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US Securities Regulators Adopt Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection Of Minority Security Holders In Special Transactions

Date 20/07/2017

The securities regulators of Alberta, Manitoba and New Brunswick (the Participating Jurisdictions) today published a notice of adoption of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions (MI 61-101).

European Commission: Speaking Points By Michel Barnier At The Press Conference Following The Second Round Of Article 50 Negotiations With The United Kingdom

Date 20/07/2017

Good afternoon to all of you,

Thank for your patience which is a critical virtue for any negotiation.

Ladies and gentlemen, David and I and our teams have just finished a few minutes ago the second round of negotiations.

In our first round in June we agreed on the organisation of the negotiations.

ESMA Publishes Opinion On Asset Segregation And Applying Depositary Delegation Rules To CSDs

Date 20/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion to the European Commission, the Council and the Parliament (EU institutions) under Article 34 of the ESMA Regulation.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 20/07/2017

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:

Thomson Reuters And S-Network Introduce ESG Best Practices Ratings & Indices - Rebranding And Methodology Changes To Existing Indices Reflect Market Evolution And Growth Of ESG Investing Strategies

Date 20/07/2017

Responding to changes in the way Thomson Reuters collects ESG data and the growth of socially responsible investing (SRI), Thomson Reuters in partnership with global indices provider S-Network has announced changes to the methodology for the Thomson Reuters Corporate Responsibility Ratings and Indexes, which effective immediately have been rebranded Thomson Reuters/S-Network ESG Best Practices Ratings & Indices.

CFTC Orders Atlanta Resident Arthur Toole III And His Companies To Pay Restitution And Penalties Totaling More Than $493,000 For Commodity Pool Fraud

Date 20/07/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today the settling of charges against Respondents Arthur Toole III of Atlanta, Georgia, and his companies, Billionaire Investor Group (BIG), a Texas limited liability company, The Toole Group Inc. (Toole Group), a Texas corporation, and Catalyst Traders LLC (Catalyst), a Georgia limited liability company, for misappropriating commodity pool funds, fraudulent misrepresentations, commingling pool funds, and acting as an unregistered commodity pool operator.

Moscow Exchange: Change Of FX Market Test Environment For FIX/FAST

Date 20/07/2017

In order to provide test access to the new FX trading mode at the price of fixing, starting from 21 July 2017 the new versions of MFIX Trade, Trade Capture, Drop Copy as well as the FAST UDP multicast market data services for the FX market will be switched from the INETCUR to the SPCUR test environment.

ESMA Publishes Opinion On Asset Segregation And Applying Depositary Delegation Rules To CSDs

Date 20/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion to the European Commission, the Council and the Parliament (EU institutions) under Article 34 of the ESMA Regulation.

MGEX Breaks July Monthly Volume Record With Eight Days To Go

Date 20/07/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), announces it has broken the July monthly volume record with eight days remaining. The previous July record was 188,361 contracts, set in 2015; volume through Wednesday totals 191,324 contracts. 

BNP Paribas Asset Management Appoints Sandro Pierri As Global Head Of Client Group

Date 20/07/2017

BNP Paribas Asset Management (‘BNPP AM’) today announces the appointment of Sandro Pierri as Global Head of Client Group, its worldwide Sales and Marketing organisation. Sandro Pierri will report to Frédéric Janbon, BNPP AM’s Chief Executive Officer, and will be a member of the firm’s Executive Committee. He will join BNPP AM in September 2017 and be based in London.