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FairFX Expands Its Services Into South Africa

Date 08/06/2016

FairFX, the FinTech low-cost multi-currency payments service, has extended its international payments service into the domestic South African market through a tripartite agreement with Morgan West Ltd and Mercantile Bank.

Tokyo Stock Exchange - Approval Of Initial Listing (TOKYO PRO-BOND Market): List JPY-Denominated Foreign Bond On TOKYO PRO-BOND Market With Value Of JPY 8 billion (Banco Latinoamericano De Comercio Exterior, S.A.)

Date 08/06/2016

Today, Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a JPY-denominated bond with a total value of JPY 8 billion (tenor: 3 years, coupon: 0.46%) from Banco Latinoamericano de Comercio Exterior, S.A. for listing on the professional-oriented TOKYO PRO-BOND Market.

MoU Between UAE's Securities And Commodities Authority And Bahrain's Accounting and Auditing Organization For Islamic Financial Institutions To Improve Professional Performance And Raise Awareness Of Financial Products

Date 08/06/2016

The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) entered into an MoU with the Bahrain-based Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Financial Institutions (AAOIFI) to exchange expertise and bolster mutual cooperation in the field of accounting and auditing standards. H.E. Dr. Obaid Al Zaabi, Acting CEO of SCA, signed the MoU with Dr. Hamed Hassan Merah, Secretary General of the AAOIFI.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore To Improve Access To Crowd-funding For Start-Ups And SMEs

Date 08/06/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) announced today that it will make it easier for start-ups and Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to access securities-based crowd-funding (SCF) in two ways.

Japan's Financial Services Agency: The Second Meeting Of The Panel Of Experts On FinTech Start-ups

Date 08/06/2016

The Panel of Experts on FinTech Start-ups will hold its second meeting on June 14th, 2016 as follows.

The meeting is open to the public.

ASIC Consults On A Regulatory Sandbox Licensing Exemption

Date 08/06/2016

ASIC today released a consultation paper on proposed further measures to facilitate innovation in financial services, including a regulatory sandbox licensing exemption.

DME: Oman Crude Oil Price Up Around 100% From January 2016 Lows

Date 08/06/2016

The price of Oman crude oil on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange has increased around 100% from the multi-year lows set during January, as the upwards momentum continued.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad Before The CCP12 Founding Conference And CCP Forum, Shanghai, China

Date 08/06/2016

Thank you so much for that warm introduction.

I want to thank CCP12 Chairman Lee Betsill and XU Zhen, Chairman of the Shanghai Clearing House’s Board of Directors, for inviting me. I would also like to acknowledge Deputy Governor Pan Gongsheng from the PBOC who is also the head of SAFE, the State Administration of Foreign Exchange; and Ji Zhihong, the Director General of the PBOC Financial Market Department -- and all the other officials and distinguished guests who are here with us today.

Nasdaq Files Form 8-K Announcing Entry Into Material Definitive Agreements And Other Events

Date 08/06/2016

On June 7, 2016, Nasdaq filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) disclosing, among other things, the entry (i) by Nasdaq and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, into a Fourth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated June 7, 2013, between Nasdaq and the trustee and (ii) by Nasdaq and Mizuho Securities USA Inc., SEB Securities, Inc. and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as representatives of the several underwriters named therein, into an Underwriting Agreement.  Both the Supplemental Indenture and Underwriting Agreement relate to the sale by Nasdaq of $500 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2026.

BOX Options Exchange: BOX Price Improvement For May

Date 08/06/2016

In the month of May price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 295,638 per day.