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Merrill Lynch Ordered To Pay $300,000 Penalty For Failing To Promptly Produce Audit Trail Data

Date 10/09/2019

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (Merrill Lynch), a registered futures commission merchant, for failing to promptly produce to the CFTC certain required records and, separately, failing to supervise its employees and agents to ensure that they fulfilled the firm’s statutory and regulatory obligations to keep and promptly produce such records.

Rosenthal Collins Group Division Of Marex Spectron Statement On The Passing Of J. Robert Collins

Date 10/09/2019

The Rosenthal Collins Group (RCG) Division of Marex Spectron today issued the following statement on the Sept. 10 passing of its co-founder and former Managing Member J. Robert (Bob) Collins at the age of 77.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam To Participate In A Q&A Session At The SFA Libor Symposium

Date 10/09/2019

Bank Of New Zealand Selects FTSE Russell ESG Index For Managed Investment Schemes

Date 10/09/2019

• New Zealand asset owner licences custom version of FTSE Global Choice Index for two Managed Investment Schemes including the BNZ KiwiSaver scheme
• Transparent exclusion methodology screens stocks according to social and environmental impacts
• Custom index excludes Controversial Weapons and Tobacco companies 

CISI: New Training Partnership For Kenyan Financial Services Profession

Date 10/09/2019

The Kenya Institute of Bankers (KIB) and the CISI recently entered into a partnership for the purpose of building capacity,enhancing appropriate knowledge, skills and expertise, promoting integrity and ethical behaviour within the Kenyan banking profession.

Tradeweb Markets And ICE Benchmark Administration Launch Tradeweb ICE U.S. Treasury Closing Prices

Date 10/09/2019

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced the launch of Tradeweb ICE U.S. Treasury Closing Prices by Tradeweb and ICE Benchmark Administration Limited (IBA).

BME: La Finca Global Assets Socimi To Start Trading On MAB Tomorrow, September 11th

Date 10/09/2019

• It is the 15th company to list on MAB in 2019
• The company will have a value of 176,2 million euros on it

Euronext Launches The Fifth Edition Of Its Pre-Ipo Programme TechShare And Expands Its Geographical Reach

Date 10/09/2019

• More than 130 companies from nine European countries to attend Euronext’s academic campus at the Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship in the Netherlands

ESMA: Investors Face Increasing Risks Amid Renewed Market Volatility

Date 10/09/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities regulator, has published the second Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) report for 2019.  The report identifies a deteriorating outlook for the asset management industry and continued very high market risk.  Recent trade tensions have triggered renewed volatility, and concerns over a no-deal Brexit remain key risk drivers for the second half of 2019. 

The Honorable Christopher Giancarlo Joins Board Of Directors Of The American Financial Exchange (AFX)

Date 10/09/2019

The American Financial Exchange (AFX) announced today that the Honorable J. Christopher Giancarlo will serve as an independent director on its Board of Directors. AFX is an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American financial institutions. AMERIBOR® is a transaction-based benchmark interest rate and is calculated as the volume weighted average of unsecured overnight transactions on the AFX electronic exchange.