News Centre

ECSDA Responds To ESMA On Settlement Discipline

Date 19/02/2015

What will be the market impact of the CSDR rules on settlement discipline? The draft measures issued by ESMA for consultation in December 2014 in the context of the CSD Regulation (CSDR) would create a settlement discipline framework which has the potential to substantially affect the way securities transactions are cleared and settled today.

Deutsche Börse To Make Unscheduled Adjustment In MDAX: Bertrandt AG To Replace Gagfah S.A. (Tendered)

Date 19/02/2015

Due to its anticipated merger with Deutsche Annington SE, the tendered share class of Gagfah S.A. (ISIN LU1152862774), which is currently listed in MDAX, will be delisted from stock trading as of 24 February 2015 upon request of the company.

SEC Charges Brothers-In-Law in Louisiana With Insider Trading

Date 19/02/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against a former Fortune 500 company executive and his brother-in-law whom he allegedly tipped with nonpublic information ahead of the company’s merger.

The MiG Report January 2015 - Brought To You By: The Market Intelligence Group | Toronto Stock Exchange | TSX Venture Exchange

Date 19/02/2015

Please click here for the January 2015 MiG Report.

At 30, Nasdaq-100 Recognized As Benchmark For Innovation - Growth Companies From Multiple Sectors Diversify Index And Represent The 'New Global Economy'

Date 19/02/2015

Once considered a pure play on technology stocks, the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX), which celebrated its 30th anniversary on January 31, 2015, has emerged as the de facto benchmark for broad-based innovation, representing the "new global economy," according to a recent Nasdaq study titled The Nasdaq-100 Turns 30: Tracking Innovation in Large Cap Growth.

ICE Benchmark Administration To Administer the LBMA Gold Price From 20 March 2015

Date 19/02/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, announced today that ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) expects to launch the new LBMA Gold Price, which replaces the long established London Gold Fix, on 20 March 2015.

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint Releases Special Report On Requesting Accounting Method Changes Under The Tangible Property Regulations

Date 19/02/2015

Thomson Reuters Checkpoint has released a special report, Requesting Accounting Method Changes under the Tangible Property Regulations. The report provides detailed guidance, practical tips and sample language for preparing Form 3115 on behalf of business clients.

BGC Expects To Reach A Consensual Agreement With GFI Group - Agreement Would Satisfy All Tender Offer Conditions With Respect To BGC's Offer For $6.10 Per Share - GFI Stockholders Are Urged To Tender Into The $6.10 Offer By Today's 5:00 PM. ET Deadline

Date 19/02/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it is engaged in discussions with GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI") and expects to reach a consensual agreement related to its tender offer to purchase the shares of GFI for $6.10 per share. The proposed agreement would satisfy all of BGC's previously disclosed tender offer conditions.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Market Attributes: Risk & Volatility Index Dashboard

Date 19/02/2015

Opening Statement At The Proxy Voting Roundtable, SEC Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher

Date 19/02/2015

Thank you, Keith [Higgins] for that introduction. I also want to thank the Division of Corporation Finance more broadly for its efforts in putting together this roundtable today, and the panelists for their time and energies in preparing for and attending today. As you are all well-aware, this roundtable will address two topics: universal proxies and retail shareholder participation in the proxy process. I’ll start with the latter, and end with the former.