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B3 Breaks New Record On Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract

Date 19/05/2018

B3’s Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract hit a record high today ending the day at 3.486.542 contracts. The previous record of 3.483.986 Mini Ibovespa Futures Contract was recorded on March 3^rd 2018.

US Department Of Justice: Rabobank NA Sentenced For Conspiring To Impair, Impede, And Obstruct Its Primary Regulator

Date 18/05/2018

Rabobank National Association (Rabobank), a Roseville, California subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey T. Miller of the Southern District of California for impairing, impeding and obstructing its primary regulator, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC), by concealing deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) program and for obstructing the OCC’s examination of Rabobank.  Rabobank was sentenced to a two-year term of probation, and ordered to pay the statutory maximum fine of $500,000.  Additionally, as part of its guilty plea, Rabobank forfeited $368,701,259 to the United States as a result of allowing illicit funds to be processed through the bank. 

CalPERS Announces Candidates For Fall 2018 Board Election - Public Agency Members To Vote - Two Candidates Run Unopposed

Date 18/05/2018

CalPERS is conducting one election this fall for the public agency representative seat on the CalPERS Board of Administration. Elections for the school and state board member representative seats will not be conducted since incumbents Theresa Taylor and Rob Feckner were unopposed.

NYSE’s Newest Market - NYSE National To Commence Trading On Monday, May 21

Date 18/05/2018

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), part of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), today announced that NYSE National, a new electronic equities exchange, will commence trading on Monday, May 21, 2018.

Intercontinental Exchange Announces Results From 2018 Annual Meeting Of Stockholders

Date 18/05/2018

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced the results of the company’s 2018 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was held Friday, May 18 in Atlanta. A replay of the meeting is available at http://ir.theice.com.

Deutsche Börse Decides Rule Changes For MDAX, SDAX And TecDAX Indices

Date 18/05/2018

•  Removal of tech and classic classifications
• Expansion of MDAX to 60 stocks and SDAX to 70
• New methodology effective in index calculation from 24 September 2018

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 18/05/2018

The current reports for the week of May 18, 2018 are now available.

Federal Reserve And Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Extend Comment Period For Proposed Rule Tailoring Leverage Ratio Requirements

Date 18/05/2018

The Federal Reserve Board and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) on Friday extended until June 25, 2018, the comment period for their proposed rule that would tailor leverage ratio requirements to the business activities and risk profiles of the largest domestic firms.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For May 18th 2018

Date 18/05/2018

A total turnover of 1.457 billion shares worth N23.666 billion in 19,674 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.586 billion  shares valued at N25.992 billion that exchanged hands last week in 21,115 deals. 

FINRA Foundation Honors Outstanding Research On Financial Capability In The United States - Awards Recognize Research By Undergraduate And Graduate Students In Economics, Psychology, Consumer Sciences And Social Work

Date 18/05/2018

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) today announced the recipients of two higher-education awards created to recognize outstanding analysis by researchers-in-training using data from the FINRA Foundation’s National Financial Capability Study (NFCS).