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Remarks At Meeting Of The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Aug. 4, 2020
Date 04/08/2020
Thank you, Carla [Garrett] and welcome, Kesha Cash and Sue Washer, to the Committee. I look forward to hearing your thoughts today and in the months to come and, I hope, meeting you sometime in person. You are joining a committee made up of people who share a common passion for capital formation and whose hard work greatly benefits the Commission. Thank you to today’s panelists for joining us. A special welcome to fellow Ohioan Densil Porteous.
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Cboe Global Markets Completes Acquisition Of Leading Canadian ATS MATCHNow
Date 04/08/2020
- Acquisition provides Cboe expansion opportunity into one of the largest global equities markets
- Ownership of largest Canadian ATS broadens Cboe's North American equities business
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SEC Announces New Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Members
Date 04/08/2020
At today’s meeting of the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced the appointment of two new members to the Committee:
- Kesha Cash, Founder and General Partner, Impact America Fund
- Sue Washer, President and CEO, Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (Nasdaq: AGTC)
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ESMA Is Seeking Secondary Market Experts To Join Its Consultative Working Group
Date 04/08/2020
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is today opening the call for expression of interest to renew the composition of the Consultative Working Group (CWG) of the ESMA Secondary Markets Standing Committee (SMSC). Experts are asked to send their application by 14 September. The members of the CWG are selected for a two-year renewable term.
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Remarks To The Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, Aug. 4, 2020
Date 04/08/2020
Thank you, Carla [Garrett]. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our new members Kesha [Cash] and Sue [Washer]. I am as always glad to be here with you, and glad to see that the committee will spend the day discussing one of the most important issues we face: how to make sure our economy is serving all Americans. I’m grateful for the continued commitment of this committee and our Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation to addressing the particular challenges faced by women- and minority-owned businesses.
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Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In July 2020
Date 04/08/2020
In July 2020, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 9.6% to reach RUB 79.1 trln. The average daily trading volume increased by 14.6% to RUB 3.1 trillion.
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Sberbank Structures First Trade Finance Deal With International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation
Date 04/08/2020
Sberbank has structured a trade finance deal for the first time on its record. The deal involved the International Islamic Trade Finance Corporation (ITFC), a leading provider of Trade Solutions and member of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group, and was implemented through Sberbank’s subsidiary bank in Switzerland that has commodity trade finance at the core of its operations.
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Opening Remarks: Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee Meeting, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Aug. 4, 2020
Date 04/08/2020
Thank you, Carla (Garrett). And thank you to the Committee members for joining us virtually today. In particular, I’d like to welcome new members Kesha Cash and Sue Washer and thank each of you for bringing your unique perspectives, energy and expertise to this Committee.
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CFTC Advisory Warns Customers To Carefully Assess Precious Metals Pitches Touting CARES Act Rules
Date 04/08/2020
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued a Customer Advisory educating the public about unregistered gold and silver dealers advising investors to use relaxed rules under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to purchase precious metals. This Customer Advisory— the fourth issued by the CFTC in response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic— was prepared by the Office of Customer Education and Outreach (OCEO).
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Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Stable, But Farmers Less Optimistic About Future
Date 04/08/2020
Farmer sentiment was virtually unchanged in July in comparison to a month earlier, according to the Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. The index rose just one point from June to a reading of 118, still 30 percent lower than in February before the pandemic began. The Ag Economy Barometer is based on responses from 400 U.S. agricultural producers. This month's survey was conducted from July 20-24.
