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B3: Ibovespa Breaks New Record And Reaches 98.903 Points

Date 13/03/2019

B3’s market performance index – Ibovespa – hit a record high today ending the day at 98.903 points, up 1,09% from last trading session.

Report From FINRA Board Of Governors Meeting – February/March 2019 - Board Approves Rule Proposals, Engages With Boca Raton-Area Firms

Date 13/03/2019

FINRA’s Board of Governors met on Feb. 28 and March 1 in Boca Raton, Florida, where it discussed the organization’s finances, reviewed several significant technology and other capital initiatives, and considered two rulemaking items (described below). The Board also met with staff from FINRA’s Boca Raton District Office, home of the FINRA Securities Helpline for Seniors and FINRA’s anti-money laundering team, and with representatives from member firms headquartered in the area during a special member reception.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 13/03/2019

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

SEC: Wedbush Settles Failure To Supervise Charge

Date 13/03/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Wedbush Securities Inc. will pay a $250,000 penalty and has agreed to be censured to settle its failure to supervise charge in a pending administrative proceeding. 

Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo On EMIR 2.2

Date 13/03/2019

The Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), J. Christopher Giancarlo, today issued the following statement on cross-border derivatives regulation on the occasion of a political agreement by EU co-legislators on the EMIR 2.2 legislation.

Cboe To Launch Suite Of Derivatives-Based Strategy Benchmark And Volatility Indexes Based On MSCI Emerging Markets And EAFE Indexes - New Derivatives-Based Strategy Benchmarks Seek To Use Index Options To Manage Risk And Volatility, And To Enhance Investment Yield - New Initiative Further Expands Cboe's MSCI index Product Family

Date 13/03/2019

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, announced today it has entered into an agreement with MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MSCI), a leading provider of indexes and critical investment decision support tools and services, to launch a suite of derivatives-based strategy performance benchmark and volatility indexes based on the MSCI Emerging Markets Index (MXEF) and the MSCI EAFE Index (MXEA), key indexes for investors seeking exposure to international and emerging markets.

FIA Announces New Members Of The Board Of Directors

Date 13/03/2019

MEPs Vote To Limit Negative Impact Of No-Deal Brexit On Citizens

Date 13/03/2019

To ensure the least possible disruption, MEPs on Wednesday vote on travel, transport, Erasmus, social security and fisheries measures.

ESAs’ Joint Board Of Appeal Decides On Four Appeals Under The Credit Rating Agencies Regulation

Date 13/03/2019

The Joint Board of Appeal (BoA) of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs – ESMA, EIOPA and EBA) issued decisionsregarding four appeals it received by Svenska Handelsbanken AB, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) AB, Swedbank AB, and Nordea Bank Abp against decisions by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) regarding infringements of the Credit Rating Agencies Regulation (CRAR).

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Statement On Various MiFID Obligations And Benchmarks Regulation If The UK Leaves The EU Without An Implementation Period

Date 13/03/2019

ESMA has published a statement(link is external) clarifying its approach to aspects of the MiFID position limits regime, post-trade transparency requirements, derivatives trading obligation and benchmarks regulation if the UK leaves the EU without an implementation period (a no-deal scenario).