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Mohammed Bin Rashid Approves DIFC’s New Expansion Plan

Date 08/01/2019

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that Dubai is working towards cementing its position as a pivotal economic and commercial hub for the region in line with the Fifty- Year Charter recently announced by His Highness that aims to ensure Dubai’s sustained prosperity and accelerate the development journey of the emirate, the UAE and the region.
Group Of Leading Retail Brokers, Financial Services Firms, Banks, And Global Market Makers Plan To Launch The Only Member-Owned Equities Exchange, MEMX™, Members Exchange - MEMX Aims To Increase Competition, Improve Operational Transparency, And Lower Costs

Date 08/01/2019

A group of nine leading retail broker-dealers, banks, financial services firms, and global market makers, have agreed to launch an equities exchange, MEMX, or Members Exchange. The new exchange will be owned entirely by its founding members and will seek to deliver benefits to retail and institutional investors by introducing greater competition to the marketplace. MEMX will file an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission in early 2019 for approval to operate as a national securities exchange.
Ontario Securities Commission Announces New Members Of The Investor Advisory Panel

Date 07/01/2019

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced two new members of its independent Investor Advisory Panel (IAP).
B3 Breaks New Record On Mini Ibovespa Futures Contracts

Date 07/01/2019

B3’s Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract hit a record high today ending the day at 5.458.125 contracts. The previous record of 5.428.650 Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract was recorded on January 3^rd2019.
MIAX Regulatory: Options Regulatory Fee Announcement # 2

Date 07/01/2019

This Alert amends and replaces in its entirety the Alert and the Regulatory Circulars dated December 31, 2018 and amends the Options Regulatory Fees (“ORF”) announced on that date which contained a clerical error. MIAX has changed the allocation of the ORF for MIAX Options, MIAX PEARL and MIAX Emerald. The total amount of the ORF, $.00630, for the three MIAX exchanges, has not changed from the December 31, 2018 announcement.

Investment Firms: European Council (Council Of The European Union) Agrees Position On New Regulatory And Supervision Framework

Date 07/01/2019

The Council is making the rules applicable to investment firms more proportionate and more appropriate to the level of risk which they take.

FIA December 2018 SEF Tracker

Date 07/01/2019

Total trading volume on SEFs averaged $550 billion in notional value per day during December 2018. That was down 11.6% percent from the previous month but up 19.2% from December 2017. Credit default swap trading averaged $34.3 billion per day in December, almost three times the amount traded in December 2017 and the highest amount traded in any December since FIA began reporting SEF data in 2014. Trading of FX products continued at a high level; FX trading in December reached $49.8 billion in average daily notional value, the lowest amount for the year, but still higher than any month prior to 2018. Trading of interest rate swaps was down 11.2% from November 2018 but up 13.3% from December 2017. IRS trading on dealer-to-customer platforms, excluding forward rate agreements, reached $223.4 billion per day in December, the highest level of the year. In contrast, IRS trading on dealer-to-dealer platforms, excluding forward rate agreements, fell to $137.7 billion per day in December, the second lowest total of the year.

TMX Group Limited Announces Release Date For Q4 2018 Financial Results And Analyst Conference Call

Date 07/01/2019

TMX Group Limited will announce its financial results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2018 in the evening of Wednesday, February 13, 2019. An analyst conference call to review the results will be held on Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 8:00 a.m. ET.
Mark Schuermann Joins SIFMA Advocacy Team

Date 07/01/2019

SIFMA today announced that Mark Schuermann has been appointed as managing director and head of federal government and international affairs.
Bermuda Stock Exchange Releases 2018 Year End Review

Date 07/01/2019

Highlights: BSX continues its strong contribution to Bermuda’s position as a centre of excellence for the creation, support and listing of Insurance Linked Securities (ILS) vehicles while welcoming new entities to trading membership and continuing its support of domestic market investor education.