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Tokyo Commodity Exchange January 2018 Market Summary

Date 09/02/2018

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange reported today that average daily volume for January 2018 was 130,591 contracts, up 33.1% month-over-month. Volume increased significantly for TOCOM’s most active contracts, including Gold Standard, which was up 59.7% to 41,914 contracts and Gold Rolling Spot, which rose 43.0% to 24,220 contracts, Platinum Standard  increased 54.5% to 17,331 contracts and Platinum Rolling Spot was up 17.8% to 13,019 contracts. Dubai Crude Oil was down 3.5% to 17,024 contracts. 

Borsa İstanbul’s Bell Rings For Enerjisa

Date 09/02/2018

Enerjisa Enerji, Turkey’s leading company in electricity distribution and retail business, started being traded on Borsa İstanbul on February 8, 2018. With the initial public offering (IPO), Enerjisa Enerji sold 20% of its shares, attracting great interest from both domestic and international investors. Enerjisa Enerji will be traded with the ticker code ENJSA.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Stewardship Code : 219 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of February 7, 2018

Date 09/02/2018

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code) on February 27, 2014.

CDS Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With Canadian Equities Exchanges - Collaborative Solution Marks The Conclusion Of TMX Group's Regulatory Engagement Regarding The Clearing Of Securities Of Issuers With Marijuana-Related U.S. Activities

Date 08/02/2018

CDS, Canada's equities and fixed income clearing house, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with recognized Canadian equities exchanges outlining the parties' understanding of Canada's regulatory framework applicable to the rules and procedures and regulatory oversight of the exchanges and CDS. The MOU also follows discussions with the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), an umbrella organization of Canada's provincial and territorial securities regulators regarding the clearing of securities of issuers with marijuana-related activities in the United States.

Keynote Address At The PLI’s Seventeenth Annual Institute On Securities Regulation In Europe, William Hinman, SEC Director, Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 08/02/2018

Thank you, Brad [Gans] and thanks to the Practising Law Institute and Allen & Overy for hosting today’s event. I am pleased to be here and provide you with a few thoughts on the state of the Division of Corporation Finance.

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam Before The FIA/SIFMA Asset Management Group, Asset Management Derivatives Forum 2018, Dana Point, California

Date 08/02/2018

Introduction

Good afternoon. And thank you for your warm welcome, and most importantly for inviting me to share your warmer weather. When Laura Martin invited me to speak here today, she kindly offered that I pick the structure. Given my fondness for illuminating and sometimes irreverent one-on-ones with FIA President and former CFTC Commissioner (and Acting Chair) Walt Lukken, I didn’t want to pass on that opportunity. But, before that, I thought I would begin with some brief remarks to give you a sense of my current approach as a relatively new Commissioner.

Date Change: Report Launch - The Quantum Countdown: Quantum Computing And The Future Of Distributed Ledger Encryption

Date 08/02/2018

IMPORTANT NOTICE! The date of this event has changed. Please see details below.

The Distributed Futures research programme is launching a report entitled “The Quantum Countdown: Quantum Computing And The Future Of Distributed Ledger Encryption”, another in a series of exciting projects in the programme. We are delighted to invite you to the launch event on Tuesday, 20 February, from 08:45 - 10.345, where we will present a summary of the problems faced and potential solutions.

Hanweck Named Best Fintech Solution At Fund Technology/Wall Street Letter Awards 2018

Date 08/02/2018

Hanweck announced that it was recognized as “Best Fintech Solution” at the Fund Technology/Wall Street Letter Awards 2018. This is the second consecutive year that Hanweck has been honored at this event, having been named “Best Risk Management Solution – Innovation” in last year’s competition.

Canadian Securities Regulators Sign Agreement With The French Autorité Des Marchés Financiers

Date 08/02/2018

The securities regulatory authorities in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan (participating jurisdictions) today announced a co-operation agreement with the French Autorité des marchés financiers (French AMF, based in Paris, France). This agreement will allow the participating jurisdictions and the French AMF to refer novel businesses seeking to enter the others’ markets.

FINRA Releases Paper Providing Perspectives On Customer Recovery

Date 08/02/2018

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today released a paper providing perspectives on customer recovery of judgments and awards in the financial services industry, with a particular focus on the arbitration forum operated by FINRA. The paper – FINRA Perspectives on Customer Recovery – is intended to encourage a continued dialogue about addressing the challenges of customer recovery across the industry while directly informing the further enhancement of recovery in FINRA’s forum. As noted in the paper, FINRA plans to organize discussions with other regulators and policymakers to further address the issue of customer recovery, identify additional data or analysis that may help inform effective decision-making in this area, and consider potential courses of action.