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MiFID II: ESMA Publishes Transitional Transparency Calculations For Bonds And Updates Calculations For Two Other Asset Classes

Date 11/09/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its transitional transparency calculations (TTC) for non-equity instruments in relation to the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/ Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).

EGX Reduces The Provisional Trading Time On Shares To 15 Minutes Starting Tomorrow's Session

Date 11/09/2017

As part of EGX continuous efforts in developing the Egyptian capital market system and its efforts to increase the activity and deepen the market and improve the trading rates in order to increase the attractiveness of regional and international investment to the Egyptian market and keep pace with the global developments in the field of capital markets. The Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority approved the decision taken by EGX Board in its session held on 20/8/2017 to reduce the period of temporary suspension of trading on a security during the session as a result of the price change to 15 minutes instead of 30 minutes, EFSA also provided the flexibility for EGX management to increase or decrease this period between its minimum time which is 15 minutes and its maximum time which is 30 minutes according to market conditions.

CDS Moves To T+2 Settlement - Canada’s Financial Industry Stands To Benefit From Shortened Securities Settlement Cycle

Date 11/09/2017

CDS Clearing and Depository Services Inc. (CDS), Canada's national securities depository, clearing and settlement hub, today announced the successful transition to a two day securities settlement period, or T+2, from the previous three day period, or T+3. Thursday, September 7, 2017 marked both the final settlement date for T+3 trades and the first settlement date for T+2 trades.

ESMA: FAQs On MiFID II - Interim Transparency Calculations

Date 11/09/2017

Scope:

This document aims at gathering Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and answers regarding the publication of the MiFID II Transitional Transparency Calculations (TTC) for all non-equity instruments in accordance with RTS 2 regulatory technical standards on transparency requirements in respect of bonds, structured finance products, emission allowances and derivatives under MiFIR.

Nasdaq CFO Michael Ptasznik To Present At Barclay’s Global Financial Services Conference

Date 11/09/2017

Fiserv Receives UCD Delivery Verification From Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac - LoanComplete Helps Lenders Streamline And Automate UCD Creation, Delivery To GSEs

Date 11/09/2017

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced today that LoanComplete™ from Fiserv has been verified for Uniform Closing Dataset (UCD) delivery to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Loan Closing AdvisorSM ahead of the government-sponsored enterprises' (GSE) September 25, 2017 deadline.

Moscow Exchange Closing Auction Prices To Be Used In MSCI Index Calculations

Date 11/09/2017

Moscow Exchange is pleased to announce that MSCI, the global index provider, will use MOEX's closing auction prices for listed Russian securities to calculate end-of-day values of its indices. The new methodology will come into effect from 30 October 2017.

SET To List “BSET100 ETF” Tracking SET100 TRI On September 12

Date 11/09/2017

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) will list BCAP SET100 ETF (BSET100), the exchange-traded funds (ETFs), managed by Bangkok Capital Asset Management Co., Ltd (BCAP) on its main board on September 12, as the first ETF to be listed on SET this year. BSET100 aims to track the performance of SET100 Total Return Index (SET100 TRI).

Bulgarian Stock Exchange Main Market Summary August 2017

Date 11/09/2017

Click here to download the statistics for the market performance of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange in August, 2017.

CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo In Paris’ Les Échos: Deference Is The Path Forward In Cross-Border Supervision Of CCPs

Date 11/09/2017

CFTC Chairman Chris Giancarlo wrote an op-ed in Paris’ financial daily newspaper, Les Échos, titled “Reconnaissance Mutuelle est la Meilleure Méthode pour la Supervision Transfrontière des CCPs,” translated in English as “Deference is the Path Forward in Cross-Border Supervision of CCPs.” In the op-ed, written in French, Giancarlo discusses the post-financial crisis swaps reform efforts, asserting, “It is notable that the G-20 leaders pledged their efforts to the consistent implementation of global standards rather than identical implementation.  It follows that the best route to “consistent implementation” is the through mutual deference to comparable foreign regulatory frameworks.”