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Joint Public Statement FSMA-ESMA Regarding EURIBOR

Date 04/05/2017

Thomson Reuters Offers Greater Open Desktop Interoperability On Eikon - Side By Side Integration Streamlines Workflow By Enabling Users’ Own Apps To Interoperate With Eikon

Date 04/05/2017

Financial professionals using Thomson Reuters flagship desktop can now integrate their internal and partner applications through the launch of its Side by Side Integration API. Together with App Studio, Eikon’s third-party developer suite, users can extract even greater value from Eikon through a more seamless workflow on a single desktop.

Amendment To The Index Rules Of SIX Swiss Exchange With Effect From 18 September 2017

Date 04/05/2017

The Executive Board of SIX Swiss Exchange has adjusted the regulations governing the SMI Index Family following a market consultation and at the recommendation of the Index Commission. The weighting of the largest shares in the SMI is now to be capped at 18%. At the same time, a new index is to be launched in which the weightings continue not to be capped. The amendment to the regulations enters into effect on 18 September 2017 and is be applied subject to transitional provisions.

EBS BrokerTec To Be Renamed NEX Markets

Date 04/05/2017

NEX Group plc (“NEX”) (NXG.L), a financial technology company at the centre of the global markets, announces today that its EBS BrokerTec business which provides electronic trading technology and services to the foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income markets, will be renamed NEX Markets. The business is being renamed to further align with NEX. The new brand is effective immediately. 

Bursa Malaysia Celebrates Top Brokers At Bursa Malaysia Excellence Awards 2016 Gala Night

Date 04/05/2017

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or “the Exchange”) gave recognition to 25 top brokers and other market participants for their achievement and contribution towards the growth of the Malaysian capital market at “Bursa Excellence Awards 2016” last night.  

OCC Comment Letter Encourages European Commission To Extend Transitional Periods For Own Funds Requirements For Exposures Related To CCPs

Date 04/05/2017

In connection with its application to be recognized as a Qualifying Central Counterparty, OCC encourages the European Commission in a letter to extend transitional periods for own funds requirements for exposures related to CCPs. As noted in a prior comment on the last implementing regulation that extended the transitional periods to June 15, 2017, OCC agrees with the concerns expressed in the draft regulation that European institutions could be harmed and markets could be disrupted if the transitional periods are not extended to December 15, 2017.

European Commission - Fact Sheet: Questions And Answers On The Proposal To Amend The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)

Date 04/05/2017

What is EMIR and why is the Commission proposing to amend it?

The European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) is a centrepiece of the legislation introduced in the wake of the financial crisis to make financial markets safer and more stable. Specifically, EMIR aims to reduce risks to the financial system arising from derivatives transactions by increasing the transparency of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market – a market in which derivative contracts are not traded on an exchange, but privately negotiated between two counterparties. The regulation also strives to mitigate the counterparty credit risk and reduce the operational risk associated with OTC derivatives (for technical terms, see glossary at the end of the MEMO).

European Commission Proposes Simpler And More Efficient Derivatives Rules

Date 04/05/2017

The European Commission is today proposing some targeted reforms to improve the functioning of the derivatives market in the EU. The reforms provide simpler and more proportionate rules for over-the-counter derivatives to reduce costs and regulatory burdens for market participants without compromising financial stability. A good example of better regulation in practice, this is essential to the creation of a Capital Markets Union (CMU), a key part of the Investment Plan for Europe, and for investments, growth and jobs by improving the efficiency of the market while maintaining prudential objectives.

European Commission - Speech Speech By Vice-President Dombrovskis On EMIR REFIT

Date 04/05/2017

Today, the European Commission is taking another step in the fine-tuning of our financial sector framework, which we have put in place since the crisis. We are proposing targeted adjustments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. We are also setting out a process to consider necessary changes in the supervision of critical clearing infrastructure.

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update - April 2017

Date 04/05/2017

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