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Nigerian Stock Exchange, Meristem Highlight The Benefits Of ETFs As A Smart Investing Tool

Date 07/02/2020

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (“NSE” or “The Exchange”) hosted capital market stakeholders and members of the investing public to a Smart Investment Workshop on Friday, February 7, 2020 at The Exchange, Lagos. The workshop themed, “Using Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) as a Proxy for Investing in Nigerian Equities” was hosted in partnership with Meristem Wealth Management Limited and had in attendance young, savvy members of the investing public and capital market stakeholders.

Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Report - Current Report: February 7, 2020

Date 07/02/2020

Report

The Federal Reserve Act requires the Federal Reserve Board to submit written reports to Congress containing discussions of "the conduct of monetary policy and economic developments and prospects for the future." This report⁠—called the Monetary Policy Report⁠—is submitted semiannually to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and to the House Committee on Financial Services, along with testimony from the Federal Reserve Board Chair.

Cboe Global Markets Reports 2019 Fourth Quarter And Full Year Results

Date 07/02/2020

Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights

• Diluted EPS for the Quarter of $0.77 and the Year of $3.34, Down 37 Percent and 12 Percent, Respectively
• Adjusted Diluted EPS(1) for the Quarter of $1.21 and the Year of $4.73, Down 21 Percent and 6 Percent, Respectively
• Net Revenue for the Quarter of $280.3 Million, Down 16 Percent; Down 7 Percent for the Year
• Operating Expenses for the Quarter of $161.1 Million, Up 2 Percent; Down 3 Percent for the Year
• Adjusted Operating Expenses(1) for the Quarter of $95.6 Million, Down 14 Percent; Down 8 Percent for the Year
• EBITDA Margin(1) for the Quarter of 58.7 Percent and the Year of 63.0 Percent; Down 360 bps for the Year
• Adjusted EBITDA Margin(1) for the Quarter of 70.2 Percent and the Year of 69.0 Percent, Down 10 bps for the Year
• Returned $110 Million and $307 Million to Shareholders Through Dividends and Share Repurchases in the Fourth Quarter and Year, Respectively

First Deputy Managing Director David Lipton Leaving IMF

Date 07/02/2020

International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva announced on Friday that David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director (FDMD), would be leaving the Fund at the end of February in the context of changes she will be making to the leadership team. Mr. Lipton is the IMF’s longest-serving FDMD, a position he took up in September 2011.

Market Integrity And Strategic Approach, Speech By Mark Steward, Executive Director Of Enforcement And Market Oversight At The FCA, Delivered At The 19th Annual Institute On Securities Regulation In Europe Event In London

Date 07/02/2020

Highlights

• We work with a very high degree of precision and collaboration with both US regulators and EU authorities on issues that affect our markets. We need to avoid fragmentation in our markets which will provide wrongdoers with arbitrage opportunities for misconduct.
• The market cleaniness metric was first published in 2008 when it found that approximately 30% of takeovers showed abnormal price movements 2 days prior to an announcement. Our latest figure published in 2019 is currently at its lowest score at around 10% and we have developed a new measure which has produced a lower figure of 6.4%.
• We have taken a strategic and integrated approach to our market integrity efforts encompassing enforcement, primary and secondary oversight and surveillance, and wholesale supervision which could explain improvements recorded by the market cleaniness metric and abnormal trading volume ratio.
• Would-be abusers should be aware of our increased detective power which materially ratchets up the risk of abusers being found out.

ESMA Issues Opinions On Position Limits Under MiFID II

Date 07/02/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published seven opinions on position limits  regarding commodity derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MIFIR) today.

FIA January 2020 SEF Tracker

Date 07/02/2020

FinSA/FinIA: Follow-Up Regulation By FINMA

Date 07/02/2020

Saxo Bank Appoints Stig Christensen As New Chief Sales Officer

Date 07/02/2020

Saxo Bank, the leading fintech specialist focused on multi-asset trading and investment, today announces the appointment of Stig Christensen as Chief Sales Officer. Stig has served as Chief Human Resources Officer at Saxo Bank since 2016 and will continue to hold this position as well until a permanent replacement is found.  His appointment follows the departure of Damian Bunce who has stepped down as Chief Commercial Officer.

Running On Empty: A Proposal to Fill the Gap Between Regulation and Decentralization – SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Chicago, IL, Feb. 6, 2020

Date 07/02/2020

Thank you George [Chikovani] for that kind introduction.  I appreciate the opportunity to be with all of you today.  Before beginning, I have to remind you that the views I express are my own and do not necessarily represent those of the Securities and Exchange Commission or my fellow Commissioners.[1]  Indeed, the views I will express today are not fully formed in my own mind and may not reflect my own opinions in the months to come.  To that end, I welcome the feedback of all of you and anyone else with an interest in the regulation of digital assets.  These issues are difficult, and many bright minds on the Commission’s staff and outside are trying hard to develop a reasonable framework.  As I thought about talking with you today, a story—one that predates my career as a regulator, but nevertheless informs it—bubbled out of my memory.