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Developing The Procedures Of The Split Of Shares’ Nominal Value Of Qatar Stock Exchange Listed Companies

Date 08/06/2018

The Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) announced that regarding the split of the shares’ nominal value of QSE listed companies to become one riyal per share, the QFMA is working in developing the procedures and the appropriate mechanisms to regulate the process. This step comes as a part of performing the QFMA’s regulatory and supervisory role over the capital market in the State. Through this step, the QFMA seeks to increase the prospects for investment in the financial market, expand the shareholders base, attract more small investors, give more choice opportunities for all participants dealing in the QSE, and increase the liquidity and turnover ratio of shares listed on the market. The QFMA is exerting more efforts to achieve its mission that aims to regulate and develop the capital market in line with the QFMA’s Strategic Plan, which is in harmony with the Financial Sector Plan in the State.

Shanghai Stock Exchange Solicits Public Opinions On Revising Relevant Rules Of Market Closing Mechanism

Date 08/06/2018

The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) lately issued a notice stating that it will adjust the market closing mechanism and adopt the call auction for closing price. The SSE hereby solicits public opinions on revising relevant rules of market closing mechanism till June 17, 2018.

Thomson Reuters Announces Voting Results For Election Of Directors

Date 07/06/2018

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today announced the voting results from the election of the company’s Board of Directors at its annual and special meeting of shareholders held yesterday in Toronto.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Bulletin: T+2 Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle: Final Rule

Date 07/06/2018

Summary

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) published a final rule in the Federal Register to shorten the standard settlement cycle for securities purchased or sold by national banks, federal savings associations, and federal branches and agencies (together, banks). The final rule is being issued jointly with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).

Federal Reserve Board Announces Schedule For Results From Dodd-Frank Act Stress Tests And Comprehensive Capital Analysis And Review (CCAR)

Date 07/06/2018

Results from the latest supervisory stress tests conducted as part of the Dodd-Frank Act will be released on Thursday, June 21, and the results from the related Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) will be released on Thursday, June 28, the Federal Reserve Board announced on Thursday. Results for both exercises will be released at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Date Of Second-Quarter 2018 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 07/06/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world's largest exchange holding companies, today said it will announce its financial results for the second quarter of 2018 before the market opens on Friday, August 3, 2018. A conference call with remarks by the company's senior management will begin at 7:30 a.m. Central Time (CT), 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time (ET).

B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão Joined China Investment Information Platform

Date 07/06/2018

B3 S.A. – Brasil, Bolsa, Balcão (B3) and China Investment Information Services Ltd (CIIS), a whole owned subsidiary of Shanghai Stock Exchange, today announced a partnership in which CIIS will act as the administer and official distributor of B3 market data in mainland China. A signing ceremony was held in Shanghai today to celebrate the new partnership.

TMX Group Equity Financing Statistics – May 2018

Date 07/06/2018

TMX Group today announced its financing activity on Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange for May 2018.

FINRA Foundation Expands Efforts To Increase Financial Capability In Communities Nationwide

Date 07/06/2018

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) Board of Directors approved initiatives at its June meeting to expand personal finance programs and services for adults and children, and particularly those in underserved communities.

Towards A Genuine Single European Financial Market – The Role Of Regulation And Supervision, CIRSF Annual International Conference 2018 - Lisbon - Verena Ross, Executive Director, ESMA

Date 07/06/2018

Ladies and gentlemen,

It is a pleasure for me to be here this afternoon and I would like to thank you for inviting me to speak to this distinguished audience in Lisbon.

We are not very far away from the Belém Tower; a symbol of the extraordinary age of discovery which saw the emergence of the extensive overseas exploration that began the process of what we now see as globalisation. The trade boom that followed the voyages of Christopher Columbus and Vasco da Gama introduced a scale of interaction between different empires that had never been contemplated before.