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OCC Commends EC Extension Of QCCP Deadline

Date 09/06/2016

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, and a leading advocate for clearing equivalency on behalf of the U.S. listed options industry, today commended the European Commission for its decision to extend the deadline for CCPs to be deemed qualifying central counterparties (QCCP) until December 15, 2016.

Bats Welcomes Aptus Capital Advisors As New Issuer On The Bats ETF Marketplace Becomes 11th Issuer To List On Bats In The U.S.

Date 09/06/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, today welcomed Aptus Capital Advisors as a new issuer to the Bats ETF Marketplace with the launch of the Aptus Behavioral Momentum ETF (Bats: BEMO).

Beware Of Activist Investors? Like It Or Not Activist Investors Are Here To Stay And Are Radically Changing The Business Landscape, By IMD Professor Nuno Fernandes

Date 09/06/2016

Activist investors are relatively new – but very influential – players in international capital markets.

Activist investors are shareholders at publicly traded companies who attempt to affect change in an organization either by directly appealing to, or putting heavy pressure on, the company’s board of directors, bypassing the normal advisory process.

Bats ETF Marketplace Becomes Primary Listing For Three Deutsche Asset Management ETFs

Date 09/06/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), the #1 U.S. market for exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading, announced that three Deutsche Asset Management funds successfully transferred to the Bats ETF Marketplace from NYSE Arca today.

Katherine Tew Darras Appointed ISDA General Counsel

Date 09/06/2016

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today announced the appointment of Katherine Tew Darras as General Counsel.

London Stock Exchange Group: ELITE Connect Partners With Canadian Investor Relations Institute

Date 09/06/2016

• ELITE Connect selected by world’s third largest investor relations society as sole webcasting services provider
• CIRI members will have access to ELITE Connect’s unique open access digital platform
• Partnership demonstrates power of ELITE Connect to enhance connections between IR professionals and investors
• ELITE Connect is LSEG’s digital platform for public companies, intermediaries and institutional investors

ISDA Appoints CCP And FCM To Board Of Directors

Date 09/06/2016

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) has today appointed two senior executives from a central counterparty (CCP) and a futures commission merchant (FCM) to its Board of Directors.

NetOTC Announces Its Decision To Put Its Initiative For Margining Non-Cleared OTC Derivatives On Hold

Date 09/06/2016

NetOTC, the risk solutions firm that has been designing and building a full end-to-end market infrastructure for non-cleared OTC derivatives in close collaboration with regulatory and industry bodies, banks and their end customers, today announced that it had taken the decision to put its initiative on hold. 

NYSE Governance Services Announces 2016 Leadership Award Winners

Date 09/06/2016

NYSE Governance Services, a subsidiary of New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ICE), today announced the winners and finalists of its 3rd annual Governance, Risk, and Compliance Leadership Awards. The awards program recognizes exemplary leaders in governance, risk and compliance.

MNI Russia Consumer Sentiment Indicator: Russia Consumer Sentiment Hits Record Low In May - Personal Finances, Buying Conditions Drag Down Sentiment

Date 09/06/2016

Consumer sentiment in Russia declined to a record low level in May, halting three consecutive months of growth.
 
Sentiment, which has followed a downward path since mid-2013, appeared to have troughed at the turn of the year, but May’s outturn suggests it’s too early to conclude that Russia is on a firm recovery path.