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U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Report To The Secretary Of The Treasury From The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee Of The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association

Date 03/08/2016

August 2, 2016

Letter to the Secretary

Dear Mr. Secretary:

The pace of overall economic activity in the first half of the year was subpar. Real GDP edged up .8% (annual rate) in the first quarter and the anticipated rebound in the second quarter is estimated to have been modest at 1.2% (annual rate). The headline figure in the second quarter masked significantly different performance among the major components of GDP, with robust consumption spending partly offset by declines in business fixed investment, inventories, and residential investment. The weakness in business fixed investment has lasted for three quarters, which is an unusually long soft patch during a business cycle expansion. Meanwhile, the declines in stock building and residential investment appear temporary. Businesses have better aligned inventories with sales and housing starts should be buoyed by attractive mortgage rates, relatively tight months’ supply of new and existing homes, and favorable trends in household formation. Looking forward, most professional forecasters expect a return to above-trend growth in the second half of the year as the drags from the business sector wane and household spending is supported by moderate increases in real income, strong gains in financial wealth, and solid sentiment.

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter-July 2016

Date 03/08/2016

Click here to download the July edition of the PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter.

ESMA Issues Opinion On Danish Pension Scheme To Be Exempt From Central Clearing Under EMIR

Date 03/08/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued an opinion regarding the exemption of a Danish pension scheme from the obligation to centrally clear OTC derivative contracts under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).​

Bitfinex Update

Date 03/08/2016

We are currently in an ongoing process of restoring limited functionality in a secure environment, with full functionality coming afterwards in progressive stages. The first step is bringing the site online and allowing users to login and view the state of their accounts. Note that initially trading, deposits, withdrawals, and other core site functionality will be disabled.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Suspends Ko Cho Ting For Two Years

Date 03/08/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has suspended Mr Ko Cho Ting for two years from 2 August 2016 to 1 August 2018 for executing suspicious client orders and operating a secret securities account (Note 1).

Summary Of July 2016 Activities At TOCOM - TOCOM July Volume Averaged 122,163 Contracts Per Day, Up 5.9%

Date 03/08/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily volume for July 2016 was 122,163 contracts, up 5.9% month over month. TOCOM’s major contracts had mostly higher volume; Gold Standard increased 13.5% to 47,217 contracts and Platinum Standard rose 25.1% to 14,159 contracts. This outweighed decreases in a few contracts such as Dubai Crude Oil, which was down 2.5% to 19,967 contracts.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Consolidated Financial Statements For The Year Ended March 31, 2015 And Independent Auditors' Report

Date 03/08/2016

Click here to download Tokyo Commodity Exchange's consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015 and the independent auditors' report.

UK's Competition And Markets Authority - Tullett And ICAP: CMA Consults In Broker Merger

Date 03/08/2016

The CMA has accepted in principle merger undertakings offered by Tullett and ICAP and is inviting comments.

ICAP Electronic Market Volumes - July 2016

Date 03/08/2016

Digital Asset Announces CFO And Other Key Senior Hires As Part Of Growth Strategy - Digital Asset Adds Over 170 Years Experience In Financial Services And Technology To Further Strengthen Its Senior Bench

Date 03/08/2016

Digital Asset, a developer of distributed ledger technology for the financial services industry, today announced that it has made several key senior hires across its global offices. The company has appointed Carol Mathis as its Chief Financial Officer. Mathis joins from RBS Corporate and Institutional Bank where she was Chief Operating Officer and previously CFO. The company has also hired Josh Varsano as Chief Human Resources Officer, Gavin Wells as Head of Europe, Kelly Mathieson as Product Manager, Gordon Weir as Head of Delivery, Andrew Pisano as Business Development Director, Emnet Rios as Director of Finance and Operations and Martin Korbmacher as a Strategic Advisor to help scale Digital Asset’s accelerated growth.