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EBA Does Not Object To The Swedish FSA Proposed Measures To Address Macroprudential Risk

Date 28/06/2018

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by Finansinspektionen, the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (FSA) of its intention to change the method it currently uses to apply a risk weight floor for Swedish mortgages through Pillar 2 by replacing it with a requirement within the framework of Article 458 of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The new proposed measure is primarily driven by structural changes in the Swedish banking market and aims at enhancing the resilience of Swedish banks to potential severe downward corrections in residential real estate markets. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the adoption of the proposed measure, which the Swedish FSA intends to apply to credit institutions that have adopted the Internal Rating-Based (IRB) Approach.
Borsa İstanbul: BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules Is Revised

Date 28/06/2018

Borsa İstanbul Executive Committee has decided to revise BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules in order to align improvements made in the index calculation system, where BIST-KYD Indices will start to be calculated thereafter, due to the Bistech Phase 2+ transition with the BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules effective from July 2, 2018.
Three Malta blockchain Bills Approved At Second Reading - Malta Blockchain Bills

Date 28/06/2018

The Maltese Parliament has been the first to unanimously approve three blockchain bills. The unanimous approval was announced by Hon. Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Services, Digital Economy and Innovation Silvio Schembri on the 26th June. It has also been held that Mr Stephen McCarthy has duly been appointed the CEO of the newly established Malta Digital Innovation Authority. This approval has been recognised as a worldwide achievement that will allow Malta to achieve its goal in becoming a blockchain hub. Hon. Silvio Schembri noted this crucial development in his speech at the Malta Institute of Management Conference called ‘Cryptocurrency Considerations for Management’.
SEC Adopts Inline XBRL For Tagged Data

Date 28/06/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) requirements for operating companies and funds. The amendments are intended to improve the quality and accessibility of XBRL data.
Borsa İstanbul: BIST Gold Index Rules Is Published

Date 28/06/2018

Borsa İstanbul Executive Committee has accepted BIST Gold Index Rules, which will be calculated on the Bistech system following the Bistech Phase2+ transition.

CFTC Proposes Amendments To Ease Regulatory Burdens For Self-Regulatory Organizations

Date 28/06/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has unanimously approved proposed amendments to its regulations to simplify obligations imposed on a self-regulatory organization (SRO) when carrying out its financial surveillance program for futures commission merchants (FCMs)
MIAX Emerald - Exchange Codes And Important Dates Regarding The Launch Of The New Options Exchange, MIAX EMLD In Q1 2019

Date 28/06/2018

As previously announced in the April 17, 2018 Alert, the MIAX will launch a new Options Exchange. MIAX Emerald (EMLD) will begin trading in Q1 2019, pending SEC approval. In preparation of the launch, we have included details below.
SEC Expands The Scope Of Smaller Public Companies That Qualify For Scaled Disclosures

Date 28/06/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt amendments to the “smaller reporting company” (SRC) definition to expand the number of companies that qualify for certain existing scaled disclosure accommodations.
Eventus Systems Appoints First Outside Directors With Three Industry Veterans -Kim Taylor, Fred Hatfield And Keith Ross Join Board Of Growing RegTech Firm

Date 28/06/2018

Eventus Systems, Inc., a provider of innovative regtech software solutions for the capital markets, today announced that it has appointed three highly acclaimed industry veterans as the first outside directors on its Board. The newly constituted Board will meet for the first time this afternoon. The new Board members are Kim Taylor, former President, Clearing and Post-Trade Services at CME Group; Fred Hatfield, former Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and D. Keith Ross, Jr., Executive Chairman of PDQ Enterprises, parent company to broker-dealer and independent Alternative Trading System CODA Markets (formerly PDQ ATS), and former CEO of GETCO LLC.
Financial Sector’s Cybersecurity Readiness Exercised By Quantum Dawn IV - SIFMA’s Cybersecurity Exercise Identifies Key Findings For Financial Sector And Public Partners To Address Crisis Response Protocols

Date 28/06/2018

SIFMA today released the summary of key findings from its biennial Quantum Dawn cybersecurity exercise conducted over two days in November 2017 that brought together more than 50 financial and public-sector organizations and over 1,000 industry experts. Along with SIFMA, Deloitte Risk and Financial Advisory observed the simulation and prepared the After-Action Report with recommendations aimed to help the sector strengthen its readin