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Bats Auction Mechanism (BAM) Launches Successfully On EDGX Options Exchange - New Price Improvement Functionality Unveiled

Date 13/01/2017

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) announced today the successful launch of the Bats Auction Mechanism (BAM), providing price improvement opportunities for customer orders. The company began rollout of the new functionality on the EDGX Options Exchange on January 4th and completed it, with no disruption to customers, on January 10th.
US Agencies Extend Comment Period For Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking On Enhanced Cyber Risk Management Standards

Date 13/01/2017

The Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on Friday extended until February 17, 2017, the comment period for the advance notice of proposed rulemaking on enhanced cyber risk management standards for large and interconnected entities under their supervision and those entities' service providers.
Federal Trade Commission To Host FinTech Forum On Blockchain And Artificial Intelligence On March 9

Date 13/01/2017

The Federal Trade Commission will host its third FinTech Forum on March 9, 2017, focusing on the consumer implications of two rapidly developing technologies: artificial intelligence and blockchain.
CFTC Unanimously Approves Proposals On Swaps Data And Other Amendments

Date 13/01/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today unanimously approved proposed changes to swap data rules that implement Congressional action to remove indemnification requirements for the use of swap data by other regulators. In a separate proposal, the Commission voted to update Parts 3 and 9 to integrate existing advisory guidance, incorporate swap execution facilities (SEFs), and update provisions currently applicable to designated contract markets (DCMs). The comment period will be open for 60 days after publication in the Federal Register. All comments will be posted on the Commission’s website.
UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Two Sentenced In Insider Dealing Case

Date 13/01/2017

In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Manjeet Mohal, a former employee of Logica Plc, has today been sentenced to 10 months imprisonment suspended for two years in respect of two counts of insider dealing. He was also ordered to undertake 180 hours of community work. Reshim Birk, a neighbour of Mr Mohal’s was sentenced to 16 months imprisonment suspended for two years in respect of one count of insider dealing. He was ordered to undertake 200 hours of community work.

SEC: Morgan Stanley Paying $13 Million Penalty For Overbilling Clients And Violating Custody Rule

Date 13/01/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has agreed to pay a $13 million penalty to settle charges that it overbilled investment advisory clients due to coding and other billing system errors. The firm also violated the custody rule pertaining to annual surprise examinations.
Statement Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad On Proposed Amendments To The Swap Data Access Provisions

Date 13/01/2017

The increased reporting of data on swaps transactions is an important reform of the derivatives markets agreed to by the G20 leaders in 2009. Today, thanks to this reporting, regulators across the globe are in a better position to assess exposures and risks related to this market. Because of the global nature of the market, it is critical for regulators to be able to share information, subject to appropriate confidentiality and other protections.
EBA Updated Risk Dashboard Shows That Elevated NPLs And A High Cost Base Pose A Significant Profitability Challenge For EU Banks

Date 13/01/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a periodical update of its Risk Dashboard summarising the main risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking sector by a set of Risk Indicators in Q3 2016. Together with the Risk Dashboard, the EBA published the results of a Risk Assessment Questionnaire, which was conducted among banks and market analysts between October and November this year.
TOM MTF Statistics Week 02, 2016

Date 13/01/2017

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 02, 2017.
Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Report For Week Ending 13 January 2017

Date 13/01/2017

A total turnover of 1.117 billion shares worth N9.041 billion in 16,482 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 4.319 billion shares valued at N7.376 billion that exchanged hands last week in 9,330 deals.