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ISDA Elects New Board Members - Expands CCP Representation On Board

Date 26/04/2018

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has announced that four new directors are joining its Board of Directors, as it continues to expand its regional and business diversity.

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before The Eurofi High Level Seminar 2018

Date 26/04/2018

Good morning.  This is the first Eurofi Seminar that I have had the privilege to attend and I am delighted to be able to participate in this remarkable conference.  Before I begin, let me quickly say that the views I express are my own and do not represent the views of the Commission. 

In addition to being my first Eurofi conference, this is also my first trip to Sofia.  I have been struck by the city’s beauty and its embodiment of living history.  Sofia has been inhabited for over 8,500 years, but perhaps its closest modern day precursor was the Thracian settlement Serdica built by the Roman Emperor Trajan in the second century BC.  Reminders of antiquity are scattered amongst modernity in this bustling city.  Indeed, I have only to look out the window of my hotel to see St. George's Church – built in the 4th century AD – safely ensconced in the courtyard. I discovered that the very parking lot of my hotel was once rumored to sit on top of Constantine the Great’s palace. However, recent excavations of St. Nedeylya square unearthed not a palace, but the ruins of an enormous building containing various artefacts, including a ceramic vessel containing 3,000 silver Roman coins inside, with the owner’s name, Selvius Calistus, scratched on the outside.

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish IIROC Oversight Review Report

Date 26/04/2018

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today released the Oversight Review Report of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC). The report evaluates whether specific regulatory processes were effective, efficient, and were applied consistently and fairly, and whether IIROC complied with the terms and conditions of its Recognition Orders.

MIAX Options - New MIAX SPIKE Index Calculation Beginning Tomorrow, April 27, 2018

Date 26/04/2018

As previously announced in the April 13, 2018 Alert, MIAX Options will launch the SPIKES™ Volatility Index.

Euronext Dublin: Subsidiary Of The Spanish ACS Group Lists €750m Green Bond On MSM

Date 26/04/2018

Spanish engineering services company, ACS Servicios Comunicaciones y Energía, lists a €750m green bond on the Main Securities Market (MSM) of Euronext Dublin. The green bond, with a 1.875% interest rate, has a maturity date of April 2026.

Statement By IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde On Her Participation In The Paris Conference On Terrorism Financing

Date 26/04/2018

Ms. Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), made the following statement today in Paris following her participation in the ministerial conference “No money for terror. Terrorism financing: the other war against Al-Qaida and Daesh.”

Testimony On “Oversight Of The SEC’s Division Of Corporation Finance”, William Hinman, SEC Director, Division Of Corporation Finance, Washington D.C., April 26, 2018, Before The United States House Of Representatives Committee On Financial Services Subcommittee On Capital Markets, Securities, And Investment

Date 26/04/2018

Chairman Huizenga, Ranking Member Maloney, and Members of the Subcommittee:

Thank you for inviting me to testify today on behalf of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) about the Division of Corporation Finance’s (Division) activities and responsibilities. Since arriving at the SEC in May 2017, I have felt privileged to serve alongside such dedicated and talented individuals. Every day I am more impressed by the depth and breadth of the staff’s work and experience.

A Decade After The Financial Crisis, These Lessons Can't Be Forgotten, By John Davidson, OCC President And Chief Operating Officer April 26, 2018

Date 26/04/2018

During the 2008 financial crisis, everyone in the business world, and many observers outside of it, were riveted to the news of the chaos unfolding daily in the markets. I viewed the crisis from a much different seat from the one I occupy now, having been effectively on the front row as the turmoil spread around the globe.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam To Keynote At FIA’s 40th Annual Law & Compliance Division Conference

Date 26/04/2018

Commissioner Rostin Behnam will provide a keynote address at FIA’s 40th Annual Law & Compliance Division Conference on the Regulation of Futures, Derivatives and OTC Products

Blockchain: Considering The Risks To Consumers And Competition - Speech By Mary Starks, Director Of Competition, FCA, At Authority For Consumers & Markets Conference Panel, Netherlands

Date 26/04/2018

Highlights

• Blockchain technology has numerous useful applications but there are potential risks to consumers and competition  to be considered.
• Cryptoassets are a well-known application of Blockchain which has demonstrated some risks, and may require further monitoring going forward.
• Distributed Ledger Technology shows potential promise for improving the financial services market but these benefits need to be balanced against the risks to competition which may emerge.
• Understanding more about Blockchain is crucial to ensuring we encourage the promise of the technology while remaining mindful of the potential pitfalls.