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Date 01/05/2024
London Stock Exchange Group: Variation Of Lock-Up Arrangements And Off-Market Purchase Of Shares
London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG" or the "Company") announces today that it has agreed with York Holdings III Limited ("York Holdings III") (an entity owned by BCP York Holdings (Delaware) L.P. (an entity owned by a consortium of certain investment funds affiliated with Blackstone Inc. and including an affiliate of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, an affiliate of GIC Special Investments Pte. Ltd. and certain other co-investors) ("BCP York"), Thomson Reuters and certain other minority holders) (BCP York, together with York Holdings II Limited ("York Holdings II") and York Holdings III, the "Consortium" and York Holdings II and York Holdings III together, the "York Entities") to make an off-market purchase of 5,701,722 ordinary shares of 679/86 pence each in the Company from York Holdings III for a total consideration of approximately £500 million (the "Off-Market Purchase") pursuant to the terms of the amended contract entered into between the Company and the Consortium (the "Directed Buyback Contract") that was approved by the shareholders of the Company at its annual general meeting held on 25 April 2024.
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Date 01/05/2024
CME Group Reaches New Milestones In Aluminum Futures As New Clients Double
CME Group , the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that the number of market participants trading Aluminum futures has doubled since last year, reaching 406 unique accounts in April, while ADV was up 70% year-over-year, and average daily open interest increased 11%. -
Date 01/05/2024
CFTC Chairman Behnam Designates Ted Kaouk As The CFTC’s First Chief Artificial Intelligence Office
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam today announced the designation of Dr. Ted Kaouk as the agency’s first Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer. Dr. Kaouk currently serves as the CFTC’s Chief Data Officer and Director of the Division of Data. In this newly expanded role as the CFTC’s Chief Data & Artificial Intelligence Officer, Dr. Kaouk will be responsible for leading the development of the CFTC’s enterprise data and artificial intelligence strategy to further integrate CFTC’s ongoing efforts to advance its data-driven capabilities.
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Date 01/05/2024
CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At City Week 2024
WHAT:
Commissioner Caroline D. Pham will speak at a featured fireside chat on the CFTC’s role in regulating digital assets at City Week 2024.
WHEN:
Tuesday, May 21, 2024
11:00 a.m. (London/GMT)
6:00 a.m. (USA/EDT)WHERE:
Guildhall
Gresham Street
London EC2V 7HH
United Kingdom
Additional information: City Week 2024 -
Date 01/05/2024
CFTC Commissioner Pham To Deliver Keynote At Rutgers Law School Fintech And Blockchain Symposium
WHAT:
Commissioner Caroline D. Pham will deliver a keynote at the Fintech and Blockchain Symposium co-hosted by Rutgers Law School’s Blockchain and Fintech Program and Sidley Austin LLP.
WHEN:
Friday, May 3, 2024
1:30 p.m. (EDT)WHERE:
Sidley Austin LLP
787 7th Ave
New York, NY 10019
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Date 01/05/2024
SIFMA’s Quantum Dawn VII Exercises Industry Preparedness For A Critical Third-Party Outage
SIFMA today released the after-action report from its biennial Quantum Dawn VII cybersecurity exercise conducted in November 2023. The exercise engaged over 1,000 participants from more than 170 public and private sector institutions around the globe, including financial firms, central banks, regulators, and law enforcement entities. The exercise simulated a scenario with a data destruction event at a critical third-party widely used by the global financial sector to trade in the Treasury and repo markets and hosted in the cloud. As the scenario progressed, it was discovered that the cause of the outage was due to an issue with a third-party.
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Date 01/05/2024
CFTC Commissioner Mersinger To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The Environmental Markets Conference
WHAT:
Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger will participate in a fireside chat at the Environmental Markets Conference.
WHEN:
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
3:30 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. (EDT)WHERE:
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
1000 Fort Duquesne Boulevard
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
Additional information: Home Page - Environmental Markets Conference -
Date 01/05/2024
Kroll Appoints Jennifer Huntington As Chief Operating Officer - Dynamic Global Business Operations Executive Joins Kroll To Drive Operational Excellence At Scale And Accelerate Growth
Kroll, the leading independent global risk and financial advisory solutions firm, announced today the appointment of Jennifer Huntington as Chief Operating Officer. In this role, Huntington will oversee Kroll’s global business operations and technology function to drive greater consistency, discipline and operational excellence across the firm’s professional and corporate shared service capabilities in support of Kroll’s growth strategy.
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Date 01/05/2024
LME Launches Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism Consultation And Broader Sustainability Discussion Paper
The London Metal Exchange (LME) today announced the launch of its consultation on the proposed integration of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) requirements into the LME rules in order to support the aluminium market and value chain on implementing this pivotal environmental policy. In addition, the LME has issued a discussion paper, which seeks to further develop the LME’s existing sustainability agenda, seeking views on proposals to drive forward initiatives that underpin the global transition to a sustainable economy.
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Date 01/05/2024
OCC Announces Director Elections At Annual Stockholder Meeting
OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced the election of two Class II Member Directors and a Class III Public Director, as well as the appointment of five Exchange Directors, to its Board of Directors. In addition, OCC announced the election of Andrej Bolkovic, OCC Chief Executive Officer, as the Management Director. The vote took place during OCC’s annual stockholder meeting on April 19, 2024.