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Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For 10 March 2017

Date 10/03/2017

A total turnover of 1.024 billion shares worth N12.464 billion in 16,400 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.387 billion shares valued at N13.726 billion that exchanged hands last week in 15,422 deals.

MIAX Regulatory: Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) Clock Synchronization Requirements

Date 10/03/2017

MIAX Options Regulatory Circular 2017-11 provides guidance on upcoming CAT compliance requirements and deadlines for Business Clock synchronization, including certifications, with which Members must comply on or before March 15, 2017.  Please refer to the Regulatory Circular for further details.

CFTC’s Division Of Market Oversight Issues Conditional Extension Of No-Action Relief Regarding Masking Of Certain Identifying Information Required To Be Reported

Date 10/03/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today issued a letter providing a conditional extension of the relief provided in CFTC Letters 16-03 and 16-33, regarding masking of certain identifying information required to be reported. The extension is valid through September 1, 2017 (12:00 am EST) for certain French and Swiss swaps described in the extension as “French Reportable Swaps” and “Swiss Reportable Swaps.” For all other swaps, the extension is valid with respect to each reporting counterparty for as long as the reporting counterparty reasonably believes that reporting the relevant identifying information would violate applicable foreign laws.

ETFGI Reports On The 27th Anniversary Of The Listing Of The First ETF The Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In Canada Reached A New Record Of 90.61 Billion US Dollars

Date 10/03/2017

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today, on the 27th anniversary of the listing of the first ETF, assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada reached a new record of US$90.61 billion at the end February 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$88.84 billion set at the end of January 2017. 

ESMA Seeks A Head Of The Markets Department And A Senior Risk Analysis Officer

Date 10/03/2017

ESMA has opened recruitment procedures for a Head of the Markets Department - AD12 and a Senior Risk Analysis Officer - AD7

Envision Training Centre And DGCX Launch First UAE ‘Trading Campus’

Date 10/03/2017

Envision Training Centre and the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX), a DMCC entity, today announced the launch of Trading Campus, a new initiative designed to educate aspiring financial market professionals.

UBS MTF Market Notice: Fee Schedule Update

Date 10/03/2017

UBS MTF issued a Fee Schedule consultation on 9 January 2017 and following Members' feedback, would like to inform you of changes it is making to the fee structure.

FIA SEF Tracker: February 2017 SEF Tracker Data Shows Record Level Of Trading Activity

Date 10/03/2017

February 2017 SEF Tracker data show record level of trading activity. 

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 10 March 2017

Date 10/03/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

The View From The Regulator: Developing Our Approach - Speech By Mary Starks, Director Of Competition At The UK Financial Conduct Authority, Delivered At The AIC Conference ‘Making Choices In Uncertain Times

Date 10/03/2017

Highlights

• Our future Mission will help to explain how we interpret our objectives, and how we choose what our priorities are each year. Work following the Mission will help to clarify our Competition remit.
• Competition in the interests of consumers is a process of rivalry that can transform services and markets. Our role is to enable competition, not to control it.
• Competition is a complement to regulation, not an alternative.
• We are reviewing the comments on our asset management market study.