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SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #1 For Fiscal Year 2019

Date 24/08/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that in fiscal year 2019 the fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will be set at $121.20 per million dollars. 

New York State Department Of Financial Services Approves Nordea Holding Abp’s New York State-Licensed Branch - New York Branch Will Continue Nordea Bank AB’s Existing Operations Following Nordea’s Decision To Change Domicile From Sweden To Finland

Date 24/08/2018

Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved an application by Nordea Holding Abp, a new Helsinki, Finland-based subsidiary of Swedish bank Nordea Bank AB, to open a New York state-licensed branch of a foreign bank, following Nordea Bank AB’s decision to redomicile its principal office to Finland to be under the supervision of the European Central Bank.  Nordea Bank AB, which currently has a New York branch licensed by DFS, will be merged into Nordea Bank Apb, and the Nordea Bank Abp branch will conduct the business of the existing New York branch once the change of domicile from Sweden to Finland is complete.

Mandatory Notification Of Trades - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 24/08/2018

In connection with a monthly share savings plan for employees of subsidiaries, Oslo Børs VPS Holding has sold a total of 3089 shares. New holding is 34054 shares. Employees paid a share price of NOK 116.25 per share, but were allowed a discount of 20% on purchases up to NOK 1250.

Capital Requirements Of Swedish Banks As Of The Second Quarter 2018

Date 24/08/2018

Finansinspektionen publishes the capital requirements of the largest Swedish banks and credit institutions that belong to the supervisory categories 1 and 2 as of the end of the second quarter 2018. 

OCC Recovery Tools, Recovery And Orderly Wind-Down Plan Approved By SEC

Date 24/08/2018

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the company's proposed recovery tools and proposed recovery and orderly wind-down (RWD) plan, providing critical tools designed to enable OCC to successfully manage extreme market disruptions in future financial crises.

Malawi Stock Exchange WeeklyTrade Summary - 24th August, 2018

Date 24/08/2018

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trade summary.

Monetary Policy In A Changing Economy, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome H. Powell, At "Changing Market Structure And Implications For Monetary Policy," A Symposium Sponsored By The Federal Reserve Bank Of Kansas City, Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Date 24/08/2018

Thank you for the opportunity to speak here today. Fifteen years ago, during the period now referred to as the Great Moderation, the topic of this symposium was "Adapting to a Changing Economy." In opening the proceedings, then-Chairman Alan Greenspan famously declared that "uncertainty is not just an important feature of the monetary policy landscape; it is the defining characteristic of that landscape."1 On the doorstep of the period now referred to as the Global Financial Crisis, surely few, if any, at that symposium would have imagined how shockingly different the next 15 years would be from the 15 years that preceded it.

Cboe Plans September 10 Launch Of U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Index Futures Trading

Date 24/08/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE |Nasdaq : CBOE ), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today announced that Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE), plans to offer trading in Cboe® iBoxx® iShares® $ High Yield Corporate Bond Index (IBHY) futures beginning September 10, 2018, pending regulatory review.

LSEG: SEDOL Masterfile Expands Its Data Offering With US Fixed Income Additions

Date 24/08/2018

• Significant expansion of SEDOL Fixed Income coverage to include all US Municipal and US Corporate Bond data
• c. 1.5 million new fixed income codes
• Addition of 11 new security types to accommodate granularity of the service offered

ICE Data Indices, LLC Successfully Completes Independent Assurance Review On Its Implementation Of The IOSCO Principles For Financial Benchmarks

Date 24/08/2018

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that ICE Data Indices, LLC, has successfully completed an assurance engagement on its implementation of the IOSCO Principles for Financial Benchmarks. ICE engaged PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) to perform the assurance engagement.