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EBA Publishes Its Roadmap On FinTech

Date 15/03/2018

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Maureen Whalen Named Deputy Comptroller For External Governance And the Ombudsman Office

Date 15/03/2018

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) announced today that Maureen Whalen has been appointed Deputy Comptroller for External Governance and the Ombudsman Office, effective June 10, 2018.

MIAX Options: Rule Change Notice - FINRA Arbitration Rules 12214, 12904, 13214 And 13904

Date 15/03/2018

FINRA is proposing to amend FINRA Rules 12214(e)(1) and 12904(g)(5) of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes and FINRA Rules 13214(e)(1) and 13904(g)(5) of the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes to eliminate the $400 fee for an explained decision. 

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam At The FIA Boca 2018 International Futures Industry 43rd Annual Conference, Boca Raton, Florida - Accountability & Moving Forward

Date 15/03/2018

Introduction

Good afternoon and thank you for the kind introduction. I’m thrilled to be the crowd warmer for the Washington Outlook panel. Joking aside, the crowd warmer’s job is to get the audience in the mood for the main act -- to make you all feel integral to what’s about to occur on stage and to elicit and encourage you to react. Your engagement and reactions are critically important, especially now as we have all been promised deliverables in terms of Project KISS1, Reg. Reform 2.0,2 and CFTC and SEC harmonization,3 and we are increasingly expectant of proposals for resolving outstanding regulatory issues such as the de Minimis exception, position limits, and Regulation Automated Trading (Reg AT).

APEX To Launch New Customized Clearing System Provided By Cinnober

Date 15/03/2018

• Leading technology firm's end-to-end post-trade solution to be used by derivatives exchange in Singapore

ESMA Registers SPMW Rating Sp. z o.o. As A CRA

Date 15/03/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s direct supervisor of credit rating agencies (CRAs), has registered SPMW Rating Sp. z o.o. as a CRA under Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 on credit rating agencies (CRA Regulation), with effect from 15 March 2018. SPMW Rating Sp. z o.o. is based in Poland, issuing sovereign and public finance ratings and corporate ratings.

JPX, KRX And TWSE Sign Trilateral Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 15/03/2018

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX), Korea Exchange (KRX) and Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) today.

ECB Launches A Second Consultation On A New Euro Unsecured Overnight Interest Rate

Date 15/03/2018

• ECB calls for input on the detailed features of the new unsecured overnight interest rate
• Consultation runs until 17:00 CET on 20 April 2018

Societe Generale Joins Euronext's Best Execution Service For Retail Investors

Date 15/03/2018

Societe Generale and Euronext announced today they are joining forces to offer retail investors “Best of Book”, Euronext’s best execution service. This service will enable customers in Societe Generale’s French network to benefit from a greater quality of order execution on the exchange at a competitive price

ESAs Weigh Benefits And Risks Of Big Data

Date 15/03/2018

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published today its final report on Big Data analysing its impact on consumers and financial firms. Overall, the ESAs have found that while the development of Big Data poses some potential risks to financial services consumers, the benefits of this innovation currently outweigh these. Many of the risks identified by the ESAs are mitigated by existing legislation.