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IROC Publishes New Three-Year Strategic Plan

Date 26/05/2016

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today published its new three-year Strategic Plan, detailing how the public interest regulator plans to protect investors and support healthy capital markets while addressing the many changes affecting the investment industry and Canadian investors. As part of this Plan, IIROC is also publishing its priorities for the first year.
Statement Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad On Supplemental Proposal On Position Limits For Derivatives

Date 26/05/2016

Today, the CFTC has taken a significant step toward finalizing its rules on position limits this year.
MIAX Options Exchange: MIAX Options - June 1, 2016 Fee Changes - Data Center Technical Support Fee

Date 26/05/2016

Effective June 1, 2016, the Exchange will assess Members and Non-Members that request MIAX technical support at any of the MIAX data centers a fee of $200 per hour for such technical support.
Office Of Financial Research Media Update: “A Map Of Collateral Uses And Flows”

Date 26/05/2016

The OFR released a working paper today entitled, “A Map of Collateral Uses and Flows.” The paper says collateral is exchanged among market participants to support financial activities, including secured funding, securities lending, securities exchanges, margin lending, derivatives, and clearing. The paper creates a collateral map to show how collateral moves among bilateral counterparties, triparty banks, and central counterparties, and can spread stress through the financial system. The paper also discusses the recent increase in collateral demand, effects of post-crisis regulation, and collateral-related stress scenarios.
ESMA Issues Technical Standards On Indirect Clients

Date 26/05/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today issued two final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) on indirect clearing under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) and the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) respectively. The draft RTS clarify provisions of indirect clearing arrangements for OTC and exchange-traded derivatives and help to ensure consistency and that an appropriate level of protection for indirect clients exists.

Profit & Loss Announces 2016 Winners Of “The FoXy’s” - Rafael Quezada Inducted Into P&L’s Hall Of Fame - Virtu Takes Top Market Maker Award

Date 26/05/2016

Profit & Loss readers cast record numbers of votes for their preferred market makers and service providers this year, and award winners were on hand to collect trophies at the Profit & Loss Hall of Fame & FoXy’s Readers’ Choice Awards luncheon
FTC Announces Agenda For June 9 FinTech Forum On Marketplace Lending, FTC Chairwoman Will Open Half-Day Workshop

Date 26/05/2016

Technology experts, consumer advocates, and industry and government representatives will be part of the Federal Trade Commission’s first FinTech Forum event examining marketplace lending and its impact on consumers, taking place June 9.
Federal Reserve Governor Jerome H. Powell, At the Peterson Institute for International Economics, Washington, D.C., May 26, 2016, Recent Economic Developments, The Productive Potential Of The Economy, And Monetary Policy

Date 26/05/2016

Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. I will begin by reviewing recent economic developments and then turn to supply-side considerations, such as the level of potential output and the potential growth of our economy. I will conclude with a discussion of monetary policy. As always, the views I express here today are mine alone.
AxiomSL Hosts London Workshop On Upcoming Changes In Liquidity Risk And Calculations Reporting

Date 26/05/2016

AxiomSL hosted a workshop in London today to discuss current questions arising from the implementation of upcoming EBA Additional Liquidity Monitoring Metrics (ALMM) and EBA Liquid Coverage Ratio(LCR) regulatory reports.
EBA Welcomes The Publication Of The May 2016 Update Of The FX Global Code

Date 26/05/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) welcomes the enhancement of the FX Global Code (the Code) and the publication of its May 2016 update. The objective of the Code is to promote the integrity and effective functioning of the wholesale FX market. The Code's guidelines for responsible participation in the FX market are in line with the EBA's work fostering financial institutions' effective governance and enhanced consumer protection in all areas of financial products and services.