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SEC Charges McDonald’s Former CEO For Misrepresentations About His Termination - Fast Food Company Charged For Public Disclosure Violations

Date 09/01/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Stephen J. Easterbrook, former CEO of McDonald’s Corporation, with making false and misleading statements to investors about the circumstances leading to his termination in November 2019. McDonald’s also was charged for shortcomings in its public disclosures related to Easterbrook’s separation agreement.

Statement Regarding In the Matter of Stephen J. Easterbrook and McDonald’s Corporation: SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda Jan. 9, 2023

Date 09/01/2023

We are unable to support the charges against McDonald’s Corporation (“McDonald’s”) for failing to disclose sufficient information regarding the termination of its former CEO, Stephen Easterbrook, in its 2020 proxy statement.  The Order casts McDonald’s, the victim of Mr. Easterbrook’s deception, as a securities law violator through a novel interpretation of the Commission’s expansive executive compensation disclosure requirements.

Miami International Holdings Reports Trading Results For December And Full-Year 2022 - MIAX Exchanges Set Multiple Volume And Market Share Records

Date 09/01/2023

Miami International Holdings, Inc. today reported December and full-year 2022 trading results for its U.S. exchange subsidiaries – MIAX®, MIAX Pearl® and MIAX Emerald® (together, the MIAX Exchange Group), and Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX™). 

Solactive Launches New Biodiversity Index Series Leveraging Its Strategic Partnership With Iceberg Data Lab

Date 09/01/2023

Healthy ecosystems are essential to sustain life as we know it. However, their survival is at risk and the current biodiversity crisis must be tackled from all possible angles. Therefore, Solactive, Iceberg Data Lab and Societe Generale have developed a range of biodiversity screened index strategies allowing investors to consider the impact of companies on biodiversity into their investments, namely the Solactive Transatlantic Biodiversity Screened 100 RW Index, the Solactive Transatlantic Biodiversity Screened 150 CW Index and the Solactive Transatlantic Biodiversity Screened Index. The indices are licensed to Societe Generale for the issuance of structured products.

BaFin - Diagenics Group SE Germany: Suspected Violation Of The Prospectus Requirement

Date 09/01/2023

BaFin has sufficient grounds to suspect that Diagenics Group SE Germany, which states that its registered office is in Essen, is offering shares of Diagenics Group SE to the public in Germany without the required prospectus.

Broadridge Leverages Glue42 Capabilities To Deliver A Seamless Trading Interface

Date 09/01/2023

To provide an integrated framework that links user interfaces across products, global Fintech leader, Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), today announced it will use Glue42, a software provider that delivers integrated desktop experiences to financial institutions globally, to deliver a seamless trading experience. This move brings clients of Broadridge and Glue42 an integrated framework across products, creating a single workspace for banks and broker-dealers.

Minor Negative Sentiment Persists With Outflows Of US$10m - CoinShares: Fund Flows

Date 09/01/2023

• Digital asset investment products saw outflows totalling US$9.7m, highlighting continued mild negative sentiment that has persisted for the last 3 weeks.
• Bitcoin saw minor outflows, totalling US$6.5m, for the 3rd week in a row implying sentiment at the beginning of 2023 remains negative. Over the same period short-bitcoin investment products saw minor inflows of US$1.2m.
• XRP bucked the trend with inflows totalling US$3m representing 9% of total AuM. We believe due to the improving clarity on its legal case with the SEC.

The International Stock Exchange Enters Anniversary Year With Record Number Of Listingsdeodato

Date 09/01/2023

The International Stock Exchange (TISE), which celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2023, entered the year with more listings on the Exchange than at any other time in its history.

UK Monetary Policy Outlook − Speech By Huw Pill, Bank Of England, Chief Economist And Executive Director, Monetary Analysis, Given At The Money Market Association Of New York University (Money Marketeers) Event, New York

Date 09/01/2023

Huw Pill sets out the unique combination of challenges facing the UK economy. He explains that many economies are now facing higher interest rates for the first time since the Global Financial Crisis of 2008. That food and energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine have driven inflation much higher, and that a shortage of workers in the economy has made this worse.  

Blockchain’s Next Generation Gears Up To Build On The Open Network As Hackathon Showcases Emerging Global Talent

Date 09/01/2023

The TON Foundation, a non-profit association of developers and enthusiasts that exists to advance The Open Network (TON), has received applications from across the globe for a hackathon that promises to showcase the next chapter in the evolution of decentralized ledger technologies.