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Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell, At The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market: Second Annual Conference, Federal Reserve Bank Of New York, New York, New York, October 24, 2016, Opening Remarks On Government Securities Settlement

Date 24/10/2016

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This panel will focus on the settlement infrastructure for U.S. government securities--a vital component of the Treasury market and one that is undergoing an important transition. This segment of the industry has been in a period of slow but steady consolidation for several decades now. Thirty years ago, there were six banks providing a full suite of settlement services for U.S. government securities. Due to mergers and exits, two firms, Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) and J.P. Morgan Chase (JPMC), have been the two dominant providers of these services since the 1990s. And soon there will be just one, given JPMC's planned exit.

RiskGrid’s App Providing Lipper Fund Risk Analytics And Risk Rankings Now Available In App Studio Via Thomson Reuters Eikon - Powered By Industry-Leading Risk Analytics From Algorithmics And Integrated With Fund Data From Thomson Reuters Lipper

Date 24/10/2016

RiskGrid Technologies, a new cloud-based risk management solution provider powered by industry-leading risk analytics from Algorithmics, announces the launch of RiskGrid Lipper as a fully integrated app available in App Studio on Thomson Reuters Eikon using fund data from Lipper.

Eleventh Meeting Of The Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group For Europe

Date 24/10/2016

Today, Banco de Portugal hosted the eleventh meeting of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) Regional Consultative Group for Europe (RCG Europe) in Lisbon, Portugal.  

Federal Reserve Board Announces It Has Voted To Affirm Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) At Current Level Of 0 Percent

Date 24/10/2016

The Federal Reserve Board announced on Monday it has voted to affirm the Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) at the current level of 0 percent. In making this determination, the Board followed the framework detailed in the Board's policy statement for setting the CCyB for private-sector credit exposures located in the United States.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Before The Conference On The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market, October 24, 2016, New York, NY

Date 24/10/2016

Introduction

Thank you for that introduction.

I'm pleased to be here. And the CFTC is pleased to co-sponsor this conference with the Federal Reserve Board, the New York Federal Reserve Bank, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Treasury Department. I would also like to thank the New York Fed for hosting again this year.

SEC: Embraer Paying $205 Million To Settle FCPA Charges

Date 24/10/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a global settlement along with the U.S. Department of Justice and Brazilian authorities that requires aircraft manufacturer Embraer S.A. to pay more than $205 million to resolve alleged violations of  the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

EBA Calls For A Simplified And More Harmonised Large Exposures Regime

Date 24/10/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its response to the European Commission's call for advice of 26 April 2016 on the review of the large exposures framework laid down in the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR). The EBA's response has been provided in the form of a report divided in three different sections and including also recommendations to entrust the EBA with additional mandates to further simplify and harmonise the large exposures regime. This report will support the Commission in its review of the large exposures framework as part of the overall CRR review.

Remarks By Counselor Antonio Weiss At The Evolving Structure Of The U.S. Treasury Market: Second Annual Conference

Date 24/10/2016

First, thank you to Bill Dudley and everyone at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for hosting this conference, and to the other agencies for their leadership on the topics we are here to discuss.  Our close partnership has been key to this effort, and it is again in evidence today. 

DTCC’s Data Products Service Gathers Momentum; Adds Liquidity Coverage Data - Barclays Becomes First Client To Use Its Liquidity Coverage Ratio Data Service

Date 24/10/2016

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that DTCC Data Products, a service that provides centralized and dynamic data provisioning to enable faster and smarter access to comprehensive DTCC data, has experienced significant growth across its suite of offerings since the division was launched in 2015.

Nasdaq Names Hans-Ole Jochumsen Vice Chairman - Will Work With Nasdaq's European Teams To Deepen Relationships Across The Continent

Date 24/10/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Hans-Ole Jochumsen has been named Vice Chairman, Nasdaq, effective January 1, 2017. Jochumsen currently serves as President of Nasdaq, responsible for Global Trading and Market Services, which comprises all transactions, clearing, and settlement services, including equities, equity derivatives, fixed income, currency and commodities.