New BIS report cites “internalization” by large banks for 7% volume drop
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

IIROC releases latest Compliance Priorities Report

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today published its annual Compliance Priorities Report, highlighting the past year's compliance and registration achievements and areas of focus for the year ahead. IIROC protects investors and the integrity of Canadian markets by setting and upholding high regulatory standards," says Victoria Pinnington, Senior Vice-President, Market Regulation and…

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Stax Inc. teams up with Coleman Research
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Exchange Data International launches Global Economic Data

Exchange Data International (EDI) just announced the launch of it's new data offering: Global Economic Data. Divided in 8 major databases, and comprising more than 1.6 million carefully selected time series, over 6.7 million trend series and around 300,000 forecast series, the new service provides the most accurate, comprehensive and timely economic data, from more…

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DFSA launches Cyber Threat Intelligence Platform
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

PolySwarm and Rivetz announce the creation of Decentralized Cybersecurity Consortium

Decentralized IT security marketplace PolySwarm and decentralized mobile security solutions provider Rivetz today announced a partnership to form the Decentralized Cybersecurity Consortium. DC2 is a professional group for IT security companies aimed at developing best practices for blockchain-based cybersecurity. PolySwarm is thrilled to partner with Rivetz as co-founding members of the Decentralized Cybersecurity Consortium, and…

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Cboe ETF Marketplace Cboe Global Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE)
January 19, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Cboe welcomes new issuer Barclays to ETF Marketplace

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBOE) today welcomed new issuer Barclays to the Cboe ETF Marketplace, with the launch of two exchange-traded notes (ETNs), together the “New ETNs”. The iPath® Series B S&P 500® VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (Cboe: VXXB) is designed to provide investors with exposure to the performance of the S&P 500® VIX…

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Crypto ICOs showing a comeback, after major drop off in 2018
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bermuda Monetary Authority on the risks of Initial Coin Offerings

The Bermuda Monetary Authority issued a report today entitled Risks of Initial Coin Offerings (ICOs). The complete text of it can be seen below: Bermuda Monetary Authority (BMA) is committed to providing a regulatory environment for Bermuda’s financial services industry that both protects stakeholders and supports innovation. Says BMA CEO Jeremy Cox: Today’s fast-paced global…

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CLS Group trading volumes
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CLS Group total volumes down 7% MoM in December

CLS Group, the market infrastructure provider of risk mitigation services to the global FX market today published its operating metrics for the month of December 2017. The average daily traded volume submitted to CLS in December was USD1.562 trillion, down 6.9 percent from USD1.677 trillion in November 2017. December 2016 November 2017 December 2017 Average…

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CFTC offices
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo names Maggie Sklar Senior Counsel

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo announced today that Maggie Sklar will serve as his Senior Counsel. Prior to joining Chairman Giancarlo’s office, Sklar served as an Associate Director in the Office of International Affairs (OIA), where she oversaw the CFTC’s engagement with the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions…

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Kyber Network opens to become the VISA for cryptocurrency
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

ZED Network launches an integrated global payments platform

ZED Network has announced its intention to launch an integrated global payments platform featuring proprietary blockchain technology to address imbalances and inequities in the Money Transfer Operator (MTO) market. Executed over Stellar to a network of sending and receiving MTOs in multiple worldwide corridors, the ZED platform offers a single point of integration for MTOs…

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WFE World Federation of Exchanges
January 18, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

WFE publishes best practice guidelines for cyber security compliance

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, has today published a set of best practice guidelines for market infrastructures designed to engender a staff culture of cyber security compliance. The paper takes a behavioural approach to the issue, as evidence shows that moving away…

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