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IMFC Statement Of US Treasury Secretary Mnuchin October 2018

Date 11/10/2018

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin issued the following statement at the International Monetary Fund Conference:

“I am pleased to have the opportunity to discuss global economic developments at the IMF and World Bank Annual meetings in Bali.  Global growth is stronger than it has been since the financial crisis, and our challenge now is to both build on that momentum and help ensure growth brings prosperity to all of our citizens.  Countries should take steps to address underlying vulnerabilities amid global financial conditions that have increasingly divergent effects on their economies."

Statement On Commission Action Regarding Capital, Margin, And Segregation Requirements For Security-Based Swap Dealers And Major Security-Based Swap Participants And Capital Requirements For Broker-Dealers, SEC Commissioner Kara M. Stein, Oct. 11, 2018

Date 11/10/2018

I want to join the Chairman in thanking the staff for the hard work that went into this release. In particular, I would like to thank Mike Macchiaroli, Tom McGowan, Randall Roy, Ray Lombardo, Sheila Swartz, Tim Fox, and Valentina Deng from the Division of Trading and Markets.

Dow Jones Industrial Average Falls 545.91 Points, 2.13 Percent, To 25,052.83

Date 11/10/2018

U.S. stocks tumbled a second day, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling by more than 500 points, the S&P 500 down 2 percent and Nasdaq down by 1.2 percent.

Statement On Re-Opening Comment Period For Capital/Margin/Segregation For Security-Based Swap Dealers, SEC Commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr., Oct. 11, 2018

Date 11/10/2018

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you to my colleague Commissioner Peirce and the terrific Staff in the Division of Trading and Markets for all of the hard work that so clearly went into this proposal. I’m especially grateful to Tom McGowan from Trading and Markets and Meredith Mitchell from our Office of General Counsel for being so patient with me and my office throughout this process.

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Findings Of A Thematic Review Of The Investment Risk Classification Methodology

Date 11/10/2018

The AMF has published the notice relating to the findings of a thematic review of the investment risk classification methodology (pdf - 65 KB)This link will open in a new window.

SEC Reopens Comment Period For Capital, Margin, And Segregation Requirements For Security-Based Swap Dealers And Major Security-Based Swap Participants

Date 11/10/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to reopen the comment period and request additional comment (including potential modifications to proposed rule language) on the proposed rules and amendments for capital, margin, and segregation requirements for security-based swap dealers and major security-based swap participants and capital requirements for broker-dealers. 

Opening Statement At The SEC Open Meeting, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Oct. 11, 2018

Date 11/10/2018

Good afternoon. This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo At The Hispanic Heritage Month Event, Washington, D.C.

Date 11/10/2018

Welcome

Good afternoon, and welcome to the CFTC’s 2018 Hispanic Heritage Month Program.  Each year, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from September 15 to October 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America.   We show our “respeto”…a Spanish word with deep meaning … a respect for the experience and contributions made by Hispanic Americans, who have made our nation nobler, better, more diverse, and  stronger.   As the great Mexican novelist, Carlos Fuentes, observed “Cultures only flourish in contact with others.”  And we flourish by observing Hispanic Heritage Month.  Through honoring Hispanic Americans, in Fuentes words, “we honor ourselves…. We find ourselves.”  We give to each other.  He said each of us look “into the mirror.”

BME: MARF Admits To Trading A New Bond Issue By Audax

Date 11/10/2018

MARF today admitted to trading a new bond issue by Audax Energía for a maximum amount of 35 million euros, a 5.5% annual coupon and maturity in 2023. The uses of proceeds of this new issue will be the amortisation of the 21 million euro issue launched by Audax in 2014 - whose maturity is July 2019 – and to push ahead with the development and international expansion of the company.

London Stock Exchange Group - Directorate Change: Mary Schapiro Resigns From Board

Date 11/10/2018

Following the announcement of her appointment at Bloomberg L.P., Mary Schapiro has resigned from the Board of London Stock Exchange Group plc with immediate effect.