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Remarks Of CFTC Director Of Enforcement James M. Mcdonald At The 41st Annual Conference Of The Future Industry Association’s Law & Compliance Division

Date 08/05/2019

Over the last few years, under Chairman Giancarlo’s leadership, the CFTC has implemented a number of measures to make our regulations simpler, more accessible, and more transparent.  These reforms have been policy neutral—not designed to advance one particular viewpoint over another.  Instead, these efforts were rooted in common sense—designed to make us better regulators, which in turn would lead to more efficient markets and greater economic growth.

MiFID II: ESMA Issues Latest Double Volume Cap Data

Date 08/05/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its public register with the latest set of double volume cap (DVC) data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

Testimony Before The Financial Services And General Government Subcommittee Of The U.S. Senate Committee On Appropriations, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Washington D.C., May 8, 2019

Date 08/05/2019

Chairman Kennedy, Ranking Member Coons and Senators of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on the President’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget request for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Trading Resumes At Beirut Stock Exchange Following Strike By Employees Of Banque Du Liban

Date 08/05/2019

The Beirut Stock Exchange declares the resumption of trading in its markets as of Wednesday, May 08, 2019, following the strike declared by the employees of Banque Du Liban.

Nordic And Baltic Financial Supervisors Enhance Cooperation To Fight Money Laundering

Date 08/05/2019

Heads of the Nordic and Baltic financial supervisors met today in Stockholm. They agreed on measures to enhance the cooperation between the authorities with the aim of fighting money laundering and terrorist financing.

US Senate Confirmation Of Export-Import Bank Directors Means Billions More Dollars In Federal Fossil Fuel Financing

Date 08/05/2019

The U.S. Senate today voted to confirm three nominees to the Board of Directors of the U.S. Export-Import Bank. The confirmation allows Ex-Im to establish a board quorum, clearing the way for the bank to revive its financing of billions of dollars in fossil fuel projects abroad.

Resilience And Innovation In Post-Trade - Speech By Dave Ramsden, Bank Of England Deputy Governor For Markets & Banking, Given At The Association For Financial Markets In Europe 12th Annual European Post Trade Conference, London

Date 08/05/2019

In his speech, Dave Ramsden explores the rapid change in post-trade technology, through the lens of innovation and resilience. He then looks at what these themes mean for the hard and soft infrastructure we use at the Bank of England.

FIA Launches Podcast To Feature The Issues, People And Trends Of The Global Futures, Options And Derivatives Industry - FIA Speaks Features CFTC Chairman Giancarlo As The Guest For Episode #1; New Episodes Coming Soon

Date 08/05/2019

FIA Speaks—a podcast to provide greater insight into the people, major topics and trends in the global futures, options and derivatives industry. FIA Speaks will feature executives, regulators, industry experts and business visionaries that explore the issues and the trends of the industry. FIA Speaks will be hosted by FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken with contributions from other FIA senior staff members.

Nasdaq Launches ConnectIR™ For Investor Relations Professionals - New Solution Leverages WeConvene Technology To Simplify Investor And Analyst Engagement

Date 08/05/2019

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ), today announced the launch of ConnectIR, a new solution designed to simplify capital markets stakeholder engagement for investor relations (IR) professionals. ConnectIR will be available as a supplementary service to Nasdaq IR Insight®, Nasdaq’s award-winning IR technology platform trusted by 3,000 public companies listed on all major exchanges, allowing IR professionals to seamlessly communicate and schedule meetings with the buy-side and sell-side directly from the platform.

Testimony Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Before The Senate Committee On Appropriations Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government, Washington, DC

Date 08/05/2019

INTRODUCTION

Thank you, Chairman Kennedy, Ranking Member Coons, and Members of the subcommittee.  I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today, along with my fellow colleague from the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC), Chairman Jay Clayton.