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SEC: BlackRock Charged With Removing Whistleblower Incentives In Separation Agreements

Date 17/01/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that New York-based asset manager BlackRock Inc. has agreed to pay a $340,000 penalty to settle charges that it improperly used separation agreements in which exiting employees were forced to waive their ability to obtain whistleblower awards.

MGEX Reports Top 25 Daily Volume Record

Date 17/01/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports its 25th-best daily volume that occurred on Friday, with a total volume of 18,134.

The British Government's Negotiating Objectives For Exiting The EU: PM Speech

Date 17/01/2017

Prime Minister Theresa May set out the Plan for Britain, including the 12 priorities that the UK government will use to negotiate Brexit.

Speech By Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard, At The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C., January 17, 2017, Monetary Policy In A Time Of Uncertainty

Date 17/01/2017

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There are many sources of uncertainty affecting the trajectory of the U.S. economy and, by extension, the appropriate path of monetary policy. In particular, there has been speculation about significant changes to fiscal policy of late, although the magnitude, composition, and timing of any fiscal changes are as yet unknown and will depend on the incoming Administration and the new Congress as well as the vicissitudes of the budgeting process. Even once any changes are enacted, uncertainty will remain about their effects on the overall economy. It thus seems possible that monetary policy could be affected for some time by uncertainty surrounding fiscal policy and its effects on the economy.

FESE European Equity Market Report – December 2016 Figures

Date 17/01/2017

The European Equity Market Report is a piece of analysis that allows for an accurate comparison of trading statistics across European trading venues.

Bricknode Launches Full Brokerage System In The Cloud

Date 17/01/2017

Bricknode (www.bricknode.com) today launched the Software as a Service solution for financial brokers and dealers called Bricknode Broker (www.bricknodebroker.com) where brokers can launch a complete online brokerage system with a click.

Thomson Reuters Completes REDI Acquisition To Deliver Integrated Trading Workflow To The Buy-Side - Acquisition Allows Thomson Reuters To Offer Advanced, Broker-Neutral, Cross-Asset Trade Execution Capabilities For The Buy-Side Trading Community

Date 17/01/2017

Thomson Reuters has completed its acquisition of REDI Holdings, allowing Thomson Reuters to incorporate an advanced, cross-asset execution management system (EMS) into its buy-side trading capabilities and deliver integrated trading workflow solutions to the buy-side community. REDI will now operate as Thomson Reuters REDI.

BSE: Revision Of Scrips In Trade To Trade Segment

Date 17/01/2017

As a part of Surveillance measures and based on the extant SEBI framework, the Exchanges transfer various securities for settlement on a Trade-to-Trade basis. The criteria for shifting securities to/from for settlement on trade to trade basis is decided in consultation with SEBI and applied uniformly across the stock exchanges and reviewed periodically.

Millennium Exchange Release 9.1 Oslo Børs – Date For Second Dress Rehearsal And Updated Dress Rehearsal Schedule

Date 17/01/2017

The second production environment dress rehearsal with client participation in Oslo Børs’ Millennium 9.1 release project is going to be held February 11 2017.

EU And US Publish TTIP State Of Play Assessment

Date 17/01/2017

Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström and United States Trade Representative Michael Froman have today published a joint assessment of the progress made in the negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) since negotiations started in July 2013.