News Centre

FSB Publishes Discussion Note On Essential Aspects Of CCP Resolution Planning And Progress Report On CCP Workplan

Date 16/08/2016

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is publishing today its discussion note onEssential Aspects of CCP Resolution Planning, which seeks comment on aspects of central counterparty (CCP) resolution that are considered core to the design of effective resolution strategies. The FSB is also publishing today, jointly with the Basel Committee, Committee on Payments and infrastructures (CPMI) and International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), a progress report on the workplan to enhance the resilience, recovery planning and resolvability of CCPs.

UK's Competition And Markets Authority Sets Out Provisional Concerns About ICE/Trayport Merger

Date 16/08/2016

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has provisionally found that ICE’s acquisition of Trayport may give rise to competition concerns.

Joint Announcement Of The China Securities Regulatory Commission And Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission

Date 16/08/2016

To promote the development of capital markets in both the Mainland and Hong Kong, the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) have approved, in principle, the establishment of mutual stock market access between Shenzhen and Hong Kong (Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect). Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect will be established by the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK), China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited (ChinaClear) and Hong Kong Securities Clearing Company Limited (HKSCC).

Quayle Munro Advises PIRA Energy Group On Its Sale To S&P Global Platts

Date 16/08/2016

Quayle Munro is pleased to announce that it has advised PIRA Energy Group (“PIRA”), a leader in global energy market analysis, on its sale to S&P Global Platts. The purchase extends S&P Global Platts' energy analytical capabilities by enhancing the Company's oil offering and strengthening its position in the natural gas and power markets. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2016. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Clearstream’s Monthly Report

Date 16/08/2016

• TARGET2-Securities requires best-in-class asset servicing
• Clearstream Chair Tessler: “T2S is a fundamental shift in European capital market structure”

Further Strengthening The Resilience Of Financial Plumbing - Opinion Piece By Benoît Cœuré, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, And Chairman Of The Committee On Payments And Market Infrastructures (CPMI), And Ashley Alder, Chairman Of The Board Of The International Organization Of Securities Commissions (Iosco), Published By the Financial Times, 16 August 2016

Date 16/08/2016

When Group of 20 leaders gather in China next month, an item for discussion will be how to further strengthen the resilience of some important “fixtures” in the plumbing of the financial system.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Exchange Of Letters On Co-Operation In The Area Of Banking Supervision With The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA)

Date 16/08/2016

The Financial Services Agency (FSA) exchanged the Letters on co-operation in the area of banking supervision with the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) on August 9, 2016.

• Letters on co-operation in the area of banking supervision (English) (PDF:1,939KB)

The MiG Report July 2016 - TSX - TSX Venture Exchange

Date 15/08/2016

Please click here for the July 2016 MiG Report.  

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner J. Christopher Giancarlo On The Swap Dealer De Minimis Exception Final Report

Date 15/08/2016

Today’s final staff report regarding the swap dealer de minimis exception contains no recommendations to the Commission. That is not helpful. However, I understand that the Commission will now undertake a proposed rulemaking to determine the swap dealer registration threshold. While I support a notice and comment rulemaking, I am disappointed that the Commission has not acted to eliminate, or at least extend, the automatic phase-in of the $3 billion threshold.

CalPERS Adopts Environmental, Social, And Governance Strategic Plan - Five-Year Plan Identifies Six Strategic Initiatives And Key Performance Indicators

Date 15/08/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board of Administration today adopted the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) 5-Year Strategic Plan (PDF), a six -point plan that is the next evolution of CalPERS' work on sustainable investing and the Global Governance program.