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Regulation
HKMA Releases Full International FX Reserve Asset And Liquidity Data
2013-09-02T09:31:50.000+02:00
Hong Kong's financial markets regulator the HKMA yesterday announced full statistical data on FX assets and currency liquidity within its jurisdiction for the month of July 2013.
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Eurex Derivatives Exchange Suffers Outage Due To Glitch In Time Synchronization
2013-08-27T14:52:49.000+02:00
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BIS Report on OTC Derivatives: Just How Much Does Market Reform Cost?
2013-08-26T14:26:49.000+02:00
A group of 29 institutions and authorities published a report on the effects of regulatory steps on the centralized clearing market, and sent reassuring signals about the collaterals needed to fund them.
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Trading Firm Akuna Capital Selects Solace Systems For Messaging And Data Distribution
2013-08-07T12:11:35.000+02:00
Solace Systems yesterday announced that it is to provide Chicago-based derivatives trading house Akuna Capital with its appliance-based messaging system to distribute data within Akuna's trading system.
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Technology
State Street Files For Multi Asset SEF, And Controversially Asserts That Most Buy-Side Firms Are Not Ready For New OTC Regime
2013-07-31T15:15:02.000+02:00
State Street today filed an application with the CFTC For Multi-Asset SEF and produces the results of a study performed by the company subsequent to which it claims that buy-side firms are not ready for the new OTC regime.
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US Government To Meet With CFTC and SEC Tomorrow To Question Implementation Delays Relating to Dodd-Frank Act
2013-07-29T07:16:13.000+02:00
A panel of US Senators are scheduled to meet with the SEC and CFTC tomorrow in order to ascertain reasons for the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act having taken three years to implement. A focus on OTC derivatives is expected.
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Britain Investigates Possibility of Imposing Transaction Tax on HFT
2013-07-29T06:28:30.000+02:00
British government officials are considering a move to impose a financial transaction tax on HFT in order to deter what it considers to be very short term investors subsequent to a review by economist Professor John Kay.
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Executive Moves
Dr. Roger Stein Appointed As Chief Analytics Officer At State Street Global Exchange
2013-07-28T08:57:36.000+02:00
Institutional research and analytics firm State Street has appointed ex-Moody's executive Dr. Roger Stein as Chief Analytics Officer for State Street's Global Exchange business unit.
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Regulation
FCA Fines Royal Bank Of Scotland £5.6 Million For Failing To Report Transactions
2013-07-25T10:01:18.000+02:00
Whilst regulatory authorities are busily engaged in defining the methods by which they intend to reform financial markets, one such aspect is trade and transaction reporting. The FCA demonstrates that this is also part of its remit by issuing RBS with a penalty.
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Executive Moves
NASDAQ Dubai Appoints Hamed Ali as CEO
2013-07-23T19:36:44.000+02:00
UAE’s main international financial exchange, NASDAQ Dubai, has appointed Hamed Ahmed Ali as Chief Executive Officer, in order to strengthen its strategy of growth and innovation.
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Keep Calm And Carry On Looking After Client Funds: Britain's FCA Draws Up Consultation Paper To Further Refine CASS Rulings
2013-07-16T12:05:22.000+02:00
As the regulatory environment tightens up and continually works toward protection of client funds whilst in the hands of OTC derivatives firms, Britain's Financial Conduct Authority issues proposed refinements.
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You’re Nicked Mate! Australian Regulator Shuts Down Apex Derivatives And Liquidates Its Assets
2013-07-09T09:21:43.000+02:00
Sydney-based OTC derivatives and FX firm Apex Derivatives has today been wound up by Australian regulator ASIC for falsely purporting to be ASIC regulated, and for continuing business whilst insolvent.
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Exchanges
London Stock Exchange Adds To OTC Business - Acquires Derivatives Arm Of Turquoise Holdings Group
2013-07-07T12:46:19.000+02:00
London Stock Exchange announced on Friday that it is in the process of acquiring the derivatives arm of Turquoise Holdings, a firm in which the exchange currently holds a 51%. Platform to be rebranded LSE Derivatives Market.
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Hong Kong Monetary Authority Releases Foreign Currency Reserves for June 2013
2013-07-07T11:15:29.000+02:00
Each month, Hong Kong's financial markets regulator lists the amount of FX reserve assets held within the nation's financial system. Nation has held over US$300 billion consistently over last 6 months.
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ICAP Volumes Continue To Climb - June ADVs Up 8% M-o-M Further Demonstrating Strong Performance This Year
2013-07-03T12:43:00.000+02:00
Another healthy month for British interdealer broker ICAP, demonstrating an 8% increase in volume figures compared with the previous month across the business, with a 2% growth in spot FX volumes.
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Traiana Announces Twelve FCMs are Live on their Harmony Network for Exchange Traded Derivatives
2013-06-25T11:04:42.000+02:00
Post trading flow solutions provider, Traiana, has announced that twelve FCMs are now connected on its Harmony Network for Exchange Traded Derivatives . Traiana added that “ there has been a rapid uptake of buy-side hedge funds and asset managers".
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Regulation
Hong Kong Regulator Calls For Greater Transparency - HKMA To Implement Trade Reporting Structure in July
2013-06-20T12:22:10.000+02:00
Following the lead taken by the CFTC in US, Hong Kong's HKMA has developed a set of rules for the reporting of all OTC derivatives trades via an electronic system, with FX NDFs being in the frame.
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Regulation, Eh? - Ontario Regulator Seeks Comment On Procedure For Derivatives Reporting and Definition
2013-06-13T09:57:35.000+02:00
Canada's Province of Ontario has published a set of proposed rulings on definition of derivatives and the methods by which they should be reported. The OSC invites comment on its proposals pre-implementation.
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TriOptima To Support Verification and Reconciliation of OTC Derivatives Data Submitted to DTCC Trade Repository
2013-06-06T12:33:50.000+02:00
Post-trade risk management infrastructure and service provider TriOptima today announces that it will implement support for verification and reconciliation of OTC derivatives portfolios of DTCC's trade repository data.
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GKFX Adds CFD Product to its Offering - Backs Rising Sum
2013-06-04T15:18:18.000+02:00
New value investing platform to be distributed via GKFX following strategic partnership with Rising Sun. Such a move provides GKFX with a readily available CFD offering to add to its existing product range.
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Brokers
East Meets West - Singaporean Giant PhillipCapital Launches in Australia
2013-05-19T10:32:14.000+02:00
Singaporean financial services giant PhillipCapital enters Australia with a view to further expansion of its international footprint, signalling the company's interest in pursuing a Western client base.
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Trade Execution Rules Under Scrutiny - Integral Set to Launch SEF Compliant Solution Following CFTC Meeting
2013-05-17T09:33:48.000+02:00
Integral Development Corporation responds to CFTC's meeting regarding trade execution rules. Company set to launch SEFs in accordance with deadline set by regulators at yesterday's public meeting in Washington
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BIS Releases Semi-Annual Report - Charts Volume Decline During 2012
2013-05-13T12:28:00.000+02:00
For those industry participants wishing to gain clarity on 2012's drift in volumes, the BIS has released a set of statistics to set out its findings in its semi-annual report.
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Japanese FSA Releases Letter to US Secretary of Treasury on Cross Border OTC Derivatives Reform
2013-04-21T09:08:23.000+02:00
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Regulation
CFTC & Regulatory Principals Convene in Readiness for Forthcoming G-20 Finance Ministers Meeting
2013-04-17T15:02:12.000+02:00
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