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CalPERS Cuts Costs And Saves Pension Fund $922.5 Million Over A Five-Year Span

Date 22/11/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration (Board) released the Annual Cost Efficiency and Effectiveness Report (PDF), detailing several initiatives that resulted in cost savings for the Pension Fund of $922.5 million over the past five years.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: Enhanced Cyber Risk Management Standards: Advanced Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking

Date 22/11/2016

Summary

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (collectively, the agencies) are inviting comment on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) regarding enhanced cyber risk management standards (enhanced standards) for large and interconnected entities under their supervision.

Euronext Selects Strategic Insight's Liquidmetrix For Its Best Execution Analytics Platform

Date 22/11/2016

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange in the Eurozone,  today announced that it has selected Strategic Insight’s LiquidMetrix  - the industry leading solution for best execution, transaction cost analysis (TCA) and surveillance services- as best execution analytics platform for its equity, ETF and derivatives products. Euronext will be using LiquidMetrix to help its clients demonstrate best execution and provide them with valuable insights for their multi-asset trading activity.

A Regulatory Solution To Canada’s Market Data Problem - NEO Exchange Calls On The Canadian Securities Administrators To Mandate Consolidated Market Data For Retail Investors And Investment Advisors

Date 22/11/2016

Aequitas Innovations Inc. and its subsidiary Aequitas NEO Exchange Inc. (“NEO” or “NEO Exchange”) are disappointed that the Competition Bureau of Canada has decided not to continue its investigation into the TMX Group at this stage.  The Competition Bureau opened up an investigation after NEO filed a formal complaint requesting a federal investigation into certain anti-competitive practices of the TMX Group in December 2015.  NEO believed, and continues to believe, that the TMX Group is using its dominant market position to maintain control over the pricing of market data in the Canadian capital markets.  The main victims of the lack of consolidated market data outside of trading desks and proprietary trading firms in Canada are the retail investors, their investment advisors and public listed companies.

FESE Response To ESMA Discussion Paper On Trading Obligation For Derivatives

Date 22/11/2016

In its response, FESE urges ESMA to consider the overall impact the work on the EMIR Clearing Obligation will ultimately have on the final implementation of the MiFIR Trading Obligation, since any instrument which does not fall under the scope of the EMIR Clearing Obligation will not be eligible for the MiFIR Trading Obligation.

GPW Introduces GBP Futures - GBP Futures Have Been Launched On The GPW Main Market As Of 21 November 2016

Date 22/11/2016

As of 21 November 2016, the Warsaw Stock Exchange Management Board has launched GBP futures on the main market of the exchange.

Chief Accountant James Schnurr To Leave SEC

Date 22/11/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Chief Accountant James Schnurr intends to retire from the agency. Mr. Schnurr began his tenure as the SEC’s chief accountant in October 2014.

London Stock Exchange Group: ELITE Welcomes 25 New Companies, Continuing International Expansion

Date 22/11/2016

• 25 new companies join ELITE today from across Europe, Israel, Russia and Morocco
• New countries, Czech Republic and Malta represented
• ELITE is London Stock Exchange Group’s international business support programme for ambitious and fast growing companies
• More than 700 companies, advisers and investors make up growing ELITE community

PEGAS: Position Paper On The Further Development Of The German Gas Market Areas In The Light Of The Gas Target Model II

Date 22/11/2016

The pan-European gas trading platform PEGAS, as operated by Powernext, has today published a new position paper regarding the potential merger of the NCG, Gaspool and TTF gas market areas in the near future. Within the paper, PEGAS outlines the potential cost of such a merger while also assessing the limited benefit to end consumers.

SEC Names Wesley R. Bricker As Chief Accountant

Date 22/11/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Wesley R. Bricker will become the Chief Accountant and succeeds James Schnurr who plans to retire from the agency.