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Options Markets Stability Act passed
15 June 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The US House Committee on Financial Services has unanimously passed HR 5749, the Options Markets Stability Act

ESMA releases first report on penalties imposed under EMIR
14 June 2018 Paris
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued its first annual report regarding supervisory measures and penalties imposed by national competent authorities under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation

Cantor Fitzgerald bolsters team
14 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Cantor Fitzgerald has hired Emma Sugarman as managing director and global head of capital introduction

SIX opts for Clearstream as fund processing partner 
14 June 2018 Zurich
Reporter: Brian Bollen

Zurich-based Swiss financial infrastructure provider, SIX, has chosen Clearstream Banking as a partner to consolidate its fund processing activities

Broadridge to join S&P 500
13 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Broadridge Financial Solutions will be added to the Standard and Poor (S&P) 500 Index at the opening of trading on 18 June 2018

Nasdaq joins the Systematic Internaliser Registry Data Group
13 June 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Nasdaq has joined the the Systematic Internaliser Registry, which provides a hub for SIs to register financial instruments in a centralised database through their approved publication arrangement

BlockFi has appointed Rene van Kesteren as chief risk officer
13 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

BlockFi has appointed Rene van Kesteren as chief risk officer

Top of hot stocks: Steinhoff International Holdings and Snap Inc
13 June 2018 London
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Steinhoff International Holdings NV, based in Germany, but listed in South Africa, led the FIS Astec Analytics hot stocks list for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa last week

SEC names Sarah ten Siethoff as associate director
12 June 2018 Washington DC
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The Securities and Exchange Commission has appointed Sarah ten Siethoff as associate director for the division of investment management’s rulemaking office

Lendingblock partners with Octagon Strategy
12 June 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

Lendingblock, an institutional platform for collateralised crypto-currency lending, has partnered with Hong Kong-based Octagon Strategy Limited

New York Federal Reserve Bank expands repo reference rates
12 June 2018 New York
Reporter: Brian Bollen

The New York Federal Reserve Bank has been further expanding upon the three repo reference rates

HKEX and TOCOM sign MOU
11 June 2018 Hong Kong
Reporter: Jenna Lomax

The MOU was signed by Li Gang, co-head of market development at HKEX, and Ryoichi Seki, TOCOM’s general manager of global business development department, during a ceremony hosted by HKEX