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EBA: Consultation On The Report On The Implementation Of Guidelines On Methods For Calculating Contributions To DGSs

Date 03/07/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on the implementation of the EBA Guidelines on methods for calculating contributions to deposit guarantee schemes (DGSs). The draft Report assesses whether the principles outlined in the EBA Guidelines on these methods are being met in practice. It also evaluates whether there is appropriate and consistent implementation of these Guidelines. The consultation runs until 28 August 2017 .

EGX Finalizes The Second Edition Of The Trading Rules Manual - EGX Had Finished The Preparation Of The Second Version Of The Manual Of Procedures And Rules Of Trading

Date 03/07/2017

EGX had finished the preparation of the second version of the manual of procedures and rules of trading which includes the changes and amendments in the trading system during the past years.

EBA Consults On The Implementation Of The Methods For Calculating Contributions To Deposit Guarantee Schemes

Date 03/07/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a public consultation on the implementation of the EBA Guidelines on methods for calculating contributions to deposit guarantee schemes (DGSs). The draft Report assesses whether the principles outlined in the EBA Guidelines on these methods are being met in practice. It also evaluates whether there is appropriate and consistent implementation of these Guidelines. The consultation runs until 28 August 2017 .

Key Figures SIX Swiss Exchange: June 2017

Date 03/07/2017

• Trading turnover in the first half of 2017 up by 5.3% year-on-year to CHF 723.6 billion. Average trading turnover per day of CHF 5.8 billion
• Increase in the number of trades in the first half of 2017 of 2.1% versus the prior year to 25,943,274
• Equity and bond indices have made gains in the year to date
• Three new companies listed, with Idorsia Ltd the most recent new entrant in June

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Reports First Quarter 2017 Bank Trading Revenue Increased To $7.1 Billion

Date 03/07/2017

Trading revenue of U.S. commercial banks and savings associations increased to $7.1 billion in the first quarter 2017, $1.5 billion, or 26 percent, higher than the first quarter a year earlier, according to a report released today by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).

ESMA Provides Interim Transparency Calculations For MiFID II

Date 03/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today an opinion with interim transparency calculations for non-equity instruments in relation to the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive/Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFID II).

First Fully Electronic China Bond Connect Trades Executed Through Tradeweb

Date 03/07/2017

Tradeweb Markets, a leading global marketplace for electronic fixed income, derivatives and ETF trading, announced that the first direct and fully electronic CNY cash bond transactions between offshore investors and Mainland Chinese liquidity providers on Bond Connect have been executed via the Tradeweb trading link. Already 70+ institutions from more than 10 countries had onboarded for today’s launch to access Bond Connect through Tradeweb.

PEGAS Trading Volumes In June 2017 - PEGAS Trading Volumes Improve By 34% Year-On-Year, With Futures Volume Over 100 TWh

Date 03/07/2017

PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, registered a total volume of 167.7 TWh in June 2017, including 108.1 TWh traded on its futures segment. The overall volume increase was supported notably by new high marks on the CEGH VTP and ZTP delivery areas.

Quayle Munro Advises Funds Managed By Oaktree On The Merger Of Its Portfolio Company Bellpenny With Ascot Lloyd

Date 03/07/2017

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce that it has advised funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management (“Oaktree”) and its portfolio company Bellpenny on the merger of Bellpenny and Ascot Lloyd, creating a leading UK private wealth management and financial advisory business.

FSB Reports To G20 Leaders On Progress In Financial Regulatory Reforms

Date 03/07/2017

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today, ahead of the G20 Summit in Hamburg on 7-8 July, a letter from its Chair Mark Carney to G20 Leaders. The FSB is also publishing today its third Annual Report on the Implementation and Effects of the G20 Financial Regulatory Reforms and, to further enhance the analysis in future, a framework for evaluating such effects.