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Report From FINRA Board Of Governors Meeting – September 2018 - Board Approves Rule Proposals, Welcomes New Governor And Confirms Committee Appointments

Date 05/10/2018

FINRA’s Board of Governors met on Sept. 26-27 at FINRA’s offices in New York, where it approved four rule proposals, welcomed a new Governor and made several standing committee appointments.

New Edition Of ETP & Indexing Guide - SIX And Payoff Are The Publishers Of The Comprehensive Reference Work «ETP & Indexing Guide 2018/2019

Date 05/10/2018

Exchange-traded investment products that follow a specific index or investment basket continue to gain in popularity. The current edition of ETP & Indexing Guide 2018/2019[PDF] (in German only) is the perfect guide for maintaining an overview of the current offerings of ETFs and tracker certificates.

BME: MARF Registers A New Commercial Paper Programme By HOTUSA - The Company Registers A 50 Million-Euro Commercial Paper Programme

Date 05/10/2018

MARF today registered a new commercial paper (CP) programme by Hoteles Turísticos Unidos (HOTUSA). Through this new financing tool, the company may issue, over a year, individual tranches of CPs with nominal per-unit amounts of 100,000 euros, maximum terms of 24 months and an outstanding volume of 50 million euros.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Stock Market Report For October 5th 2018

Date 05/10/2018

The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Monday 1st  October 2018  a Public Holiday to mark the 58th Independence Anniversary.   

Meanwhile, a  total turnover of 639.317 million shares worth N7.842 billion in 10,477 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 924.546 million shares valued at N14.194 billion that exchanged hands last week in 14,119 deals.

Miami International Holdings Reports September 2018 Trading Activity For MIAX Exchange Group

Date 05/10/2018

Miami International Holdings, Inc. today reported the September 2018 trading activity for its two fully electronic options exchanges – MIAX Options® and MIAX PEARL™ (together, the MIAX Exchange Group™). The MIAX Exchange Group collectively executed over 30.7 million contracts in September 2018 for a combined average daily volume (ADV) of 1,617,423 contracts, representing a total U.S. equity options market share of 9.53%.

EACH Response - UK PRA, FCA and BoE DP On 'Building The UK Financial Sector’s Operational Resilience'

Date 05/10/2018

This response represents the views of European CCPs on the discussion paper of the UK Prudential Regulation Authority, Financial Conduct Authority and the Bank of England on 'Building the UK financial sector’s operational resilience'.

SEC Charges Real Estate Developer With Fraud In Project Tied To New Commuter Rail Station

Date 05/10/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Virginia real estate developer with skimming investor funds that were intended for use in purchasing an office building near the site of a planned commuter rail station on the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s Silver Line.  The complaint also alleges commingling and misappropriation of investments in various real estate and other projects.

TISE Updates Listing Rules To Attract Scale Up Businesses

Date 05/10/2018

The International Stock Exchange (TISE) has revised its Listing Rules for trading companies, in particular to appeal to Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs).

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before The CFTC Technology Advisory Committee

Date 05/10/2018

Good morning and welcome to our second meeting of the reinvigorated Technology Advisory Committee (TAC or Committee).  Before we begin, I would like to thank all of the Committee members for so generously giving their time to participate today.  The CFTC is lucky to have such a robust and esteemed group advising us, but the flip side of that coin is that such an esteemed group is undoubtedly one with many demands on their time, so I appreciate you all making this Committee’s work a priority.

OANDA Corporation Acquires GFM Solutions Group, Demonstrates OANDA's Commitment To Inorganic Growth Strategy Under New CVC Ownership

Date 05/10/2018

A global leader in online multi-asset trading services and currency data and analytics, OANDA has acquired GFM Solutions Group, a well-known risk management and financial reporting company offering cutting-edge software that enables corporate treasury, accounting and finance teams to better manage the impact of currency-related exposure in their business. The purchase marks the first acquisition OANDA has made since being bought by CVC Capital Partners (CVC) Asia Fund IV in May 2018 (subject to regulatory approvals) and will further build on OANDA's existing corporate FX solutions, helping treasurers and finance directors mitigate currency risk and optimise efficiencies.