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Cobalt DL Targets FX Post-Trade Processing Costs With Distributed Ledger Technology

Date 17/08/2016
- Distributed ledger based platform set to slash billions of dollars of costs faced by market participants
- Technology provides modern alternative to outdated legacy post-trade infrastructure
- Beta testing has commenced following successful proof-of-concept
- First Derivatives becomes investor and technology service partner
- Eight leading FX participants commit to new service
FSB Completes Peer Review Of India

Date 17/08/2016

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today its peer review of India.
Video Presentation By HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li At A Media Briefing On Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect

Date 17/08/2016

HKEX Chairman C K Chow and Chief Executive Charles Li hosted a media briefing yesterday on Shenzhen-Hong Kong Stock Connect. The video of the briefing is now online and available for viewing at the link below.
ASIC Bans Former Representative Of Macquarie Equities Limited

Date 17/08/2016

ASIC has banned Mr Nicholas Kerr, of Carindale, Queensland, from providing financial services for five years after finding that he engaged in unauthorised discretionary trading on his client accounts, provided inappropriate advice and created false records.
CME Group Announces First Trades Of New Crude Palm Oil Calendar Futures

Date 17/08/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the first trades of the USD Malaysian Crude Palm Oil Calendar futures (CPO) that were launched on 11 July 2016. The trade that took place on 12 August 2016 was between Louis Dreyfus Commodities and a major Indonesian palm oil plantation house, and was brokered by Ginga Global Markets Pte Ltd. A total of 120 futures contracts, equaling 3,000 metric tons, were traded.

ISDA Publishes SwapsInfo Second Quarter 2016 Review

Date 16/08/2016

SwapsInfo Second Quarter 2016 Review

The research shows the majority of the IRD and CDS index trades reported to US trade repositories were traded on an electronic execution venue and cleared in the second quarter of 2016. The IRD market saw strong trading interest over the period, with notional volumes rising for the third successive quarter. However, average daily CDS index notional volume fell sharply compared with the prior three-month period.
NZX Half Year 2016 Results Announcement - Strong Performance In NZX’s Markets Business; Funds Services Growth Reflects Investments Made

Date 16/08/2016

NZX’s financial results for the six months to 30 June 2016 demonstrate the strong performance of its markets business and growth in its funds services business, reflecting the strategic investments it has made. Total NZX revenues for the half year of $37.9 million were up 10.3% on the previous corresponding period.
ISDA Publishes 2016 Variation Margin Protocol

Date 16/08/2016

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today launched a new Protocol that will help market participants comply with new variation margin requirements, set to come into force from March 2017.
SEC: Company Punished For Severance Agreements That Removed Financial Incentives For Whistleblowing

Date 16/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a California-based health insurance provider has agreed to pay a $340,000 penalty for illegally using severance agreements requiring outgoing employees to waive their ability to obtain monetary awards from the SEC’s whistleblower program.
UK's Financial Conduct Authority Statement On Consultation Paper 12/20: Review Of The Client Money Rules For Insurance Intermediaries

Date 16/08/2016

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today written to firms providing an update on Consultation Paper 12/20: Review of the client money rules for insurance intermediaries, where it had proposed some changes to the rules and guidance in Chapter 5 of our Client Assets Sourcebook (CASS).