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SEC: Wire And Cable Manufacturer Settles FCPA And Accounting Charges

Date 29/12/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kentucky-based General Cable Corporation agreed to pay more than $75 million to resolve parallel SEC and U.S. Department of Justice investigations related to its violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The company agreed to pay an additional $6.5 million penalty to the SEC to settle separate accounting-related violations.

The Bank Of Italy And ABI Sign An Agreement To Enhance Cybersecurity

Date 29/12/2016

CERTFin, the new organization highly specialized in cybersecurity for the banking and financial sectors, has been established to prevent and combat cyber threats linked to the development of new technologies and to the digital economy.

Borsa Istanbul: Periodic Review For The BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices For The Period January 2017 Has Been Finalized

Date 29/12/2016

In accordance with the article 3.3. of BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, periodic review for the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond Indices for the period January 2017 (January 2, 2017 – January 31, 2017) has been finalized. There is not any Eurobond to be included in or excluded from the BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD and BIST-KYD Corporate Eurobond USD (TRY) Indices and they will continue to be calculated with the same list of constituents in the period January 2017.

Sunday 1st January 2017 An Official Holiday For Qatar Stock Exchange

Date 29/12/2016

Qatar Stock Exchange hereby informs you as follows:

It has been decided that Sunday 01 January 2017 will be an official holiday at Qatar Stock Exchange and work shall resume on Monday 02 January 2017.

Performance Of The Amman Stock Exchange, 2016

Date 29/12/2016

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), Mr. Nader Azar, said that the ASE price index weighted by free float shares increased to reach (2170.3) point at the end of 2016 compared with (2136.3) point by the end of 2015; an increase of (1.6%). The market capitalization of listed shares at the ASE decreased to JD (17.3) billion; a decrease of (3.8%), compared with year 2015 closing, constituting (65%) of the GDP.

EEX New Participant: Edlo Energy S.p.A.

Date 29/12/2016

Edlo Energy S.p.A. has been admitted to exchange trading for Phelix Futures and Options, Belgian Financial Power Futures, Dutch Financial Power Futures, French Financial Power Futures and Options, Greek Financial Power Futures, Italian Financial Power Futures and Options, Nordic Financial Power Futures and Options, Romanian Financial Power Futures, Spanish Financial Power Futures and Options and Swiss Financial Power Futures.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Lam Yuk Wai For Life

Date 29/12/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Lam Yuk Wai, a former staff of HSBC Broking Securities (Asia) Limited, HSBC Broking Futures (Asia) Limited, HSBC Broking Futures (Hong Kong) Limited and HSBC Broking Forex (Asia) Limited (collectively, HSBC Broking), from re-entering the industry for life.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Of Brent Oil Futures In January 2018

Date 29/12/2016

The Exchange has added the Brent Oil Futures contract (BR-1.18) expired on 1 January 2018 to the trading system. The expiration date was established in accordance with paragraph 3, clause 1.5 of the contract specification. The contract corresponds with the ICE Brent Crude Futures contract expired on 19 December 2017.

NSD Repository Receives Repository Operations License From The Bank Of Russia

Date 29/12/2016

On 28 December 2016, the NSD Repository received the license for repository operations issued by the Bank of Russia. It became the first entity in Russia to receive this type of license.

Securities Commission Malaysia: Call For Nomination: SC-OCIS Scholar In Residence Programme In Islamic Finance At The Oxford Centre For Islamic Studies For Academic Year 2017/18

Date 29/12/2016

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (OCIS) have opened nominations for the sixth Visiting Fellowship at OCIS under the Scholar in Residence (SIR) Programme in Islamic Finance, for the academic year commencing October 2017.