators have developed to identify and assess emerging and potential systemic risks.

ISDA: APAC Trade Reporting Requirements - Open Letter

Date 26/06/2014

This is an open letter written on behalf of our members which is intended to raise awareness around global transaction reporting requirements and related consent issues. 

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For US Independence Day Holiday In The US, the UK And Japan

Date 26/06/2014

SIFMA confirmed previous recommendations for the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Independence Day Holiday.  

Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-25: BATS Announces Availability Of Connectivity To New EDGA/EDGX Platforms In NY5 Effective June 30, 2014

Date 26/06/2014

Overview
Per the BATS/Direct Edge Integration Schedule, effective Monday, June 30, 2014, test connectivity to the new EDGA/EDGX production environments located within the Equinix NY5 data center will be available to Members.  

MIAX Options - Fee Changes Effective July 1, 2014 Including Expansion Of Priorty Customer $0.20 Rebate Program To 60 MIAX Select Symbols

Date 26/06/2014

The MIAX Options Exchange has filed for immediate effectiveness of six filings to amend the MIAX Options Fee Schedule beginning July 1, 2014 as follows:

Platts Introduces Dry Freight Shipping Publication - Featuring 100+ Daily Price Assessments For Metals And Agricultural Commodities

Date 26/06/2014

Expanding its portfolio of products dedicated to shipping, Platts, a leading global provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information, has launched Platts Dry Freight Wire, a daily report that consolidates all of Platts’ prices, news and market commentary related to dry commodity shipping.  The new market report, which debuted on June 25, complements three longstanding Platts publications that provide similar coverage of crude oil, refined products, petrochemicals and other liquid commodity shipping.