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The Fight Against Skimmers And Scammers - Speech By Charles Randell, Chair Of The FCA, Delivered At The Cambridge Economic Crime Symposium

Date 05/09/2019

Highlights:

• FCA committed to success of Economic Crime Plan alongside public and private sector partners to beat investment fraud
• Fraud prevention needs to be embedded in development of new savings and investment policies
• Vital to reduce confusion around what is and isn’t regulated and protected by the FSCS to promote responsible saving
• Call for non-financial firms that enable fraud to step up their contribution to the fight against it

Commcise Launches Commission-Management-As-A-Service Platform For Asset Managers - Delivers Wallet View Of Entire Trading Activity

Date 05/09/2019

Commcise, the award-winning provider of integrated commission management, research evaluation, consumption tracking and reporting solutions for investment management and brokerage firms, is very pleased to announce the launch of COMMCISE^CM. This new product offers a stand-alone Commission Management platform designed specifically to help US asset managers and hedge funds obtain a full commission wallet view of their entire trading activity.

Vienna Stock: Changes In The CEE & CIS Indices CECE, EETX, NTX And RDX

Date 05/09/2019

The composition of the indices calculated by the Vienna Stock Exchange for Central and Eastern Europe and Russia was reviewed as planned. The following changes will be made to the established indices CECE, EETX, NTX and RDX, in accordance with the rules and regulations. The new index composition will take effect on Monday, 23 September 2019.

genesis Launches Post-Trade Product Suite To Fast Track Delivery Of Client Solutions - Capital Markets Software Specialist Rolls Out Post-Trade Solutions And Strategy To Automate Workflows

Date 05/09/2019

genesis, the international capital markets software firm, today announced the launch of its Post-Trade product suite and strategy. Designed and built for post-trade operations, the product suite will transform operational efficiency by automating workflows.

Tradeweb Announces Central Counterparty Clearing For European ETFs In Partnership With EuroCCP - Collaborate To Offer ETF Participants A Better Post-Trade Workflow

Date 05/09/2019

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, and EuroCCP,  Europe’s leading equities clearing house, today announced a strategic collaboration to facilitate central counterparty clearing for European Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs).

HKEX Announcement - Trading In Derivatives Market Suspended

Date 05/09/2019

In order to preserve an orderly market, Hong Kong Exchange and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has suspended trading in its derivatives market for the afternoon and Afterhours Trading sessions at 2.00 pm on 5 September, due to prolonged connectivity issues on the Hong Kong Futures Automatic Trading System.  The clearing system for derivatives will remain open for the afternoon session only.

ASX Monthly Activity Report - August 2019

Date 05/09/2019

Trading – Cash Markets (including equities, interest rate and warrant trades)

• In August 2019, the average daily number of trades was 36% higher than the pcp. The average daily value traded on-market of $5.5 billion was up 17% on the pcp. 
• Volatility (as measured by the average daily movement in the All Ordinaries Index) was 0.8 % in August, up on the previous month of 0.4%. 
• Expected future volatility (as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX) in August was an average of 15.9 (compared to 11.2 in July).

Tokyo Commodity Exchange August 2019 Market Summary - TOCOM August Daily Volume Averaged 104,922 Contracts, Up 22.5% M-o-M

Date 05/09/2019

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that August 2019 average daily volume was 104,922 contracts, up 22.5% from July and up 20.8% from August 2018. Volume increased for TOCOM’s most active contracts, such as Gold Standard, which grew 31.7% from the prior month to 56,879. Also, Gold Rolling Spot increased 44.0% to 9,258 contracts, Gold Mini gained 60.5% to 5,373 contracts and Dubai Crude Oil rose 16.3% to 11,341 contracts. Other contracts saw declines, such as Platinum Standard, which decreased 5.5% to 11,927 and RSS3 Rubber, which fell 5.8% to 5,195 contracts.

Nasdaq August 2019 Volumes

Date 04/09/2019

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for August 2019, on its investor relations website. 

OCC Statement On SEC And CFTC Settlement

Date 04/09/2019

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, released the below statement in response to a settlement reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding allegations that OCC failed to comply with certain SEC and CFTC regulations.