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FINRA Expels Lawson Financial And Bars CEO Robert Lawson For Fraudulent Municipal Bond Sales - Lawson Misused Customer Funds And Breached Fiduciary Duties As A Co-Trustee Of A Customer Trust Account

Date 02/02/2017

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today that it has expelled Phoenix-based Lawson Financial Corporation, Inc. (LFC) from FINRA membership, and has barred LFC’s CEO and President Robert Lawson from the securities industry for committing securities fraud when they sold millions of dollars of municipal revenue bonds to LFC customers.

Office Of Financial Research Update - Collective Action: Toward Solving A Vexing Problem To Build A Global Infrastructure For Financial Information

Date 02/02/2017

The OFR posted today a blog by Director Richard Berner, entitled, “Breaking Through Barriers Impeding Financial Data Standards.” In the blog, Director Berner says, the global Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) system is a cornerstone for financial data standards that offers great benefits to industry and government.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange: Timetable For The Pre-Closing Phase In The Stock Market On February 9, 2017

Date 02/02/2017

On February 9, 2017, at the end of the trading day, the Shares Universes will be updated, before the entry into effect of the reform of the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange share indices.

SEC Charges Investment Adviser With Stealing Investor Funds

Date 02/02/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Connecticut-based investment advisory business and its owner with stealing money from investors to settle a private lawsuit among other misuses.

EBA Observes A Significant Increase Of High Earners In EU Banks

Date 02/02/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its annual Report on high earners in EU banks, which shows a significant increase in their number in 2015 (+33.04% compared to 2014). The Report contains data covering all staff of institutions in the EU and EU branches of third country institutions receiving a total remuneration of one million euro or above. The data is available in aggregate format at the EU level, for each Member State, and by payment bracket within each Member State. The EBA will publish this year the report on High Earners with data for the financial year 2015.

CBOE Holdings Reports January 2017 Trading Volume

Date 02/02/2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today reported January monthly trading volume on its website under the Quotes & Data section. 

New eXtremeDB® Financial Edition To Speed Up Risk Management And Compliance

Date 02/02/2017

McObject, developer of the ultra-efficient database system for real-time and historical data analysis, announced today a new version of itseXtremeDB® Financial Edition database management system. The new v.7.1 release brings a host of benefits, including built-in feed handlers for Thomson Reuters and Vela, along with 4x faster data loading for large volumes of tick data, facilitating rapid and easy development for risk and quant modeling.

IPC Elected To FISD Executive Committee - Industry Leader To Represent IPC At A Leading Forum Of The Financial Information Market

Date 02/02/2017

IPC, a leading global provider of secure, compliant communications and networking solutions for the financial markets community, is proud to announce that Ganesh Iyer, CAIA, FIA, Global Product Marketing Director, Financial Markets Network, has been elected to be part of the FISD Executive Committee. The Financial Information Services Association of the Software & Information Industry Association provides a neutral business forum for exchanges, market data vendors, specialist data providers, brokerage firms, investment managers and banks to address and resolve business and technical issues related to the distribution, management, administration and use of market data within the financial sector.

European Central Bank: Extended Publication Of Securities Holdings Statistics

Date 02/02/2017

• For the first time break-down by instrument type, holder sector and issuer sector
• Dataset compiled from micro-data and thus provides more detailed information
• Dataset gives insights in euro area exposures and their developments between sectors

ESMA Updates Q&A On MiFID II Implementation

Date 02/02/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today the updated Questions and Answers (Q&As) document regarding the implementation of the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).