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Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Notice On Requesting Public Comments On The Futures Trading Participant Eligibility Management Rules Of The Shanghai International Energy Exchange And Other Implementing Rules

Date 02/04/2019

Shanghai International Energy Exchange（hereinafter referred to as “INE”）, the subsidiary of Shanghai Futures Exchange has released its circular on requesting public comments on the futures trading participant eligibility management rules of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange and other implementing rules.

FINRA Foundation And ALA Announce 50 Public Libraries To Host Thinking Money For Kids Traveling Exhibition

Date 01/04/2019

To kickoff April as Financial Literacy Month, the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) and the American Library Association (ALA) today announced the selection of 50 U.S. public libraries to be part of a national tour of the traveling exhibition, Thinking Money for Kids.

deVere Group CEO Nigel Green - Brexit: Pound And UK Assets Will Flatline As MPs Reject All Options (Again)

Date 01/04/2019

The pound will flatline on the outcome of latest parliamentary Brexit vote, affirms the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations.

Nasdaq Files Form 8-K Announcing Entry Into Material Definitive Agreements And Other Events

Date 01/04/2019

On April 1, 2019, Nasdaq filed a Form 8-K with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) disclosing, among other things, (i) the entry by Nasdaq and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee, into a Sixth Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated June 7, 2013, between Nasdaq and the trustee and (ii) the submission of a notice to redeem Nasdaq’s 5.55% Senior Notes due 2020.  The Supplemental Indenture relates to the sale by Nasdaq of €600 million aggregate principal amount of Senior Notes due 2029. 

City Of London Up In Arms Over No-Deal Brexit Changes To Senior Managers Regime - Two Weekends A Month To Be Spent In Frankfurt

Date 01/04/2019

There was consternation in the City today, April 1st, at the latest guidance from Brussels in relation to the impact of a no-deal Brexit scenario.

Update On New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority/Reserve Bank Of New Zealand Bank Conduct And Culture Review

Date 01/04/2019

Today the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the FMA confirmed that all 11 banks involved in their ongoing review of conduct and culture, have provided their responses to individual feedback letters.

Euronext Updates On Oslo Børs VPS Acquisition

Date 01/04/2019

• Euronext has received the declaration of non objection from its College of Regulators for the contemplated acquisition of up to 100% of the capital of Oslo Børs VPS
• Continuous support to Euronext offer with former Chair and Member of the Board of Oslo Børs Tom Vidar Rygh to join the Board of Directors of Oslo Børs VPS post-completion, subject to the usual regulatory approval
• Euronext extends its acceptance period to 6 may 2019

Are You Prepared For Your Financial Future? Use The SEC’s Investor Preparedness Checklist To Find Out - SEC Chairman Jay Clayton Breaks Down Investment Basics In New Video Series

Date 01/04/2019

Are you prepared for your financial future?  That’s the question the Securities and Exchange Commission's Office of Investor Education and Advocacy (OIEA) is asking investors. To help investors get started with creating their own saving and investing plan, OIEA developed an investor preparedness checklist to empower them.

Two Dozen Major Banking, Tech, Retail, Health/Pharma Corporations Receive “F” On 2019 Gender Pay Scorecard - Despite Recent Progress, Arjuna Capital/Proxy Impact Report Card Measuring 46 Companies On Pay Equity Shows Widespread Failure To Adequately Address Investor Risks; Goldman Sachs, Oracle, Mcdonalds And Walmart Among Those Failing. Citigroup Only Company To Get An “A.”

Date 01/04/2019

On the eve of Equal Pay Day, a new Arjuna Capital/Proxy Impact report ranking 46 of the world’s largest companies on gender and racial pay equity hands out an “A” to only one company: Citigroup.  A failing grade of “F” is awarded to half (23) of the total group of companies, including Goldman Sachs, Oracle, McDonalds, Walmart, and Colgate. The report is available at: https://arjuna-capital.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Gender-Pay-Scorecard-2019.pdf.  

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Down Seven Percent In March

Date 01/04/2019

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, announced today that total cleared contract volume in March reached 411,838,353 contracts, a 7.0 percent decline compared to last March. OCC's year-to-date average daily cleared contract volume is 19,482,998, down 15.1 percent compared to 2018's record-breaking pace.