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International Monetary Fund: Financial Counsellor José Viñals To Leave The Fund

Date 27/07/2016

• José Viñals notified Managing Director of intention to leave after seven years leading Monetary and Capital Markets Department
• Mr Viñals relinquished his responsibilities. Search process to identify successor begins right away

FlexTrade Appoints Shane Remolina Director Of Sell-Side OMS Technologies

Date 27/07/2016

FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Shane Remolina as Director of Sell-Side OMS Technologies for North America.  Based in the company’s headquarters in New York, Remolina will head sales and business development for FlexTrade’s sell-side OMS solutions.

Steve Cohen Taps Quantopian To Manage Assets Using Crowd-Sourced Investment Algorithms

Date 27/07/2016

Renowned investor Steve Cohen, his venture capital arm Point72 Ventures, and Quantopian announced today an agreement for Quantopian to manage up to $250 million of investment capital provided by Mr. Cohen.

United Kingdom Parliament Treasury Committee Update: Financial Conduct Authority Internal Audit Report Published

Date 27/07/2016

The Treasury Committee publishes copies of the latest FCA internal audit report summaries given to the Committee by the FCA's Audit Committee.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Issues New Guidelines On Outsourcing Risk Management; Introduces Guidance On Cloud Services

Date 27/07/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today issued new Guidelines on Outsourcing Risk Management to financial institutions (FIs) following extensive industry and public consultation. 

Technical Update To ESMA Registers Portal 28 July 2016

Date 27/07/2016

Please note that the ESMA registers portal will undergo a technical update tomorrow. 

The Semi Annual Financial Statements 2016 Of Listed Companies At The Amman Stock Exchange

Date 27/07/2016

The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) is still receiving the reviewed  semi annul reports of the period ended in June 30, 2016, from all companies listed at the ASE. 

Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.32 Per Share

Date 27/07/2016

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on September 30, 2016, to shareowners of record at the close of business on September 16, 2016.  Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

DGCX Hits The Highest Daily Volume Record On July 26

Date 27/07/2016

Trading volumes on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) witnessed a new daily trading record on Tuesday, July 26, leading the Exchange to record its highest ever daily volume of 176,645 contracts valued at USD 3.6 Bn.

Nasdaq Reports Second Quarter 2016 Earnings; Delivers Record Net Revenues(1)

Date 27/07/2016

• Net revenues were a record $559 million in the second quarter of 2016, up 8% year-over-year.
• Organic growth, which excludes the impact of acquisitions and changes in FX rates, contributed $14 million of the total $41 million year-over-year increase in revenue growth.
• Second quarter 2016 diluted EPS was $0.42.  Non-GAAP2 diluted EPS for the second quarter 2016 was $0.91.
• During the quarter, the company completed the Boardvantage and ISE acquisitions, the last of four recently announced deals to close, and has achieved approximately $10 million in annualized run-rate cost synergies.
• Since the beginning of 2016 through July 26, 2016, Nasdaq has increased its quarterly dividend 28% and repurchased $53 million of common stock.