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New Chain Business Insights Research Focuses On Blockchain In Food Supply Chains - Research Brief Explains How Blockchain Technology Can Drive Efficiency, Transparency And Trust

Date 25/07/2017

Chain Business Insights, an independent research firm focused on the application of blockchain in supply chain management and trade finance, has published its latest research brief. Blockchain and the Future of Food: Driving Efficiency, Transparency and Trust in Food Supply Chains explains how blockchain can help to break down information silos to improve visibility and traceability from the farm to the table.

Marusan Goes Live With Fidessa For Wholesale Agency Trading

Date 25/07/2017

Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced that Marusan Securities Co., Ltd., an independent securities company headquartered in Tokyo, has gone live with Fidessa for its wholesale agency trading business. Fidessa is the leading system of choice in the Japanese market with 11 domestic security firms now using it for their wholesale agency trading.

Statement By The Divisions Of Corporation Finance And Enforcement On The Report Of Investigation On The DAO, SEC Divisions Of Corporation Finance And Enforcement, July 25, 2017

Date 25/07/2017

Emerging Technologies and the Federal Securities Laws

Distributed ledger and other emerging technologies have the potential to influence and improve the capital markets and the financial services industry.  Interest in and funding for these technologies appears to be growing at a rapid pace.  We welcome and encourage the appropriate use of technology to facilitate capital formation and provide investors with new investment opportunities. We are particularly hopeful that innovation in this area will facilitate fair and efficient capital raisings for small businesses. We are also mindful of our obligation to protect investors and recognize that new technologies can offer opportunities for misconduct and abuse.

SEC Issues Investigative Report Concluding DAO Tokens, A Digital Asset, Were Securities - U.S. Securities Laws May Apply To Offers, Sales, And Trading of Interests In Virtual Organizations

Date 25/07/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an investigative report today cautioning market participants that offers and sales of digital assets by "virtual" organizations are subject to the requirements of the federal securities laws. Such offers and sales, conducted by organizations using distributed ledger or blockchain technology, have been referred to, among other things, as "Initial Coin Offerings" or "Token Sales." Whether a particular investment transaction involves the offer or sale of a security – regardless of the terminology or technology used – will depend on the facts and circumstances, including the economic realities of the transaction.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date July 14, 2017

Date 25/07/2017

At the end of the settlement date of July 14, 2017, short interest in 2,327 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,281,796,748 shares compared with 7,605,955,093 shares in 2,327 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of June 30, 2017. The mid-July short interest represents 5.14 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.91 days for the prior reporting period.

Comment Letter In Response To The Department Of Labor’s “Request For Information Regarding The Fiduciary Rule And Prohibited Transaction Exemptions”, SEC Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, July 25, 2017

Date 25/07/2017

Today, I filed a public comment letter with the Department of Labor (“DOL”) in response to the Department’s “Request for Information” related to the DOL Fiduciary Rule. The text of my letter is available below.

Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 25/07/2017

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 2739 shares. New holding is 15370 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 112,- per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 2500.

Tamar Petroleum Management Opens Trading On The Occasion Of The Company's IPO On TASE

Date 25/07/2017

​Tamar Petroleum opened this morning (July 24, 2017) trading in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE), celebrating its IPO and issuance of bonds.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 25/07/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

SEC Announces $2.5 Million Whistleblower Award

Date 25/07/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency whose whistleblower tip helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company's misconduct.