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SGX Welcomes Eindec Corporation Limited To Catalist

Date 15/01/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Eindec Corporation Limited (Eindec) to Catalist under the stock code “42Z”.

CFTC Issues Order Delegating To The National Futures Association Certain Functions Related To Notices Of Swap Valuation Disputes Filed By Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants

Date 14/01/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an order delegating to the National Futures Association (NFA) certain responsibilities related to notices of swap valuation disputes filed by swap dealers and major swap participants pursuant to CFTC regulation 23.502(c).

SEC Charges State Street For Pay-To-Play Scheme

Date 14/01/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that State Street Bank and Trust Company agreed to pay $12 million to settle charges that it conducted a pay-to-play scheme through its then-senior vice president and a hired lobbyist to win contracts to service Ohio pension funds.

GFMA, IIF And ISDA Statement On The Fundamental Review Of The Trading Book (FRTB) Framework Issued Today By The Basel Committee On Banking Supervision

Date 14/01/2016

The Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA), the Institute of International Finance (IIF) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) have issued the following statement on the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) framework issued today by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS):

“GFMA, IIF and ISDA share the Basel Committee’s goal of ensuring the safety and soundness of the global financial system, which is critical to enhancing investor and consumer confidence, and economic growth. We have remained supportive of BCBS’s work throughout the G20-mandated post-crisis programme and have continued to do so during the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book."

SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Improper Securities Lending Practices

Date 14/01/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Goldman, Sachs & Co. has agreed to pay $15 million to settle charges that its securities lending practices violated federal regulations.

BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity For December

Date 14/01/2016

In the month of December price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 302,926 per day. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction, PIP, averaged $515,548 per day, while total savings to investors in December was $11.34M. With this, BOX has saved investors over $706M since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of December was 452,732 contracts.

Nasdaq Launches New, Innovative Investor Relations Platform, Nasdaq IR Insight™ - Platform Designed With Extensive Client Collaboration To Capture The Investor Relations Workstream, Improve Data Intelligence And Enhance Decision Making - Facilitates And Drives Efficiency Of An IR Program By Providing A Single Data Solution - Launch Marks The First Step In Wider Rollout Of The Platform’s Enhanced Technology And Intuitive Design To Full Nasdaq Corporate Solutions Product Suite

Date 14/01/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), has officially launchedNasdaq IR Insight™, a platform designed specifically for financial executives, especially investor relations officers (IROs) around the globe. The platform was built through an iterative process of collaboration with clients from the corporate finance suite in order to create an integrated, contextualized view of those activities in an intuitive user interface. Nasdaq IR Insight is being offered by Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, a subsidiary of Nasdaq Inc.

BATS ETF Marketplace Welcomes Two New Reality Shares ETFs - DFND And GARD Began Trading Today On BATS

Date 14/01/2016

BATS Global Markets (BATS), the #1 U.S. market for the trading of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), today welcomed two new Reality Shares ETFs to The BATS ETF Marketplace.

Tel Aviv Stock Exchange Trading Summary: January 10-14, 2016

Date 14/01/2016

• Trading on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange in the second trading week of 2016 was ended with declines in all the major share indices; 
• Sharp decrease in TA-Biomed and TA-Oil & Gas indices;
• The US high tech company "Ability", whose shares are traded on the NASDAQ-CM, listed its shares for trading on the TASE;
• The foreign real estate company "Delshah Capital" made an initial offering of bonds on the TASE

SIX Exchange Regulation: Index Adjustments In Conjunction With Delisting Of Transocean Ltd.

Date 14/01/2016

SIX Exchange Regulation granted the delisting application of Transocean Ltd. on 17 December, specifying 30 March 2016 as the last trading day for the corresponding registered shares on SIX Swiss Exchange:

http://www.six-swiss-exchange.com/media_releases/online/media_release_201512180900_en.pdf