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OCC Announces Robert Bodnar Joins Options Industry Council Roundtable

Date 09/05/2017

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization and a leading provider of options education content through The Options Industry Council (OIC), today announced that Robert Bodnar, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, has joined the OIC Roundtable. The OIC Roundtable is the independent governing body of the OIC, and is comprised of representatives from the options exchanges, member brokerage firms, and OCC.

Opening Remarks At 2017 SEC/NASAA Annual Section 19(d) Conference - Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar, Washington D.C., May 9, 2017

Date 09/05/2017

Good morning. Thank you, Joe [Borg], for that kind introduction.

It is a pleasure to welcome you to the annual Section 19(d) Conference. Although representatives of the SEC and state securities regulators frequently meet throughout the year, this annual conference provides us with a more formal opportunity to share our experiences and views. We are also fortunate to have representatives of FINRA and the Justice Department with us today. It is important for us to come together and share insights as we help companies grow by facilitating capital formation while providing appropriate safeguards for investors.

Oppenheimer & Co. Migrates To GoldenSource Hosted Service To Power Regulatory, Risk And Anti-Crime Initiatives

Date 09/05/2017

GoldenSource, a leading independent provider of Enterprise Data Management (EDM) and Master Data Management (MDM) solutions for the securities and investment management industry, today announced that Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (Oppenheimer), a US registered broker-dealer, is using GoldenSource hosted services in connection with its institutional entity data management platform.

OIC Preview Part 2: OCC's Craig Donohue On Gina McFadden And Changes At The Top Of OCC

Date 09/05/2017

As the 35th Options Industry Conference gets underway, OCC Chairman and CEO Craig Donohue spoke with John Lothian News about everything from the industry's first woman to be awarded the Joseph Sullivan Award to executive changes at the clearinghouse.

Optimistic SMEs Face Costs Challenge - Britain's SMEs Are Optimistic About The Future But Acutely Conscious Of The Mounting Cost Pressures That Stand In The Way Of Sustainable Growth

Date 09/05/2017

Britain’s small and medium-sized enterprises are cautiously optimistic about their prospects for the year ahead, new research from Close Brothers shows, but nervous about the extent to which their costs are set to rise. The latest Business Barometer from Close Brothers, the quarterly snapshot of SME attitudes, opportunities and threats, reveals that almost half (49.5%) of SME leaders now believe the UK economy is on an upwards trend, albeit with differing views about the pace of the recovery. More than a fifth (21.7%) say they expect their business to perform more strongly over the next 12 months, against only 11.8% who expect contraction or closure.

Anticipating MIFID II, ADDFIN AG And ResearchPool Launch The First Combined Solution Leveraging On Digitalization And Information Technology To Offer The Best Financial Industry Standard To Wealth Management Community

Date 09/05/2017

ADDFIN AG, the innovative Fintech solution provider for wealth managers and ResearchPool, the leading digital market place for investment research, announce a partnership to offer Wealth Managers the first digital solution combining web-based information and transaction platform and access to investment research

LiquidityBook Adds Industry Veteran Les Vital As Head Of Technical Sales As Demand For Its POEMS Platform Grows

Date 09/05/2017

LiquidityBook today announced the addition of Les Vital as Head of Technical Sales. The appointment comes as demand accelerates for its industry-leading POEMS (portfolio, order and execution management system) platform, with clients across the Americas and Europe turning to LiquidityBook to help reduce TCO (total cost of ownership), improve efficiency and meet increasing regulatory compliance demands including MiFID II.

European Commodity Clearing Cooperates With KB TECH To Expand Access To Commodity Markets

Date 09/05/2017

The European Commodity Clearing (ECC) cooperates with KB TECH Ltd. to expand access to cleared commodity markets for trading participants. KB TECH is a UK based software development company providing data management services and products to the trading, pension and financial markets.

Bank Of England: Blueprint For A New Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Service

Date 09/05/2017

Record of FPC Meeting held on 27 April 2017

CBOE Holdings Reports First-Quarter 2017 Results - Reported Results Include Bats Effective March 1

Date 09/05/2017

First-Quarter 2017 Highlights

• GAAP Revenue Less Cost of Revenue of $193.4 Million, up 35 Percent, Reflects the Bats Acquisition 
• Organic Net Revenue of $154.2 Million, up 8 Percent, Driven by Increased Trading in VIX Futures and SPX Options
• GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.16; Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.78
• Bats Integration on Track; Synergy Realization Ahead of Plan 
• Reduced Debt Incurred in Connection With the Bats Acquisition by $150 Million During the Quarter 
• Quarterly Highs Set in SPX Options Trading and Bats Options Exchanges and Hotspot Market Share