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Japan's Financial Services Agency: Toward A Virtuous Cycle Of Finance and Economy - Speech By Nobuchika Mori

Date 08/02/2018

Click here to download a speech by Nobuchika Mori.

ASIC: Operators Of 'Binary Options Trading Boiler Room' Banned Following Conviction

Date 08/02/2018

ASIC has permanently banned Jana Jaros and Jackson Laurence Malcolm Capper from providing financial services or from engaging in any credit activities after they were convicted and sentenced on charges brought by ASIC.

US Department Of Justice: Rabobank NA Pleads Guilty, Agrees To Pay Over $360 Million - As A Result Of Rabobank’s Bank Secrecy Act And Anti-Money Laundering Failures It Processed Over $360 Million In Illicit Funds And Then Conspired With Its Executives In An Attempt To Conceal These Ongoing Failures From Its Regulator

Date 08/02/2018

Rabobank National Association (Rabobank), a Roseville, California subsidiary of the Netherlands-based Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., appeared today before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jill L. Burkhardt and pleaded guilty to a felony conspiracy charge for impairing, impeding and obstructing its primary regulator, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC) by concealing deficiencies in its anti-money laundering (AML) program and for obstructing the OCC’s examination of Rabobank.  Rabobank will forfeit $368,701,259 as a result of allowing illicit funds to be processed through the bank without adequate Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) or AML review. 

Nasdaq Announces 2018 Investor Day

Date 08/02/2018

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) will host its 2018 Investor Day on Wednesday, March 28, 2018 with presentations given by Adena Friedman, President and CEO, and other members of Nasdaq’s senior leadership team on the company’s operations and strategy.

CME Group Increases Regular Quarterly Dividend By Six Percent

Date 07/02/2018

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a first-quarter dividend of $0.70 per share, a six percent increase from the prior rate of $0.66 per share.  The dividend is payable March 26, 2018, to shareholders of record as of March 9, 2018. 

Fiserv Reports Fourth Quarter And Full Year 2017 Results

Date 07/02/2018

• GAAP revenue growth and internal revenue growth of 6 percent in the quarter;
• GAAP revenue growth of 3 percent and internal revenue growth of 4 percent for the year;
• GAAP EPS from continuing operations increase of 38 percent for the year;
• Adjusted EPS increase of 16 percent for the year;
• Operating cash flow up 4 percent and free cash flow up 13 percent for the year;
• Company expects 2018 internal revenue growth of at least 4.5 percent and adjusted EPS growth of 22 to 27 percent

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 07/02/2018

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Post Market Close Conference Call

Date 07/02/2018

• Company to address recent market conditions and volatility concerns
• Question and Answer session to follow

Bank Of England Financial Policy Committee Reappointments

Date 07/02/2018

The Bank of England has reappointed Alex Brazier, in his role as Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy and Risk, for a further three-year term as a member of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) after his current term expires on 31 March 2018.

February's Global Macro Report From Vincent Deluard, Head Of Global Macro Strategy At INTL FCStone

Date 07/02/2018

With the latest bond and stock market selloff, Vincent's call for  a 100 basis point yield shock, in December 2017, no longer seems crazy. Yet, many investors likely feel that rates cannot move much higher, and that it will be “business as usual” once volatility settles down.