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SIX: Changes To The Board Of Directors - New Head Of Financial Information Division

Date 19/05/2014

The General Meeting of SIX Shareholders elected Dr Patrik Gisel, Lorenz von Habsburg Lothringen and Søren Mose to the Board of Directors. They replaced Christoph Gabriel, Dr Pierin Vincenz and Eduardo Leemann, who did not stand for re-election. The Board of Directors also appointed Robert Jeanbart as Division CEO of the Financial Information business area.

EBA Publishes Revised List Of Incorrect ITS Validation Rules

Date 19/05/2014

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued a revised list of incorrect validation rules found in its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on supervisory reporting. The Authority informed that data submitted in accordance with these ITS should not be validated against the previously published set of incorrect rules.

SIFMA Market Close Recommendations For US Memorial Day And UK Spring Bank Holidays In The US, The UK And Japan

Date 19/05/2014

SIFMA made holiday recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Memorial Day and the U.K. Spring Bank Holidays.

NASDAQ OMX Announces Proposed Senior Notes Offering

Date 19/05/2014

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) ("NASDAQ OMX") today announced that it plans to commence a public offering of U.S. dollar denominated senior notes due 2024 pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). NASDAQ OMX expects to use the aggregate net proceeds from the offering, along with cash on hand, to refinance its 4.00% Senior Notes due 2015 and to repay a portion of the term loan under its senior credit facility.

Remarks To The First Annual Conference On The Regulation Of Financial Markets, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Washington, D.C., May 16, 2014

Date 19/05/2014

Good afternoon and thank you, Kathleen [Hanley], for that wonderful introduction.  It is a privilege to be the lunch speaker at this inaugural conference on the regulation of financial markets sponsored by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the University of Maryland Robert H. Smith School of Business.  Like the other SEC speakers, I must provide a standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Commission or my fellow commissioners.

RBS Shuts Down Swaps Clearing - Comment From Rule Financial

Date 19/05/2014

Royal Bank of Scotland announced today that it is winding down its OTC derivative activity,

Perseus Wins Red Herring Top 100 North America - Joins The Ranks Of Facebook, Twitter, Google, Yahoo, Skype, Salesforce.com, YouTube, Palo Alto Networks And eBay, All Previously Honoured In The Past

Date 19/05/2014

Perseus Telecom, a leading provider of high-speed global connectivity, High Precision Time™ and Market-to-Market networks announced today the honour of being selected as a Red Herring Top 100 North America winner for 2014. The award recognizes the leading private companies from North America and celebrates their innovations and technologies across their respective industries.

Crowdfunding Growth Outstrips Moore’s Law By A Factor Of 10

Date 19/05/2014

A mass of new data has revealed that global crowdfunding is growing exponentially, doubling every two months, and outstripping Moore’s Law of computing power by a factor of ten.

Rick Ketchum, Chairman And Chief Executive Officer, FINRA Annual Conference Welcome Remarks, Washington, DC, May 19, 2014 - Restoring Investor Trust In The Markets

Date 19/05/2014

Good morning. It's my pleasure to welcome you to another FINRA Annual Conference. It's good to have you here and to see so many of you again.

For the next few days, all of us are going to have opportunities to talk about the issues facing firms. And I look forward to being part of many of those conversations.

Montréal Exchange Closed - Market Holiday

Date 19/05/2014

The Exchange's offices and markets are closed today, May 19, 2014 (Victoria Day).