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BGC Partners' Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2015 Financial Results Announcement To Be Issued Prior To Market Open On Wednesday, February 10, 2016 - Conference Call Scheduled For The Same Day At 10:00 A.M. ET

Date 25/01/2016

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "BGC," or the "Company"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it plans to issue an advisory press release regarding the availability of its consolidated quarterly and full year financial results by 8:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, February 10, 2016.

CBOE Makes Majority Investment In Vest Financial - Partnership To Leverage CBOE's Product Offerings And Vest's Options-Based Packaged Products And Technology Platform To Deliver Downside Protection

Date 25/01/2016

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and The Vest Financial Group Inc. (Vest) announced today at the Inside ETFs Conference that CBOE has made a majority equity investment in Vest, an investment advisor that provides options-centric products. Previous investors in Vest, including Y Combinator, Payment Ventures, and First Round Capital, have exited.

Fears Over Global Trade Declines Pointing To Recession Are Misplaced, Source Says

Date 25/01/2016

Fears that declining global trade points to economic stagnation are misplaced – not least because world exports are actually growing when measured in non-US dollar terms, according to Paul Jackson, Head of Multi Asset Research at Source, one of Europe’s largest exchange traded product providers.

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Takes Civil Penalty Action Against Wong Teck Kui For Insider Trading

Date 25/01/2016

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has taken civil penalty action under the Securities and Futures Act (SFA) against Mr Wong Teck Kui for insider trading in the shares of Time Watch Investments Limited (TWI). Mr Wong has admitted to contravening section 219(2)(a) of the SFA and has paid MAS a civil penalty of $110,000 without court action.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Liu Hsiang-Wen For Eight Months

Date 25/01/2016

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Ms Liu Hsiang-wen from re-entering the industry for eight months from 19 January 2016 to 18 September 2016.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Promulgated The Notice On Doing Well 2015 Annual Report Disclosure Work Of Bond Issuers To Promote The Implementation Of Disclosure Requirements For Annual Report Of Corporate Bonds

Date 25/01/2016

China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”) recently promulgated the Rules for Contents and Format of Information Disclosure by Companies Offering Securities to the Public No.38 – Contents and Format of Annual Report of Corporate Bonds (hereinafter referred to as “Rules for Annual Report of Corporate Bonds”), so as to standardize the annual report information disclosure behaviors of issuers offering corporate bonds to the public and further improve the market information disclosure quality as well as protect investors’ legal rights and interests. In order to coordinate the implementation of the Rules for Annual Report of Corporate Bonds, Shenzhen Stock Exchange (“SZSE”) promulgated the Notice on Doing Well 2015 Annual Report Disclosure Work of Bond Issuers (hereinafter referred to as “Notice on Annual Report Disclosure”).

Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority Joins International Regulatory Organisations And Financial Forums

Date 25/01/2016

Abu Dhabi Global Market (“ADGM”), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, is pleased that its Financial Services Regulatory Authority (“FSRA”) has been accepted as members of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and the Basel Consultative Group (“BCG”) of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (“BCBS”). This initiative demonstrates FSRA’s endeavour to work closely with global authorities and financial organisations to maintain global financial stability and advocate sound and robust financial regulations.

Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 25/01/2016

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 1990 shares. New holding is 7297 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 81,95- per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 625.

European Commission - EUROSTAT: Foreign Direct Investment Stocks At The End Of 2014 - The EU, A Net Investor In The Rest Of The World - Main FDI partner: By Far The United States

Date 25/01/2016

At the end of 2014, the European Union (EU) held Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) stocks of €5 749 billion in the rest of the world (+7.6% compared with the end of 2013), while stocks held by the rest of the world in the EU amounted to €4 583 bn (+9.6%), meaning that the EU held a net investment position of €1 166 bn vis-a-vis the rest of the world.

ETF Quarterly Statistics SIX Swiss Exchange: 4th Quarter Of 2015

Date 25/01/2016