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Statement Of CFTC Chairman Giancarlo On Treasury Report On Capital Markets

Date 06/10/2017

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo released the following statement on the Treasury Department’s second report on the Administration’s core principles of financial regulation:

"I would like to commend the Treasury Department for a thoughtful, substantive, and comprehensive report on our U.S. capital markets,” said Giancarlo. “Our team at the CFTC was actively engaged with Treasury in the preparation of this report, and we are pleased to see our perspective incorporated in the final product. Futures products and other derivatives are essential tools of risk management that used effectively allow companies to grow and create jobs, produce goods and services for the economy, and provide stable prices for American consumers. I believe that, if implemented, the recommendations provided within this report will help foster financially sound markets in a way that encourages broad-based economic growth and American prosperity and respects the American taxpayer.”

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – September 2017

Date 06/10/2017

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for September 2017.

The Bank Of England’s FinTech Accelerator: What Have We Done And What Have We Learned? - Remarks By Andrew Hauser, Executive Director, Banking, Payments And Financial Resilience

Date 06/10/2017

Press release

In the remarks made to Fintech firms in Cambridge today, Andrew Hauser, Executive Director for Banking, Payments and Financial Resilience, reflected on the work of the Bank of England’s FinTech Accelerator since its launch in June 2016.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 06 October, 2017

Date 06/10/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

UBS MTF Market Notice: Party Identifiers Update Postponement

Date 06/10/2017

UBS MTF would like to advise participants that the update to our FIX interface previously announced in our market notice of 21 September has been postponed until Monday 16 October 2017.

HKEX Forfeiture Of Unclaimed Interim Dividend For 2011

Date 06/10/2017

Pursuant to the Articles of Association of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEX”), the unclaimed interim dividend for 2011 is forfeited and reverts to HKEX. 

The Monetary Authority Of Singapore's International Panel Discusses Strategies To Enhance The Cyber Resilience Of Singapore’s Financial Sector

Date 06/10/2017

The Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) Cyber Security Advisory Panel (CSAP)1discussed strategies to enhance the cyber resilience of Singapore’s financial sector, at its inaugural meeting on 5-6 October. The discussions covered areas ranging from regulatory guidance, supervision, and surveillance to information sharing and capability development. The list of CSAP members who attended the meeting can be found in Annex A.

ESM Marks Fifth Anniversary

Date 06/10/2017

The European Stability Mechanism has its fifth anniversary on Sunday as the permanent crisis resolution mechanism for sovereigns of the euro area. Set up by the countries of the euro area on 8 October 2012, the ESM helped to keep the euro together during the height of the euro debt crisis. Far-reaching economic and financial repairs were initiated in the context of ESM programmes in the countries hit the hardest by the crisis.

EEX New Participant Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH

Date 06/10/2017

Vattenfall Energy Trading GmbH has been additionally admitted to exchange trading for Freight Financial Futures and Options.

Speech By Steven Maijoor, Chair Of ESMA, On Financial Education And Investor Protection In Europe - IOSCO World Investor Week

Date 06/10/2017

Introduction

• First of all, I would to thank Jean-Paul Servais (Chairman of FSMA) for inviting me today and the National Bank of Belgium for hosting us. 
• I would also like to say that I am delighted to speak today in the context of the IOSCO World Investor Week, a very valuable initiative which, I know, is close to the heart of Paul Andrews (Secretary General of IOSCO). 
• This “Week” offers a unique opportunity to regulators across the globe, through a variety of initiatives, to increase awareness on the importance of financial education. 
• Today, I will talk about financial education and investor protection: I will notably discuss how these two topics are complementary and interconnected. 
• Financial education is an issue for every segment of the population including people with a high level of education. 
• A survey on financial literacy ran by the OECD in 2016, which has included 13 Member States of the Union, shows that in 11 of them, less than 40% of the adult population is able to understand very basics principles such as compound interest. In five of these Member States, this figure is equal or below 30%.