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Europex: General Assembly Elects Pieter Schuurs As New Chairman And Jean-François Conil-Lacoste As New Board Member

Date 25/05/2016

Yesterday, at its annual meeting in Leipzig, Germany, the General Assembly of Europex, elected Pieter Schuurs, President & COO of ICE Endex1, as the new Chairman of the Association. In addition, Jean-François Conil-Lacoste, Chairman of the Management Board of EPEX SPOT, was elected to the Europex Board. He joins the other five Board members already in office: Egbert Laege (Powernext), Ireneusz Łazor (TGE), Mikael Lundin (Nord Pool), Pedro J. Mejía Gómez (OMIE) and Pieter Schuurs (ICE Endex). The elections were a consequence of the departure of Massimo Ricci from GME earlier this year.
MIAX Options Exchange: Amendments To Rule 612, Aggregate Risk Manager

Date 25/05/2016

MIAX has received approval to amend Rule 612, Aggregate Risk Manager to allow a Market Maker to establish an Allowable Engagement Percentage at any percentage level equal to or greater than 1% for an option class in which such Market Maker is appointed. The amendment will be effective beginning Tuesday, May 31, 2016.
CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 25/05/2016

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
US Department Of Justice: Russian Banker Sentenced In Connection With Conspiracy To Work For Russian Intelligence

Date 25/05/2016

Evgeny Buryakov, aka Zhenya, 41, was sentenced to 30 months in prison today for conspiring to act in the United States as an agent of the Russian Federation without providing prior notice to the Attorney General.
Federal Court Orders California Resident David Bryant To Pay More Than $6 Million In Restitution And Penalties For Fraud And Misappropriation

Date 25/05/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that the Honorable Edmond E. Chang of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a Consent Order for permanent injunction against David Bryant of Los Angeles County, California. The Order requires Bryant to pay a $3 million civil monetary penalty and $3,087,343 in restitution. The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans on Bryant, and prohibits him from committing further violations of the anti-fraud and registration provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act, as charged.

CalPERS Wins Government Finance Award For Sustainable Pension Policy - Funding Risk Mitigation Policy Designed In Step With State Goals

Date 25/05/2016

The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) was recognized for its pension sustainability efforts by the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA), which presented CalPERS with an Award for Excellence in Government Finance. CalPERS won the award for its Funding Risk Mitigation Policy, which emphasizes improving the Fund's long-term sustainability through the reduction of investment risk. CalPERS was one of two GFOA award winners from a field of 14.
Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 25/05/2016

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 1939 shares. New holding is 15341 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 86,56 per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 625.
EEX: Today’s Auction Of EUAs Cancelled

Date 25/05/2016

The European Energy Exchange (EEX), in its capacity as the transitional common auction platform acting on behalf of Poland, could not execute today's auction of EU Emission Allowances (EUAs), because it would have cleared below the reference price. The reference price is calculated on the basis of the secondary market price during the bidding window.
Office Of Financial Research Update: "What Can We Learn From Publicly Available Data In Banks' Living Wills?"

Date 25/05/2016

The OFR released a brief today entitled, "What Can We Learn from Publicly Available Data in Banks' Living Wills?" and an accompanying blog by Stacey Schreft, OFR Deputy Director for Research and Analysis. The brief analyzes the public portions of resolution plans, or "living wills," in which large U.S. banks describe how they would manage their own potential failures. The authors found that the public information in the living wills is not sufficient to determine whether these banks could go through bankruptcy without extraordinary government support.
ITG Launches PowerMatch For POSIT Alert

Date 25/05/2016

ITG (NYSE:ITG), a leading independent broker and financial technology provider, yesterday announced the launch of PowerMatch and PowerScore, new features on ITG’s block crossing network, POSIT Alert®.