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Canadian Securities Regulators Release Detailed Data From Review Of Women On Boards And In Executive Officer Positions

Date 30/11/2017

The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Saskatchewan and Yukon today published the underlying data used to prepare CSA Multilateral Staff Notice 58-309 Staff Review of Women on Boards and in Executive Officer Positions – Compliance with NI 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices, which was published on October 5, 2017.

US Department Of Justice: Russian Cyber-Criminal Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison For Role In Organized Cybercrime Ring Responsible For $50 Million In Online Identity Theft And $9 Million Bank Fraud Conspiracy

Date 30/11/2017

A Russian cyber-criminal was sentenced today to 14 years in prison  for his role in a $50 million cyberfraud ring and for defrauding banks of $9 million through a hacking scheme.

CalPERS' Real Assets Program To Purchase Stake In Wind Farms - Renewable Energy Investments Provide Approximately 900 MW Of Clean Power

Date 30/11/2017

The California Public Employees' Retirement System today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase an 80 percent cash equity interest in Rocky Caney Holdings LLC ("Rocky Caney Wind"), which owns two wind farms, the Caney River facility in Elk County, Kansas, and the Rocky Ridge facility in Kiowa and Washita Counties, Oklahoma.

Cboe Reports Increasing Usage Of New Complex Order Options Functionality

Date 30/11/2017

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, has announced increasing usage of complex order functionality on its Cboe EDGX Options Exchange, one month after the new technology was launched.

SEC Charges Florida Penny Stock Operators With Defrauding Elderly Investors In Push To Crack Down On Repeat Offenders - Miami Office’s Recidivist Initiative Nets 23 Enforcement Actions To Date

Date 30/11/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two individuals with defrauding elderly investors in a penny stock scheme involving Florida entertainment companies and their “Spongebuddy” product.  The charges are part of the Miami Regional Office’s Recidivist Initiative which has thus far resulted in enforcement actions against 23 individuals, nine of whom also have been charged by criminal authorities.

London Stock Exchange Group plc Notice Of General Meeting And Shareholder Circular

Date 30/11/2017

A circular containing a notice of a general meeting of London Stock Exchange Group plc ("LSEG"), to be held at Hilton London Bankside Hotel at the Bear Lane entrance, Bear Lane, London SE1 0UH, at 12.00 p.m. (midday) on Tuesday 19 December 2017 (the "General Meeting"), and a related form of proxy for that meeting, are being mailed to shareholders today.  In accordance with paragraph 9.6.1 of the FCA Listing Rules, these documents have been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where they will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

LabCFTC Director Featured In Georgetown University Law Center’s Issue Brief On FinTech Innovation Daniel Gorfine Outlines Details Of CFTC Thinking On FinTech Innovation

Date 30/11/2017

Daniel Gorfine, Director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s LabCFTC, is featured in the latest issue of Georgetown University Law Center’s Institute of International Economic Law (IIEL) Issue Brief. Gorfine outlines details of the CFTC’s thinking and the role of LabCFTC, along with a model or blueprint regarding regulatory engagement with FinTech innovation. Readers also learn details surrounding a number of current and forthcoming LabCFTC projects to build a modern 21st century financial regulator.

It Pays To Be Paranoid: The Importance Of Fiscal Space - Speech By Richard Sharp, Member Of The Financial Policy Committee, Bank Of England

Date 30/11/2017

​Speaking at University College London, Richard Sharp, member of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC), explains why financial stability is important.

He seeks to discuss the risk to financial stability arising from UK indebtedness; and to explain why that now, ten years after the global financial crisis, it may be a matter of concern.

CERESLabs™ Launches To Fill Critical Testing Void In Cannabis Industry

Date 30/11/2017

It is a pivotal time in the cannabis industry, especially in California. Recreational marijuana will be legal on January 1, 2018, and all consumer cannabis products will need to pass rigorous mandatory laboratory testing requirements.

Division Of Corporation Finance Chief Accountant Mark Kronforst To Leave SEC

Date 30/11/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Mark Kronforst, Chief Accountant of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, plans to leave the SEC in early January after 13 years of public service with the investor protection agency.