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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 02/05/2018

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

The Evolving Market For Retail Investment Services And Forward-Looking Regulation — Adding Clarity And Investor Protection While Ensuring Access And Choice, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Philadelphia, May 2, 2018

Date 02/05/2018

Good afternoon.

It is wonderful to be in Philadelphia.

It is wonderful to be at Temple University.  It is very kind of Temple to host this event.  I will speak for about 30 minutes and then take questions.

Before I move to today’s topic — the relationship between Main Street investors and investment professionals — I ask for your indulgence because I want to elaborate on Pennsylvania, Philadelphia and Temple University.

ECB Publishes European Framework For Testing Financial Sector Resilience To Cyber Attacks

Date 02/05/2018

• TIBER-EU is the first European framework for controlled cyber hacking to test resilience of financial market entities
• Framework facilitates testing for cross-border entities under oversight of several authorities
• Goals are to help entities gain insight about their protection, detection and response capabilities and to help them fighting cyber attacks

Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA - Presentation For Roadshow

Date 02/05/2018

Reference is made to the announcement of 24 April on roadshow and mandate announcement. Please find enclosed the presentation used for the roadshow.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 02/05/2018

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in March indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Recent data suggest that growth of household spending moderated from its strong fourth-quarter pace, while business fixed investment continued to grow strongly. On a 12-month basis, both overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy have moved close to 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed, on balance.

SEC Launches Additional Investor Protection Search Tool - The SEC’s “SALI” Tool Will Allow Investors To Identify Individuals Subject To Judgments Or Orders In Enforcement Actions

Date 02/05/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the launch of an additional online search feature that enables investors to research whether the person trying to sell them investments has a judgment or order entered against them in an enforcement action. The new tool is intended to assist the public in making informed investment decisions and avoiding financial fraud.  

Financial Statements Of The First Quarter 2018 For Companies Listed At The Amman Stock Exchange

Date 02/05/2018

The Chief Executive Officer of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) Mr. Nader Azar, said that (99%) of 194 listed companies, have provided the ASE with their quarterly reports for the period ended 31/3/2018 during the specified period in the Directives for Listing Securities, This high percentage reflects the high compliance of the listed companies with the laws and regulations in force, and the high commitment of such companies to the principles of transparency and disclosure.

CFTC Staff Issues Interpretive Guidance Regarding Exemption from Aggregation

Date 02/05/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight today issued interpretive guidance regarding CFTC Regulation 150.4(b)(1), which is an exemption from position aggregation requirements for certain commodity pool investors.

The Ministry Of Economy And Industry And TASE’s Conference - 'Challenges And Opportunities In Israeli Industry' Began This Morning With The Launch Of The New Index – TA-Industrials

Date 02/05/2018

Minister of Economy and Industry, Eli Cohen: “Israeli industry, which is characterized by groundbreaking innovation, is not just a source of national pride but is also a lucrative investment. The index’s launch constitutes an investment channel for both domestic and international entities that are interested in being exposed to Israeli industry” 

EEX Trading Results For April 2018 – EEX Markets On Growth Path

Date 02/05/2018

In April 2018, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) increased volumes on its power derivatives markets by 12% to 246.6 TWh (April 2017: 220.7 TWh). In particular, the markets for Italy (38.8 TWh, +100%) and France (19.8 TWh, +48%) contributed to this development. Also the smaller markets for Spain (7.2 TWh, +54%) and the Netherlands (4.3 TWh, +358%) recorded significant growth. In Options on Phelix-DE Futures, at 36.7 TWh, EEX achieved the highest volume since the launch of this product.