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Abu Dhabi Global Market Joins R3 Consortium On Distributed Ledger Technology

Date 18/05/2017

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased to join R3 as a new member of its international consortium. ADGM is the first regulatory body in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to be part of the R3 consortium, comprising over 80 members from the world's leading financial institutions and regulators.

EBA Consults On Its Guidance For The Use Of Cloud Computing

Date 18/05/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation setting out its guidance for the use of cloud service providers by financial institutions. The EBA Recommendations intend to clarify the EU-wide supervisory expectations if institutions intend to adopt cloud computing, so as to allow them to leverage the benefits of using cloud services, while ensuring that any related risks are adequately identified and managed. The consultation runs until 18 August 2017.

Bulgaria’s Capital Markets “Promising”, EBRD Says

Date 18/05/2017

“Bulgaria has seen a clear upward trend in its capital market in the past year and presents numerous promising investment opportunities,” EBRD First Vice President Phil Bennett told a conference focused on the development of Bulgarian capital markets in London today.  

Craig Donohue Interview With The Options Insider Radio

Date 18/05/2017

OCC and OIC have had a long-standing relationship with Mark Longo and The Options Insider Radio program. At the recent Options Industry Conference, OCC CEO Craig Donohue sat down with Mark Longo of The Options Insider for a nearly 40 minute conversation on a wide range of industry topics, resulting in the podcast below. Here is the link to the interview in case you want to listen.

http://hwcdn.libsyn.com/p/e/5/3/e5314661176c6db0/OIRDonohueOIC2017.mp3?c_id=15323037&expiration=1495115900&hwt=58b3f4a44ac9637e1faef657d26002c9

Indian Firms Look To Dubai International Financial Centre For Growth

Date 18/05/2017

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia is attracting a number of Indian financial services related firms, making it the destination of choice for them to access the region. This was reaffirmed during a special event on Wednesday 17 May where DIFC hosted a number of top-tier consultancy firms from India, aimed at further reinforcing the financial centre’s strong ties with the country.

BOX Options Exchange: New Chicago POP

Date 18/05/2017

At the end of July 2017, BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) will offer a new point-of-presence site(“POP”) at the Equinix-CH1 data center in Chicago, IL.

Bats Welcomes New WisdomTree Fund To The Bats ETF Marketplace - 34 Issuers, 174 Funds Now Listed On Bats In The U.S.

Date 18/05/2017

Bats, a CBOE Holdings, Inc. company, and a leading market for exchange-traded product (ETP) trading globally, today welcomed a new WisdomTree fund to the Bats ETF Marketplace, the 19th fund to be listed with exchange.

Iberclear Adopts Swift´s My Standards Service

Date 18/05/2017

• The tool allows participants to adapt their financial messaging to ISO 15022 standards
• It will assist in the integration of participants into T2S in September

Statement Of Steven T. Mnuchin Secretary, United States Department Of The Treasury Before The Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, & Urban Affairs United States Senate

Date 18/05/2017

Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and members of the Committee, it is an honor to appear before you today for the first time as Treasury Secretary. During my confirmation hearing I promised to work with Congress to create and maintain prosperity for all Americans. I want to reaffirm that commitment to you today.

National Settlement Depository Launches Linked Transactions Service

Date 18/05/2017

National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository, has launched a linked transactions service. The service allows customers to efficiently manage their assets by creating a pool of linked instructions to be executed consecutively in accordance with specific conditions.