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Congressman Thomas Reed To Speak At 2017 Options Industry Conference

Date 17/04/2017

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced that Congressman Thomas Reed (R-NY 23rd District) will be a featured speaker on May 10th at the 2017 Options Industry Conference. Congressman Reed and OCC Executive Chairman and CEO Craig Donohue will have a "fireside chat" about the outlook for Congressional action in 2017 and significant items on the Hill's agenda as they relate to the U.S. listed equity options industry.

B3 - Sponsored BDRs: CVM Rule Change Opens Up New Opportunities For Cross-Border Diversification

Date 17/04/2017

Brazilians will soon have new opportunities for trading and portfolio diversification in securities issued by foreign companies. On April 5, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Brazil (CVM) released Instruction 585 authorizing restricted-effort public offerings of Level I and Level II Sponsored BDRs.

The MiG Report March 2017 - TSX, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 17/04/2017

Please click here for the March 2017 MiG Report.  

Dubai International Financial Centre Calls On Applicants For FinTech Hive At DIFC

Date 17/04/2017

• Online application process goes live on 17 April 2017 
• Applications will be evaluated by Dubai International Financial Centre, Accenture and participating Financial Institutions

Consolidated Audit Trail (“CAT”) Clock Synchronization Study

Date 17/04/2017

In accordance with the CAT NMS Plan the exchanges and FINRA have prepared a short study to collect information regarding current clock synchronization practices from broker-dealers, exchanges and FINRA, as well as third-party vendors or similar providers. MIAX Options requests that MIAX Option Members complete the CAT Clock Synchronization Study and submit their responses by Friday, April 21, 2017 by 5pm (ET).

OCC Names David Hoag As Chief Information Officer - Moranda To Become Senior IT Advisor To President And COO

Date 17/04/2017

OCC, the world’s largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced that David Hoag, a technology executive with nearly 25 years of information systems and development experience, will join OCC as Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, effective May 1st. Hoag, who will report to John Davidson, OCC’s new President and Chief Operating Officer, succeeds Luke Moranda, who becomes Senior Vice President and Senior Information Technology Advisor to the President and COO.

B3 Launches “Report Or Explain For The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” Initiative

Date 17/04/2017

Today B3 launches its “Report or Explain for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” initiative. Starting this year, B3 will ask listed companies to disclose on an annual basis whether they publish sustainability or integrated reports taking the SDGs into account. If not, they will be asked to explain why not.

CUSIP Requests Climb Again In March Signaling Corporate And Muni Bond Surge - Second Straight Volume Increase Suggests Robust Pace Of New Issuance In First Quater Of 2017

Date 17/04/2017

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for March 2017. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity, found an uptick in the pre-trade market for corporate and municipal bonds in March. This volume of pre-trade activity in corporate and municipal bond markets is suggestive of future growth in new securities issuance volume.

Dubai Financial Market Company Holds Board Briefing On Developments And Best Practices Of Corporate Governance

Date 17/04/2017

• H.E. Essa Kazim: “Corporate Governance plays a vital role in achieving operational efficiency, creating value for shareholders and further reinforcing investors’ confidence”

Bursa Malaysia Sector Update: Yong Tai Berhad

Date 17/04/2017

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) has decided to update the classification of sector for YONG TAI BERHAD (“YONG TAI”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Friday, 21 April 2017.