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ESMA: Questions And Answers On MiFID II And MiFIR Market Structures Topics

Date 18/11/2016

Background

The final legislative texts of Directive 2014/65/EU2 (MiFID II) and Regulation (EU) No 600/20143 (MiFIR) were approved by the European Parliament on 15 April 2014 and by the European Council on 13 May 2014. The two texts were published in the Official Journal on 12 June 2014 and entered into force on the twentieth day following this publication – i.e. 2 July 2014.
New EU Banking Supervisory System: A Good Start But Important Issues Still Need To Be Addressed, Say Auditors

Date 18/11/2016

The European Central Bank (ECB) succeeded in setting up and staffing the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) within a narrow timeframe, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors. Through the SSM the ECB is now responsible for direct supervision of some 120 of the most important banking groups in the euro area. However, it is too heavily reliant on national competent authorities to ensure ‘full and effective supervision’, as required by EU law.
XIE Shares Launches New ETF Tracking FTSE Gold Mines Index

Date 18/11/2016
- New ETF to be listed in Hong Kong
- First ETF to track FTSE Gold Mines Index
- c. US$420 billion ETF AuM linked to FTSE Russell indexes globally
SGX In Blockchain Group Advancing Singapore’s Vision Of Smart Financial Centre

Date 18/11/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is pleased to be part of an industry-wide collaboration that will harness blockchain technology to advance Singapore’s vision of a Smart Financial Centre.
UBS MTF Market Holiday

Date 18/11/2016

This market notice is to inform you that UBS MTF will be closed on the following days during the Christmas period:

ACER Decides On The Electricity TSOs’ Proposal For Capacity Calculation Regions

Date 18/11/2016

Today ACER has issued a Decision on the electricity Transmission System Operators’ proposal for the determination of the Capacity Calculation Regions (CCRs Proposal) in accordance with Article 9(11) of EU Regulation 2015/1222 on Capacity Allocation and Congestion Management (CACM Regulation) and Article 8(1) of Regulation (EC) No 713/2009 (the Agency’s Founding Regulation). In its Decision, ACER approves the TSOs’ CCRs Proposal subject to the necessary merger of the Central West European (CWE) and the Central European Region (CEE) regions into one single Capacity Calculation Region. Find out more here.
ESMA Publishes MiFID II Q&AS On Transparency And Market Structure Topics

Date 18/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published two Questions and Answers (Q&A) documents regarding implementation issues relating to market structures and transparency topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR).
Securities Commission Malaysia Announces New Appointments

Date 18/11/2016

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today announced the appointment of Dato’ Gumuri Hussain as the Executive Chairman of Audit Oversight Board (AOB), effective 18 November 2016.
Exchange Of The Year! SIX Swiss Exchange Wins "Exchange Of The Year" Award At The Structured Products Awards Europe 2016

Date 18/11/2016

The award ceremony for the Structured Products Europe Awards 2016 was held last night at "The Mayfair" in London. A delegation of SIX Swiss Exchange led by André Buck, Head Sales, accepted the prestigious "Exchange of the Year" award as part of a formal ceremony.
Nasdaq: Big Wins For Gränges And Immunovia In The European Small & Mid Cap Awards 2016

Date 18/11/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) congratulates Gränges (short name: GRNG) and Immunovia (short name: IMMNOV) on being selected as International Star and Star of Innovation, respectively, in the European Small and Mid Cap Awards 2016. The award is a joint initiative by the European Commission, FESE and EuropeanIssuers, and aims to promote best practices and encourage more small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) to access capital markets via IPOs.