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Nasdaq Reports Third Quarter 2018 Results - Delivers Solid Organic Revenue Growth

Date 24/10/2018

• Third quarter 2018 net revenues1 were $600 million, including 5% organic revenue growth.
• Third quarter 2018 GAAP diluted EPS was $0.97 compared to $1.00 in the third quarter of 2017, while non-GAAP diluted EPS2 was $1.15, an increase of 14% compared to $1.01 in the third quarter of 2017.
• In re-allocating capital to support our strategic direction, Nasdaq announced its intention to acquire Cinnober, a technology provider, through a share tender, and separately agreed to sell our minority interest in LCH Group.
• The company also repurchased common shares valued at $54 million during the third quarter of 2018, bringing capital returns through dividends paid and share repurchases to $602 million through the first nine months of 2018.

Danske Bank Whistleblower To Testify Before The Danish And European Parliaments

Date 24/10/2018

Attorneys for the Danske Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson announced that he will testify before both the Danish and European Parliaments.  Wilkinson is the former British trader from Danske Bank’s Estonia office who uncovered a massive money-laundering scandal involving billions of dollars flowing out of Russia and other former Soviet states. 

B3 Announces Results Of Report Or Explain For Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Date 24/10/2018

B3 has announced the results of the second year of the Report or Explain for Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) initiative. This joint strategy with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) sets down efforts by companies listed on B3 to publish sustainability or integrated reports that incorporate SDGs - 17 global goals defined in 2015 by the United Nations.

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Participate On A Panel At OSC Dialogue 2018: Market Evolution Regulatory Change

Date 24/10/2018

United Kingdom Parliament: Brexit Secretary Refuses To Give Evidence To Parliament

Date 24/10/2018

The Lords EU Committee has written to Rt Hon Dominic Raab MP, Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, urging him to engage with Committees in order to facilitate scrutiny of the Withdrawal Agreement and political statement on the future UK-EU relationship.

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Keynote At Fintech Week

Date 24/10/2018

MOEX Temporarily Stops Trading In Aluminum Futures

Date 24/10/2018

On request of market participants, Moscow Exchange has decided to stop trading in futures contracts on aluminum because of incorrect processing of short instrument code by participants’ systems.

Latest SOMO Crude Auctions Fetch Premiums Of +$0.11 And +$0.18 Above OSP: Dubai Mercantile Exchange Auctions

Date 24/10/2018

Iraq’s National Oil Company SOMO Wednesday sold two more cargoes of Basrah crude oil via DME Auctions, again achieving premiums above the SOMO Official Selling Price (OSP) for November.

EGX Receives The Sustainability Excellence Award From Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative

Date 24/10/2018

The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) received Leadership and Excellence Award in the field of sustainability; Mohamed Farid, EGX Chairman got the award on Tuesday, during the activities of the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Global Dialogue of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable exchanges at the Geneva. This event is held once every two years, in the presence of representatives of the securities markets worldwide.

SEC Issues Agenda For October 29 Meeting Of The Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee

Date 24/10/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agenda for the Oct. 29 meeting of the Fixed Income Market Structure Advisory Committee meeting.  The Commission established the advisory committee to provide a formal mechanism through which the Commission can receive advice and recommendations on fixed income market structure issues.