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R.J. O’Brien Futures Introduces Echo Trading, Enhances Website

Date 23/07/2019

Coinciding with this year’s TradersEXPO in Chicago, R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, announced today a new offering from its private client division, RJO Futures.  RJO Echo Trading is a new program enabling individual futures traders to follow an experienced, leading trader by “echoing” their transactions through an automated RJO trading platform. 

Basel Committee And IOSCO Agree To One-Year Extension Of The Final Implementation Phase Of The Margin Requirements For Non Centrally Cleared Derivatives

Date 23/07/2019

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) acknowledge the progress that has been made to implement the framework for margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. In the final phase of implementation, initial margin requirements are scheduled to apply to a large number of entities for the first time. In March 2019, the Basel Committee and IOSCO published a statement noting that the framework does not specify documentation, custodial or operational requirements if a covered entity’s bilateral initial margin amount does not exceed the framework’s €50 million initial margin threshold.

Sustainability Committee Formed To Streamline The Implementation Of The Strategy: DFM Launches Sustainability Strategic Plan 2025, In A First Of Its Kind Step Amongst Regional Markets

Date 23/07/2019

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “The Plan is a stepping-stone for DFM’s continuous efforts to drive change in the financial markets sector in line with Dubai’s Sustainability initiatives”

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Standard Life Assurance Limited 30 Million For Non-Advised Pension Sales Failures

Date 23/07/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Standard Life Assurance Limited (SLAL) 30,792,500 for failures related to non-advised sales of annuities.

NIBC Deploys Torstone’s Inferno Cloud Platform To Automate Its Post-Trade Operations

Date 23/07/2019

Torstone Technology, a leading provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing, today announces that Netherlands-based NIBC Bank has successfully completed a migration to Torstone’s award-winning post-trade processing platform, Inferno.  

Standard Chartered Goes Live With Digital Vega

Date 23/07/2019

Digital Vega, the leading FX Options e-trading platform and provider of FX Options trading solutions, today announced that Standard Chartered Bank has become a Liquidity Provider (LP) on its Medusa trading platform. 

UK Financial Conduct Authority Launches Consultation Guiding Firms On The Fair Treatment Of Vulnerable Customers

Date 23/07/2019

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today launched a consultation on proposed guidance for firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers.

BCS Global Markets Appoints Chief Information Officer - Dmitry Trub Will Be Based In BCS’ Moscow HQ, Reporting To Roman Lokhov, CEO Of BCS Global Markets

Date 23/07/2019

BCS Global Markets (“BCS GM”), Russia’s number one market maker today announces the appointment of Dmitry Trub as Chief Information Officer (CIO). Dmitry will be responsible for driving software development to maximise BCS GM’s investment banking functions drive efficiency in the service provided to BCS GM’s institutional clients.

Dubai Financial Services Authority Publishes 2018 Annual Report

Date 23/07/2019

The DFSA publishes its 2018 Annual Report. To view English, please click here and for Arabic click here.

Dalian Commodity Exchange: The 3rd Training Session (2019) For Financial & Economic Media In Capital Market Unveiled

Date 23/07/2019

To implement the arrangement and requirement of the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) on intensifying cooperation and exchange on media-oriented training and improving the market communication mechanism, create a good ecology of public opinions, and fuel the sound and stable development of the capital market, Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) and China Capital Market Institute (CCMI) jointly hold the 3rd Training Session (2019) for Financial and Economic Media in the Capital Market in Dalian on July 17-19. Senior experts from the CSRC, DCE and market institutions are invited to deliver lectures; over 70 people take part in the training, including relevant chiefs and journalists from the central media, professional financial and economic media and new media. CCMI President Jin Liyang delivers a speech for the training session.