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NYSE Group Expands Opportunities For Listings Of Special Acquisition Companies (SPACs) Through Listings Rule Enhancements - Launches Three SPAC IPOs In Three Months Raising $1.2B

Date 12/07/2017

The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), part of the Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), has enhanced its listing rules and services platform to attract Special Acquisition Companies (SPACs) to list on the NYSE. A final rule filing for NYSE’s SPAC listings was approved by the SEC late last week.

Canadian Depository For Securities Extends Agreement With DTCC’s GLEIF-Accredited GMEI Utility - Canada's National Securities Depository, Clearing And Settlement Hub Extends Commitment To Helping Clients More Effectively Manage Systemic And Counterparty Risk

Date 12/07/2017

The Canadian Depository for Securities (CDS), a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, today commends The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) subsidiary operating the Global Markets Entity Identifier utility (GMEI utility) on receiving official accreditation from the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF). The GMEI utility operates as the largest Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) issuer by share of the total LEIs issued worldwide.

Reuters.com Upgrades Reading Experience With Debut Of New Article Pages And Introduction Of New Advertising Units

Date 12/07/2017

Reuters, the world’s largest international multimedia news provider, today introduced user experience enhancements for Reuters.com including a new article page design that puts Reuters journalism at center stage. The redesign, with its clear and clean focus on Reuters content, features:

• Prominent use of Reuters striking imagery
• Simplified navigation, including a trending topics section at the top of each page
• Content widgets, such as interactive stock tickers, maps and in-line video that deliver supporting information to article content
• Personalized scroll feature, designed to drive new content discovery
• Fully responsive pages, optimized for viewing on all platforms

Royal Bank Of Scotland Group: Settlement Reached With The Federal Housing Finance Agency Regarding US RMBS Claims

Date 12/07/2017

The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (together with its subsidiaries, “RBS”) has reached a settlement with the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to resolve claims by FHFA in relation to RBS’s issuance and underwriting of approximately US$32 billion (£25 billion) of residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) in the US. As part of the settlement, FHFA’s outstanding litigation against RBS will be withdrawn.

US Federal Housing Finance Agency Announces $5.5 Billion Settlement With Royal Bank Of Scotland

Date 12/07/2017

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), as conservator of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, today announced it has reached a settlement with Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc, related companies and specifically named individuals (collectively RBS) for $5.5 billion. The settlement resolves all claims in the lawsuit FHFA v. The Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc et al., Case No. 3:11-cv-1383 in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

OTCQX® And OTCQB® One Step Closer To Achieving National Blue Sky Recognition - Expansion To 25 States Sets Milestone At One Year Mark

Date 12/07/2017

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced it has marked a pivotal milestone reaching the halfway mark of 25 states that now recognize its premium OTCQX market for the purposes of their "Blue Sky Manual Exemption" for secondary trading.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 12/07/2017

The following risk parameters will be changed:

IR risk (downward scenario) - SECΔ_1 (Y0/Y1)

Semiannual Monetary Policy Report To The Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen, Before The Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, D.C.

Date 12/07/2017

Chairman Hensarling, Ranking Member Waters, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. In my remarks today I will briefly discuss the current economic situation and outlook before turning to monetary policy.

Moscow Exchange Announces Launch Of Aeroflot Futures Contract

Date 12/07/2017

Moscow Exchange today announced the launch of the futures contract on Aeroflot ordinary shares (ticker: AFLT) to begin trading on 13 July 2017. 

ESMA Publishes New Q&A On Alternative Performance Measures Guidelines

Date 12/07/2017