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Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Adjusts Its Annual And Other Fees

Date 19/12/2014

As of January 1, 2015, the annual and other fees payable under the laws administered by theAutorité des marchés financiers (the "AMF") will be adjusted.

Canadian Securities Regulators Articulate Concerns On Routing Retail Equity Orders To U.S. Dealers

Date 19/12/2014

Members of the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today set out their concerns with respect to the practice of routing retail equity orders to U.S. dealers.

BATS 1000 Index Up 3.5 Percent This Week

Date 19/12/2014

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) Increased 778.78 points to close at 22,986.44 or up 3.5 percent over last Friday’s close.

FBI: Update In Sony Investigation

Date 19/12/2014

Today, the FBI would like to provide an update on the status of our investigation into the cyber attack targeting Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE).  In late November, SPE confirmed that it was the victim of a cyber attack that destroyed systems and stole large quantities of personal and commercial data.  A group calling itself the “Guardians of Peace” claimed responsibility for the attack and subsequently issued threats against SPE, its employees, and theaters that distribute its movies.

Remarks By US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew On Conference Call Highlighting Treasury Sale Of Its Entire Ally Financial Stake And The Wind Down Of TARP

Date 19/12/2014

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter Providing Relief to Entities Operating Insurance-Linked Securities Issuers

Date 19/12/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (Commission) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued a letter that provides no-action relief to entities operating issuers of insurance-linked securities (ILS Issuer) subject to specific conditions.

Agencies Release Annual CRA Asset-Size Threshold Adjustments For Small And Intermediate Small Institutions

Date 19/12/2014

The federal bank regulatory agencies today announced the annual adjustment to the asset-size thresholds used to define small bank, small savings association, intermediate small bank, and intermediate small savings association under the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) regulations.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 19/12/2014

The current reports for the week of December 16, 2014 are now available.

Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For The Festive Holidays

Date 19/12/2014

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) advises that the BSX will close the Local Market at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, 24 December, 2014, before closing for the Public Holidays on:

1. Christmas Day, Thursday, 25 December, and Boxing Day, Friday, 26 December, 2014, and will re-open on Monday, 29 December, 2014; &
2. New Years Day, Thursday, 01 January, 2015, and will re-open on Friday, 02 January, 2015.

BGC Increases All-Cash Tender Offer To Acquire GFI Group To $5.45 Per Share - BGC's All-Cash Offer Is Plainly Superior To CME's Stock And Cash Offer - Minimum Tender Condition Reduced To 45% Of GFI Shares - BGC Prepared To Close Upon Completion Of Tender Offer

Date 19/12/2014

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "the Company," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has increased its fully financed, all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI") to $5.45 per share.