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New Appointment To The Management Board Of Boerse Stuttgart cats GmbH

Date 17/07/2018

Michael Görgens will take over as member of the Management Board of Boerse Stuttgart cats GmbH on 1 August 2018. He will succeed Rupertus Rothenhäuser, who is leaving the company at his own request to pursue a new career challenge. Michael Görgens will join Michael Jaeggi who has been a member of the board since 2017. Boerse Stuttgart GmbH acquired a majority stake in the cats off-exchange trading platform in 2014.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 17/07/2018

The following risk parameters will be changed:

IR risk (downward scenario) - SECΔ_1 (Y0/Y1)

INTL FCStone Ltd Becomes Member Of LMEprecious - Company Is One Of The Initial Participants To Join On As A Member Of The New LME Service

Date 17/07/2018

INTL FCStone Inc. (NASDAQ: INTL) today announced that its London-based subsidiary, INTL FCStone Ltd, is one of the first general clearing members to join the London Metal Exchange's (LME) newly created LMEprecious service, following its launch last year. The LME, along with the World Gold Council and a group of industry participants, created LMEprecious to introduce exchange-traded, loco London precious metals products.

GMEX Named As One Of The Leading Financial Services Technology Companies In UK Blockchain Economy - Hirander Misra, Chairman And CEO Named Key Business Influencer

Date 17/07/2018

GMEX Group (GMEX), a provider of innovative exchange, post-trade and digital technology solutions, is pleased to have been identified as one of the leaders in the implementation of blockchain technology in the Financial Services industry in a first-of-its-kind, report on the state of the Blockchain Industry in the United Kingdom. The report was launched at a Reception in London at the Houses of Parliament on Monday 16 July.

Brown Rudnick Alert: UK Brexit Plan For Future Relationship With EU

Date 17/07/2018

The UK government has published a White Paper detailing its plan for a future relationship between the UK and the EU, which British Prime Minister Theresa May has described as delivering “the Brexit people voted for”.

McKay Brothers Reduces Latency On UK Metals Data

Date 17/07/2018

McKay Brothers International (MBI) announced that it has reduced latency on the select London Metal Exchange (LME) data it redistributes via the wireless Quincy Extreme Data (QED) service. The reduction reflects MBI’s adoption of the new LMEsource multicast feed and the deployment of FPGA feed handlers. The median improvement from these changes is 400 microseconds, and is expected to be considerably larger during bursts.

PepsiCo, Inc. To Join The NASDAQ-100 Index Beginning July 23, 2018

Date 17/07/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that PepsiCo, Inc. (Nasdaq:PEP), will become a component of the NASDAQ-100 Index® (Nasdaq:NDX) and the NASDAQ-100 Equal Weighted Index (Nasdaq:NDXE) prior to market open on Monday, July 23, 2018.  PepsiCo, Inc. will replace DISH Network Corporation (Nasdaq:DISH) in the indexes.

CFTC Issues Customer Advisory On Digital Tokens - New Guidance Alerts Customers To Use Caution And Research Before Purchasing Virtual Coins Or Tokens

Date 16/07/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a Customer Advisory warning customers to use caution and do extensive research before purchasing virtual coins or tokens, including those that are self-described as “utility coins,” or “consumption coins.” This is the fourth advisory about virtual currencies the CFTC has issued to give customers a greater understanding of virtual currencies.   

Block.one Closes Strategic Investment Round Led By Peter Thiel And Bitmain

Date 16/07/2018

Block.one, publisher of the EOSIO blockchain protocol, a high performance blockchain platform for decentralized applications, announced today that world-renowned venture capitalist and entrepreneur Peter Thiel has invested in the company, along with other notable investors, Bitmain, Louis Bacon, and Alan Howard. This round follows an earlier round led by Christian Angermayer, Lansdowne Investment Company Ltd, and Galaxy Digital’s Mike Novogratz.

New York State Department Of Financial Services Grants Virtual Currency License To Bitpay, Inc.

Date 16/07/2018

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved the application of BitPay, Inc. for a virtual currency license. BitPay is authorized to offer clearing and settlement services to merchants willing to accept payment in bitcoin or issue payments in bitcoin, and is the first wholesale payments processor to be approved for a license.