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  • EBA Publishes An Opinion And Report On Regulatory Perimeter Issues Relating To The CRDIV/CRR

    Date 09/11/2017

    The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion addressed to the European Parliament, Council and European Commission, on matters relating to the regulatory perimeter under the Capital Requirements Directive/Regulation (CRDIV/CRR). These include the use of Articles 2(5) and 9(2) CRDIV and the interpretation of the terms 'financial institution' and 'ancillary services undertaking' as defined in the CRR. The Opinion is based on the results of a detailed assessment across the EU of the prudential treatment of 'other financial intermediaries' (OFIs), i.e. those entities carrying out credit intermediation activities that are not credit institutions nor other specified types of financial entity. The results of this assessment are included in a Report also published today.‎ The EBA's findings are relevant to the consideration of the legislative proposals to amend the CRDIV/CRR.

  • MIAX Options & MIAX PEARL - Mandatory Usage Of Member Firm Portal For Manual Symbol Assignments: February 9, 2018

    Date 09/11/2017

    As previously announced in the MIAX October 23, 2017 Alert, MIAX introduced Member Firm Portal (MFP) functionality to allow MIAX Market Makers to make manual option class symbol assignments.

  • EBA Launches Consultation On Technical Standards Specifying The Methods Of Prudential Consolidation

    Date 09/11/2017

    The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying the different methods of prudential consolidation, which can be applied when certain conditions and criteria are met. The aim of these draft RTS is to ensure that the appropriate method of prudential consolidation is applied for the calculation of the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) requirements on a consolidated basis. The consultation runs until 09 February 2018.

  • FINRA Hearing Panel Bars Broker For Defrauding Elderly, Blind Customer

    Date 09/11/2017

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that a FINRA extended hearing panel barred broker Hank Mark Werner of Northport, New York, for fraudulently churning and excessively trading the accounts of his customer –a blind, elderly widow –and for making unsuitable recommendations. The hearing panel also ordered Werner to pay more than $155,000 in restitution to the widow, fined him $80,000 and ordered disgorgement of more than $10,000 representing commissions received for recommending the purchase of an unsuitable variable annuity. The decision resolves charges brought by FINRA's Department of Enforcement in August 2016.

  • SIFMA Fixed-Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For Thanksgiving Day

    Date 09/11/2017

    SIFMA confirmed its previous recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving Day and the Japan Labor Thanksgiving Day Holidays.