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Qatar Exchange And Enterprise Qatar - Launch A Subsidy Program To Assist SME's To List On QE Venture Market

Date 15/02/2014

Qatar Exchange (QE) and Enterprise Qatar (EQ) today announced the launch of the SME Subsidy Programme marking the next stage in the development of Qatari SMEs, the QE Venture Market. 

S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces Changes To The S&P/TSX Canadian Indices - Changes In The S&P/TSX Preferred Share Indices

Date 15/02/2014

Toronto, Ontario, February 14, 2014 – S&P Dow Jones Canadian Index Services will make the following changes in the S&P/TSX Canadian Indices:

Royal Bank of Canada (TSX:RY) has announced that it will redeem for $CDN25.00 cash per share all of the outstanding shares of its Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset First Preferred Shares Series ‘AN’ (TSX:RY.PR.N), Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series ‘AP’ (TSX:RY.PR.P) and Non-Cumulative 5-Year Rate Reset Preferred Shares Series‘AR’ (TSX:RY.PR.R)  at the close on February 24, 2014. The shares of these 3 issues will be removed from the S&P/TSX Preferred Share, the S&P/TSX Preferred Share Laddered and the S&P/TSX North American Preferred Stock Indices after the close of trading on Monday, February 24, 2014.

FIF Capacity Statistics For January 2014: Five New Record Peaks: NASDAQ TotalView – Aggregated, Deutsche Börse CEF Core Total, Deutsche Börse CEF Core Scoach, SIAC OPRA, And BATS Options MCASTPITCH AGG

Date 14/02/2014

This month’s bulletin from the Financial Information Forum (FIF) finds that SIAC OPRA was up 11% to 7,471,147 mps over the 1 second interval

Montréal Exchange Closed On February 17

Date 14/02/2014

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, February 14, 2014. Furthermore, the Exchange's markets will be closed on February 17, 2014 (Family Day).

Bahamas International Securities Exchange Increases International Profile Through Visit To The United Arab Emirates

Date 14/02/2014

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) is pleased to announce the return of its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Keith Davies from a business development trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), specifically to Dubai and Abu Dhabi. Over the course of the week spent in the United Arab Emirates, Mr. Davies was able to meet with the Chief Executives of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, the Dubai Financial Market and Nasdaq Dubai as well as the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and other high level financial institutions.

Elizabeth Murphy Named As SEC Associate Director In The Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 14/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Elizabeth Murphy has been named an associate director in its Division of Corporation Finance. 

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 14/02/2014

The current reports for the week of February 11, 2014 are now available.

SEC To Hold Cybersecurity Roundtable

Date 14/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will host a roundtable next month to discuss cybersecurity and the issues and challenges it raises for market participants and public companies, and how they are addressing those concerns. 

SEC Approves 2014 PCAOB Budget And Accounting Support Fee

Date 14/02/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission voted February 5 to approve the 2014 budget of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) and related annual accounting support fee, as required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

CFTC Revokes Registration Of Commodity Trading Advisor Prestige Capital Advisors, LLC

Date 14/02/2014

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the revocation of the registration of Prestige Capital Advisors, LLC(Prestige) of Charlotte, North Carolina, as a Commodity Trading Advisor.