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B3 Included In The FTSE4Good Emerging Latin America Sustainability Index For The Third Consecutive Year

Date 07/08/2019

B3 has been included for the third consecutive year in the FTSE4Good Emerging Latin America index, which evaluates the companies’ performance with regard to their environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies and practices.

OCC Blog: How OCC Uses Low Code To Transform Its Business Processes, By Adeel Javed, OCC Manager Of Enterprise Technology Solutions, August 6, 2019

Date 07/08/2019

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, clears approximately 19 million options and futures contracts a day. As you might imagine, this involves a lot of moving parts; heightened regulatory expectations in OCC's role as a Systemically Important Financial Market Utility require the need for accuracy.

Statement On Retirement Of Lynnette Kelly, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Aug. 7, 2019

Date 07/08/2019

Yesterday, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) announced that Lynnette Kelly, President and CEO, will be retiring. Lynnette has been an effective leader at the MSRB for over a decade, and has overseen numerous important initiatives for the benefit of our markets and our investors. Lynnette has also been a valued partner to the Commission in our investor protection mission and has been particularly cognizant of the fact that the majority of municipal securities are held, either directly or indirectly, by our Main Street investors.

CFTC Chairman Tarbert Announces Additional Executive Leadership Appointments, Directors Of Legislative And Intergovernmental Affairs And International Affairs To Join The Agency

Date 07/08/2019

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert today announced the following appointments to the CFTC’s executive leadership team:

• Summer K. Mersinger will serve as Director of the Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs
• Suyash G. Paliwal will serve as Director of the Office of International Affairs

Statement On Retirement Of Lynnette Kelly, Rebecca Olsen, Director, SEC Office Of Municipal Securities

Date 07/08/2019

Yesterday, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) announced the Lynnette Kelly, President and CEO, will be retiring. It has been a pleasure working with Lynnette during my time at the SEC. At the MSRB, Lynnette has been a true leader in the municipal securities market establishing the first centralized repository for municipal securities disclosure – the MSRB’s EMMA system – in addition to the core municipal advisor conduct rules, the best execution and mark-up disclosure rules, and so much more. I wish Lynnette all the best, and know that the MSRB is well-positioned for future success thanks to her dedicated leadership.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: 5 Million Pension Savers Could Put Their Retirement Savings At Risk To Scammers

Date 07/08/2019

• New figures show cold calls, exotic investments and early access to cash among most persuasive tactics used by fraudsters
• Those who consider themselves financially savvy are just as likely to be persuaded
• FCA and TPR join forces to warn pension savers as part of latest ScamSmart campaign

Canadian Defined Benefit Pension Plans Post Modest Gains In Q2 2019: RBC Investor & Treasury Services - Returns For The First Six Months Of 2019 Sit At 10.2 Per Cent

Date 07/08/2019

Canadian defined benefit pension plans returned 2.7 per cent in Q2 2019, down from Q1 2019 returns of 7.2 per cent, according to the RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe. Q2 2019 return metrics calculated in the RBC Investor & Treasury Services All Plan Universe were down quarter-over-quarter, however, six-month returns sit at 10.2 per cent.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 3 August 2019 To 7 August 2019

Date 07/08/2019

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

ACER Decides On The Gas Capacity Booking Platform For German-Polish Border

Date 07/08/2019

The European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) published today its Decision for the selection of the gas booking platform to be used at the ‘Mallnow’ interconnection point and the ‘GCP’ virtual interconnection point between Germany and Poland. The Decision establishes that the Regional Booking Platform (‘RBP’), operated by FGSZ Ltd (Földgázszállító Zrt.) will offer the platform services on the German-Polish border. RBP will offer the services until the concerned transmission system operators come to an agreement on the permanent use of a booking platform and for a maximum of three years. 

The Egyptian Exchange: Eid El Adha Al Mubarak Holiday

Date 07/08/2019

EGX decided that Eid El Adha holiday will start from Sunday, 11th of August 2019 till Tuesday, 13th of August 2019. Trading will be resumed effective Wednesday 14th of August 2019.