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CalPERS CEO Anne Stausboll To Retire At Fiscal Year-End After More Than 7 Years

Date 21/01/2016

Anne Stausboll, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), today announced she will retire as the head of the nation's largest public pension fund on June 30, 2016.

Q4 2015: SIX Swiss Exchange Bonds Quarterly Statistics

Date 21/01/2016

World Economic Forum Annual Meeting, Davos: China’s Economy Is On Track, Assures Vice-President Li

Date 21/01/2016

• China’s shift in focus from speed to quality in economic growth is progressing well, with consumption accounting for 66% of last year’s 6.9% GDP growth 
• The momentum will be maintained through continuing reforms, high-tech innovation and entrepreneurship, particularly by young people
• As chair of the G20 this year, China will focus on innovating new growth models for the world economy and improving global economic and financial governance      

SEC: International Developments – Past, Present And Future, Keith F. Higgins, Director, Division Of Corporation Finance, Keynote Address At PLI – Fifteenth Annual Institute On Securities Regulation In Europe, London, England, Jan. 21, 2016

Date 21/01/2016

Thank you for your kind introduction and for inviting me to speak to you today. This is the second time I have had the pleasure of presenting the keynote address at this annual PLI conference in London and I am grateful for the opportunity to speak to you again.

ABN AMRO Clearing Announces 5 Finalists In The AIF Factor 2016 Competition

Date 21/01/2016

Five alternative investment funds have been selected, by a jury panel consisting of industry experts, to compete inThe AIF Factor on February 17th, 2016 during the Amsterdam Investor Forum (AIF), organised by ABN AMRO Clearing. In a 3 minutes pitch the funds will present their strategy and delegates as well as the jury will cast their votes to elect the “AIF Factor Winner for 2016”.

SEC: Opening Remarks To The Investor Advisory Committee, Chair Mary Jo White, Jan. 21, 2016

Date 21/01/2016

Good morning and thank you all for being here.  Happy New Year.  I would like to take a moment at the outset to welcome the newest member of the Investor Advisory Committee, Susan Wyderko.  Susan is now the President and CEO of the Mutual Fund Directors Forum and previously served at the Commission in several senior capacities for many years—including as director of the Office of Investor Education and Assistance—an experience that will also be very useful for this committee.  So thank you, Susan, for your willingness to serve.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Summary: January 17-21, 2016

Date 21/01/2016

• Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in the third trading week of 2016 was ended with declines in all the major share indices;  
• Bank Leumi is expected today to make a huge bond issue, including for the first time COCO-type bonds of up to US$ 260 million, and an expansion of an existing series of up to US$ 970 million, the largest ever in the history of the TASE; 
• BlackRock launched first ETF on the TA-25 Index 

ICE Futures U.S. Achieves Daily Volume Records In Cocoa Futures And Options

Date 21/01/2016

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses and data services, today announced that ICE Futures U.S. achieved daily volume records in cocoa futures and cocoa options with 87,195 contracts and 29,211 contracts traded respectively on January 20, 2016.

UK Prime Minister Cameron Determined To Secure Future Of UK In Reformed EU

Date 21/01/2016

• Cameron must see progress in four key areas: economic competitiveness, fair rules for countries not in the Eurozone, sovereignty, and migration and welfare
• Number one concern of British people is pressure from migration
• Cameron aims to secure changes in February but is prepared to wait until 2017 to get the right deal

LexisNexis Risk Solutions Selected By FEBRABAN And Brazilian Banks To Build A New Credit Intelligence Bureau - Brazilian Banks' Effort Paves The Way To Financial Inclusion For Millions Of Consumers And Efficient Assessment Of Consumer Credit Risk

Date 21/01/2016

LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, part of RELX Group, announced today it has been chosen by FEBRABAN, the Brazilian banking industry's main federation, and Brazil's top five banks to provide technical services for a new credit intelligence bureau that will modernise the current Brazilian credit risk information ecosystem.