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FIA Welcomes Myriam Condon As Vice President Of Member Services And Business Development

Date 19/01/2017

FIA is pleased to announce the appointment of Myriam Condon as Vice President Member Services and Business Development.

Enforcement Director Aitan Goelman To Leave CFTC

Date 19/01/2017

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Timothy Massad today announced that Division of Enforcement Director Aitan Goelman will leave the agency on February 3, 2017. During Mr. Goelman’s tenure, the Division brought a number of first-in-kind cases utilizing the new enforcement authorities created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Division also imposed and collected a record amount of monetary sanctions as it fulfilled its mission of protecting investors from being victimized by fraud and manipulation, and safeguarding the integrity of the financial markets overseen by the Commission.

World Economic Forum: US And EU Must Learn To Share Power As Asia Takes A Larger Role

Date 19/01/2017

• The future will be multipolar, with no single superpower assuming leadership
• China, India and ASEAN will play a key role in global trade and economic integration
• For more information on the Annual Meeting, see http://wef.ch/davos17
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Chicago Business Barometer Revised Lower In Second Half Of 2016 - Downward Revisions To Inventories, Production

Date 19/01/2017

The December Chicago Business Barometer was revised down to 53.9 from 54.6 previously, as a result of the annual seasonal adjustment recalculation.

European Commission - Security Union: Commission Reports On The Implementation Of The EU-US TFTP And PNR Agreements

Date 19/01/2017

Today, the Commission is presenting two implementation reports on the EU-US Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme (TFTP) Agreement and EU-US Passenger Name Records (PNR) Agreement.

SEC Chief Of Staff Andrew J. Donohue To Leave Agency

Date 19/01/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that SEC Chief of Staff Andrew J. ”Buddy” Donohue will be leaving the agency at the end of January.

MGEX Open Interest Reaches Top 10

Date 19/01/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports its 9th-highest open interest daily total of all-time following Wednesday’s activity, finishing the day at 83,867.

CFTC Orders Citigroup Global Markets Inc. To Pay $25 Million For Spoofing In U.S. Treasury Futures Markets And For Related Supervision Failures

Date 19/01/2017

• Five Traders at Citigroup Global Markets Inc. Placed More Than 2,500 Orders with the Intent to Cancel Before Execution over an Eighteen Month Period

World Economic Forum: Bank Chiefs Optimistic About The Future

Date 19/01/2017

• Bank chiefs are confident that the regulatory pendulum has reached its apex, is starting to swing back
• Economic growth and reflation will increase rates and underwrite improvement in margins
• Efficiencies gained from digital transformation within banks will underwrite long-term recovery among US banks For more information on the Annual Meeting, see http://wef.ch/davos17
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Dubai Financial Market Announces The Results Of The Semiannual Review Of The General Index Sample

Date 19/01/2017

DFM General Index "DFMGI" Rules

• The DFMG index represents those companies that are listed at DFM as a principal Market. Companies that are listed at DFM as bye market (Dual Listing) will not be considered at DFMG index.
• The DFMG index is calculated in real-time and publish during the hours of trading.
• The base Currency for the DFMG index is UAE dirham.