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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 17/12/2014

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.
SEC Charges Avon With FCPA Violations - Avon Entities To Pay $135 Million To Settle SEC And Criminal Cases

Date 17/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global beauty products company Avon Products Inc. with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by failing to put controls in place to detect and prevent payments and gifts to Chinese government officials from employees and consultants at a subsidiary.
BATS Exchange Lists ValueShares ETF - ValueShares International Quantitative Value ETF Begins Trading Today On BATS Exchange

Date 17/12/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, today announced that Alpha Architect’s ValueShares International Quantitative Value ETF (BATS: IVAL) begins trading today on BATS Exchange.
Nasdaq Lists BioShares(TM) Biotechnology Clinical Trials Fund And BioShares(TM) Biotechnology Products Fund - New ETFs Track An Index Of Clinical And Product Biotechnology Companies

Date 17/12/2014

Nasdaq today announced that LifeSci Index Partners, LLC, will list two new exchange-traded funds, the BioSharesTM Biotechnology Clinical Trials Fund (Symbol: BBC) and the BioSharesTM Biotechnology Products Fund (Symbol: BBP), on The Nasdaq Stock Market. BBC and BBP will begin trading today, December 17, 2014.
SIX Receives AA- Credit Rating From Standard & Poor's For The Fifth Time In A Row

Date 17/12/2014

The rating agency Standard & Poor's has once again affirmed an AA- credit rating for SIX Group Ltd, thereby reflecting its broad diversification and risk management. The two securities services providers SIX SIS Ltd and SIX x-clear Ltd each received an AA rating.

BME To Distribute Its Second Interim Dividend Against 2014 Earnings On 23 December - With A Value Of €50 Million It Represents A Gross €0.6 Per Share

Date 17/12/2014

The Board of Directors of BME today agreed to distribute to its shareholders on December 23th the second interim dividend against 2014 earnings, to the value of €50 million. The figure represents a gross €0.6 per share, the same as that distributed in December 2013.
Euronext: New Record Day In Milling Wheat Futures Commodities

Date 17/12/2014

Euronext, the leading exchange in the Euro zone, today announced that on 16 December its commodities franchise achieved a second lifetime record daily volumes in the same month in milling wheat futures with 92,531 contracts traded.
SEC Imposes Sanctions Against Hong Kong-Based Firm And Two Accountants For Audit Failures

Date 17/12/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today imposed sanctions against a Hong Kong-based audit firm and two accountants for failing to properly audit year-end financial statements of a company that the SEC has charged with fraud.
BME Appoints Mr Manuel Olivencia Ruiz As Lead Independent Director

Date 17/12/2014

The Board of Directors of BME has appointed, at its meeting held today, Mr Manuel Olivencia Ruiz as Lead Independent Director.
ESMA Report Looks Into Extent Of HFT Activity In EU Equity Markets

Date 17/12/2014

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an economic report looking into the extent of high-frequency trading (HFT) activity in the European Union’s equity markets. This is the first study into HFT across major venues in the EU. Based on a sample of 100 stocks from nine EU countries in May 2013, the report finds that HFT activity ranges from 24% to 43% of equity value traded, using alternative methodologies.