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BGC Reminds GFI Stockholders To Tender Their Shares Before Its $6.10 Per Share Offer Expires - GFI Board Unanimously Recommends Stockholders Tender Their Shares To BGC's Offer - Offer Set To Expire On February 26 With No Further Extensions Expected - Accepted Shares Expected To Be Paid For On March 3, 2015

Date 25/02/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company servicing the financial and real estate markets, today reminded stockholders of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI") to tender into its $6.10 per share offer to purchase all outstanding shares of GFI before its expiration on February 26, 2015.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 25/02/2015

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

New York State Department Of Financial Services Superintendent Benjamin M. Lawsky’s Remarks At Columbia Law School - “Financial Federalism: The Catalytic Role Of State Regulators In A Post-Financial Crisis World”, New York, NY, February 25, 2015

Date 25/02/2015

Thank you Dean Chapnick for that kind introduction.

The topic of this speech today is “Financial Federalism” and the catalytic role states can play in Wall Street regulation.

So, what exactly do I mean by the term “Financial Federalism?”

CalPERS To Open 2015 Board Election - Election Will Determine Retired Member Representative

Date 25/02/2015

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) will open the Board of Administration election for nominations to the retired member representative position on March 23, 2015. Retired CalPERS members must meet specific eligibility requirements to run in this election.

Oslo Børs: Release 8.6 North Sea – CDS Environment Upgrade On Friday 27 February And Conformance Testing

Date 25/02/2015

Oslo Børs upgrades the Millennium Test Environment (CDS) on Friday 27 February 2015 due to a minor bug fix. The CDS environment may behave unstable Friday morning due to the upgrade. Oslo Børs also wish to remind all customers to have all relevant applications conformance tested prior to the mandatory dress rehearsal in the production environment on Saturday 14 March. 

In An Initiative Aiming To Enhance Working Values... EGX Honors Outstanding Employees

Date 25/02/2015

In a move aimed at raising the efficiency, The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) started a new tradition of honoring outstanding employees who make extraordin

SEC: Remarks At SIFMA's 2015 Anti-Money Laundering & Financial Crimes Conference By Andrew Ceresney

Date 25/02/2015

Thank you, Jeff [Weiss], for that introduction.  Before I start, I must give our standard disclaimer that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission or its staff.[1]

Two New ComStage ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Offer Access To Corporate Stocks From Italy And Spain

Date 25/02/2015

Two new equity index ETFs issued by ComStage have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Wednesday.  

Preliminary Results Of 2014: Net Profit After Tax Of Listed Companies On The Palestine Exchange (PEX) Is 227.50 Million USD

Date 25/02/2015

The Palestine Exchange ended the year 2014 disclosure period with 83% compliance from listed companies within the legal period specified in the disclosure rules. Results show that 75% of companies achieved profits in 2014.

Nasdaq Orders Oniva Online Group Europe AB To Pay A Fine

Date 25/02/2015

The Disciplinary Committee of NASDAQ Stockholm AB (“the Exchange”) has found that Oniva Online Group Europe (“the Online Group”) has contravened the regulations of the First North Rulebook (“the Rulebook”) in respect of disclosure of information and has therefore ordered the Online Group to pay a fine corresponding to twice the company’s annual fee to the Exchange.