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ISDA Publishes Future Of Derivatives Survey

Date 24/04/2018

Derivatives industry participants are optimistic about the future of derivatives markets, but have flagged a number of important changes that will have an impact on the future of the business, according to a new survey published by ISDA to coincide with the start of the 33rd ISDA Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Miami.

CFTC Asks Innovators For Competition Ideas To Advance FinTech Solutions - LabCFTC Looking To “Crowdsource” Ideas For Using The Science Prize Competition Act

Date 24/04/2018

LabCFTC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) FinTech initiative, announced today that it is requesting public input to gather ideas and topics for innovation competitions to advance the agency’s FinTech goals. All comments must be received within 90 days of publication of the request in the Federal Register.  

Nasdaq Announces Results From 2018 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

Date 24/04/2018

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) stockholders today elected all nominated directors at the company’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders. All directors will serve one-year terms. 

Brown Rudnick Alert: Responding To Market Disruption, OFAC Issues New & Updated General Licenses For RUSAL, As Existing Wind-Down And Divestment Deadlines Approach

Date 24/04/2018

Highlights: 

• OFAC’s latest wave of Russian sanctions, which require the blocking of several Russian companies and individuals, are having significant impacts across a number of economic sectors. OFAC anticipated some of these impacts and issued two General Licenses to soften the immediate blow on the global economy, but both of these measures will expire soon.
• Because of the turmoil in the aluminum market, OFAC has now issued an additional General License (14) to authorize U.S. persons to engage in a narrow set of transactions related to winding down or maintaining business with United Company RUSAL PLC (RUSAL) and its subsidiaries.
• General License 13, issued on April 6, 2018 and which allows U.S. persons to divest holdings in certain SDNs, expires in two weeks, on May 7, 2018.
• OFAC has also issued updated General License 12A, which allows U.S. persons to engage in winding-down activities with the newly designated SDNs, and reflects the authorizations in General License 14. General License 12A is still due to expire on June 5, 2018.
• OFAC’s move to relax the prohibitions on the winding down period for RUSAL demonstrates that when a proposed or new sanctions measure has an outsize collateral impact outside of the target company or country, OFAC will take measures to provide companies affected by the sanctions measures some limited respite.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Annual General Meeting, Tuesday 24 April 2018, Chairman's Statement By Donald Brydon

Date 24/04/2018

I am pleased to say that the Group delivered another strong financial performance in 2017.

We have continued successfully to execute our strategy to grow and diversify, operating on an Open Access basis in partnership with our customers. We are strategically, operationally and financially well positioned to capitalise on a range of opportunities ahead, and to continue to drive returns for shareholders.

EBA Launches Call For Papers For Its 2018 Annual Research Workshop

Date 24/04/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a call for research papers in view of its seventh policy research workshop taking place in London on 28-29 November 2018 on the topic ‘Reaping the benefits of an integrated EU banking market '.

Eurex Exchange's Quarterly Equity Derivatives Highlights - Q1/2018

Date 24/04/2018

Eurex Exchange offers the broadest range of pan-European single stock options and futures with a product offering of more than 700 equity options and 800 single stock futures from more than 10 countries. Through bundling European equity derivatives exposure at Eurex, investors are able to maximize collateral utilization and benefit from cross margining efficiencies with Eurex Clearing. This update serves you with key figures and the most important developments in our equity derivatives segment during the first quarter of 2018.

Oxatis Lists On Euronext Growth

Date 24/04/2018

Euronext today announced the listing of the e-commerce solutions provider Oxatis on Euronext Growth Paris. Oxatis is the fourth listed company to have participated in Euronext’s TechShare programme, which familiarises growing businesses with capital markets.

Altaba, Formerly Known As Yahoo!, Charged With Failing To Disclose Massive Cybersecurity Breach; Agrees To Pay $35 Million

Date 24/04/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that the entity formerly known as Yahoo! Inc. has agreed to pay a $35 million penalty to settle charges that it misled investors by failing to disclose one of the world’s largest data breaches in which hackers stole personal data relating to hundreds of millions of user accounts.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Correspondence From The Economic Secretary To The Treasury Relating To A Draft Statutory Instrument On The Responsibilities Of UK Regulators Of Financial Services, Dated 18 April

Date 24/04/2018

Click here to download correspondence from the Economic Secretary to the Treasury to the Chair of the Treasury Select Committee relating to a draft Statutory Instrument on the responsibilities of UK regulators of financial services, dated 18 April.