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Report On U.S. Portfolio Holdings Of Foreign Securities At End-Year 2016

Date 31/10/2017

The findings from the annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2016 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx.

ISDA Launches Swiss Module For ISDA Resolution Stay Jurisdictional Modular Protocol

Date 31/10/2017

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the launch of a Swiss module to the ISDA Resolution Stay Jurisdictional Modular Protocol (JMP). The new module will allow market participants to comply with Swiss regulations that require contractual stays to be included into certain financial contracts not governed by Swiss law.

Fiserv Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results - GAAP Revenue Growth Of 1 Percent And Internal Revenue Growth Of 2 Percent- GAAP EPS Increase Of 13 Percent And Adjusted EPS Increase Of 11 Percent - Full Year 2017 Outlook Affirmed

Date 31/10/2017

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, today reported financial results for the third quarter of 2017.

CFTC Grants Amended Order To Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. Permitting Commingling Of Funds In Connection With Futures And Foreign Futures Contracts Listed On The Dubai Mercantile Exchange Limited

Date 31/10/2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an amended order to Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc. (CME), a CFTC-registered derivatives clearing organization. The order concerns foreign futures contracts currently listed or that will be listed in the future for trading on the Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and cleared by CME.  The order was issued in response to a petition CME filed.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 31/10/2017

• In what was a generally positive month for global equities, the S&P Europe 350® posted a total return of 1.96%. 
• Most S&P Europe 350 sectors gained in October, with Energy taking the top spot, followed by Information Technology. Financials and Health Care were left out in the cold; they were the only sectors to fall this month. 
• The S&P Europe 350 Enhanced Value led among European equity strategies this month. It also topped the charts year-to-date and over the past 12 months.  

SEC: Millennium Settles Charges Of Illegal Short Selling In Advance O Stock Offerings

Date 31/10/2017

Investment advisory firm Millennium Management LLC has agreed to pay more than $630,000 to settle charges that it shorted U.S. stocks in companies planning follow-on offerings and then illegally bought shares in the follow-on offerings.   

Office Of Financial Research Update “The Intersection Of U.S. Money Market Mutual Fund Reforms, Bank Liquidity Requirements, And The Federal Home Loan Bank System.”

Date 31/10/2017

The U.S. Office of Financial Research issued a working paper, titled, “The Intersection of U.S. Money Market Mutual Fund Reforms, Bank Liquidity Requirements, and the Federal Home Loan Bank System.” The paper says that after the financial crisis, reforms of money market funds and changes to banks’ liquidity requirements had an unintended consequence of increased Federal Home Loan Banks’ reliance on short-term funding from money market funds to finance longer-term loans and other assets. This increase could make the financial system more vulnerable and pose risks to financial stability.

Sweden's Finansinspektionen: Decision Regarding The Countercyclical Buffer Rate

Date 31/10/2017

FI decided on 25 October not to change the countercyclical buffer rate. The buffer rate of two per cent, which has applied since 19 March 2017, shall thus continue to apply.

Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies Reported QR 29.3 Billion Net Profits For The 3rd Quarter Of 2017

Date 31/10/2017

With the end of disclosure period for the third quarter of 2017, forty - four companies out of the forty five listed companies at Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) have disclosed their financial statements results for the nine months period ended September 30, 2017., The combined net profit of all companies as of September 30, 2017 amounted to QR 29.3 billion versus QR 31.1 billion for the corresponding period in 2016, an decrease of 6%.

BME: ELAIA Investment Spain SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On 2 November - It Is The 42nd REIT To List On MAB

Date 31/10/2017

The Board of Directors of MAB has approved the listing of ELAIA INVESTMENT SPAIN SOCIMIin the SOCIMI (REITs) segment of this market, following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company and after the favourable assessment report on its listing issued by MAB’s Coordination and Admission Committee.