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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 07/10/2015

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Boerse Stuttgart Launches New Exchange System, Xitaro, Powered By Nasdaq - Nasdaq's Genium INET Is Now Powering Germany's Leading Exchange For Retail Investors

Date 07/10/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Boerse Stuttgart have officially announced that Boerse Stuttgart, Germany's leading exchange for retail investors, has gone live on Genium INET. The system named Xitaro will be used for trading of all asset classes including equities, fixed income, exchange traded products and securitized derivatives. In addition to delivering the exchange system, Nasdaq is also providing Boerse Stuttgart with hosting and technical operations services.

Office Of Financial Research Update - "The Difficult Business Of Measuring Banks’ Liquidity: Understanding The Liquidity Coverage Ratio"

Date 07/10/2015

The OFR released a working paper today entitled, "The Difficult Business of Measuring Banks’ Liquidity: Understanding the Liquidity Coverage Ratio" and an accompanying blog by Greg Feldberg, OFR Acting Deputy Director for Research and Analysis. The paper uses a series of increasingly complex examples to demonstrate issues in analyzing the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, a new metric bank regulators adopted after the financial crisis to help ensure banks maintain enough liquid assets to cover their financial obligations during times of stress.

Qatar Stock Exchange Announces Rights Issues Selling Mechanism

Date 07/10/2015

With reference to Selling Rights Issue Rules issued by QFMA pursuant to its Board decision no. (3) for the year 2014 dated 09.03.2014, published in the Official Gazette(fifth edition dated 25.03.2014). And further to the Qatar Stock Exchange Rulebook,QSE would like to inform you of the following:

First: Purpose:

The purpose of this Market Notice is to define the rights issues selling and pricing mechanism in QSE, in light of the QFMA regulations in this regards and in particular Article (7a) of the Rules. 

Blackstone Charged With Disclosure Failures - Private Equity Advisers To Pay Nearly $39 Million Settlement

Date 07/10/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that three private equity fund advisers within The Blackstone Group have agreed to pay nearly $39 million to settle charges that they failed to fully inform investors about benefits that the advisers obtained from accelerated monitoring fees and discounts on legal fees.  Nearly $29 million of the settlement will be distributed to affected fund investors.

EBA Launches Call For Expression Of Interest For New Members Of Its Stakeholders Group

Date 07/10/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a call for expression of interest for membership to its Banking Stakeholder Group (BSG), as the mandate for the majority of its members will expire in April 2016. The call for expression of interest is open to candidates representing stakeholders across the European Union. The deadline for application is 15 December 2015.

FINRA Expels Halcyon Cabot Partners And Bars CEO And CCO For Fraud, Sales Practice Abuses, And Widespread Supervisory And AML Failures - Firm Engaged In Scheme To Conceal Kickback Of Private Placement Fees

Date 07/10/2015

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has expelled New York-based Halcyon Cabot Partners, Ltd., and barred Chief Executive Officer Michael Morris and Chief Compliance Officer Ronald Heineman from the securities industry, for fraud, sales practice abuses, and widespread supervisory and anti-money laundering failures. FINRA found that Halcyon, Morris and Heineman engaged in a scheme to conceal a kickback of private placement fees.

SIFMA Recommends Full Market Close On October 12 In Observance Of The US Columbus Day Holiday In The US, UK And Japan And The Sports Day Holiday In Japan

Date 07/10/2015

SIFMA made holiday recommendations in the United States, United Kingdom and Japan in observance of the U.S. Columbus Day Holiday and Sports Day Holiday in Japan 

Euronext Announces Record Trading In Rapeseed

Date 07/10/2015

Euronext today announced record trading in its Rapeseed grains Futures contract on 6 October 2015 with 21,140 lots traded.  This record surpasses the previous record of 20,881 lots in October 2013. 

Rapeseed oil, thanks to its chemical properties, is a key component for the European diesel blending supply chain, especially in winter.  The recent rally in the oil market and Rapeseed’s close correlation to gasoil have contributed to this increase in trading volumes. 

Euronext launched a combined Rapeseed derivatives complex in 2014, offering the industry both Rapeseed meal and Rapeseed oil futures and options in individual contracts. The launch expanded the Euronext commodities offering to cover the bio-diesel sector as it has allowed European mineral oil participants to hedge their bio-diesel price exposure.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Monthly Statistics For September 2015

Date 07/10/2015

The monthly statistic includes turnover data broken down by market segments and markets, as well as index values.

• Monthly statistic for September 2015 (PDF-File 185 KB)
• Monthly statistic for September 2015 (XLS-File 385 KB)