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Iran Deal: Investors Should Expect An Increase In Market Volatility: Tom Elliott, International Investment Strategist St deVere Group,

Date 08/05/2018

Investors should expect an increase in market volatility and ensure that they are properly diversified, warns the senior analyst at one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organizations.

CME Group Declares Quarterly Dividend

Date 08/05/2018

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a second-quarter dividend of $0.70 per share, payable June 25, 2018, to shareholders of record as of June 8, 2018. 

DTCC Plans First Phase Of Settlement Optimization With Implementation Targeted For Next Year - The Initial Piece To Launch In The Third Quarter 2019 Will Dramatically Enhance Overnight Processing, Key To Reducing Costs And Risks

Date 08/05/2018

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced a timetable for the first phase of settlement optimization, a significant enhancement aimed at removing an entire market day of settlement exposure without eliminating a calendar day from the standard trade settlement process.

CFTC: New Jersey Federal Court Orders Alcibiades Cifuentes, Jennifer Wee Cifuentes, And Cifuentes Fund Management, LLC, To Pay More Than $2.2 Million For Forex Fraud Scheme

Date 08/05/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge Esther Salas of the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey has entered an Order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Alcibiades Cifuentes (Cifuentes) and Jennifer Wee Cifuentes (Wee), both of West New York, New Jersey, and their corporate entity, Cifuentes Fund Management, LLC (collectively, Defendants).

Kleros Joins Thomson Reuters Incubator To Build A Justice Protocol For The Internet - Thomson Reuters Will Host Kleros In Its Incubator Program Which Is Focused On Collaborating With Innovative Early Stage Startups And Helping Entrepreneurs Realize Their Vision.

Date 08/05/2018

Kleros, the leading blockchain dispute resolution layer protocol, has officially been accepted into the Thomson Reuters Incubatorprogram.

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz At SIFMA 2018 Operations Conference & Exhibition - Cutting The Grass, Adding Integrity, And Promoting Growth

Date 08/05/2018

Good morning and thank you for that very kind introduction.  I’m delighted to be here with you today.  Before I begin, let me quickly say that the views contained in this speech are my own and do not represent the views of the Commission.

As a child, I would often do chores to earn money.  In particular, I would frequently mow the front and back lawns of our house.  There were some tricky parts – a small, uneven hill posed challenges to straight lines, and lots of curved flower bed borders made wheel placement critical – but I did what I thought was a pretty good and meticulous job.  That was an important learning experience for me to appreciate the value of money, the effort required to purchase the things that I wanted, and learning how to spend those dollars wisely.  I imagine that many of you had similar experiences.  And, as much as we all wish otherwise, the importance of saving, managing, and budgeting money grows with our age and responsibilities.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Statement By Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin On Iran Decision

Date 08/05/2018

Today President Donald J. Trump announced his decision to cease the United States’ participation in the JCPOA and begin reimposing U.S. nuclear-related sanctions on the Iranian regime. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking immediate action to implement the President’s decision. Sanctions will be reimposed subject to certain 90 day and 180 day wind-down periods. At the conclusion of the wind-down periods, the applicable sanctions will come back into full effect. This includes actions under both our primary and secondary sanctions authorities. OFAC posted today to its website frequently asked questions (FAQs) that provide guidance on the sanctions that are to be re-imposed and the relevant wind-down periods.

ESMA Closed For Public Holidays On 9, 10 And 11 May

Date 08/05/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is closed for a public holidays on Wednesday 9 May - Europe Day, Thursday 10 May and Friday 11 May and will reopen on Monday 14 May.

FINRA Sanctions Fifth Third Securities, Inc., $6 Million For Cost And Fee Disclosure Failures And Unsuitable Recommendations Related To Variable Annuity Exchanges

Date 08/05/2018

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced today it has fined Fifth Third Securities, Inc., $4 million and required the firm to pay approximately $2 million in restitution to customers for failing to appropriately consider and accurately describe the costs and benefits of variable annuity (VA) exchanges, and for recommending exchanges without a reasonable basis to believe the exchanges were suitable. This is the second significant FINRA enforcement action against Fifth Third involving the firm’s sale of variable annuities.

Nasdaq Boardvantage® And passiveIQ™ Win American Business Awards’ Gold Stevie® For “Best New Product Of The Year”

Date 08/05/2018

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) is pleased to announce that the following products and services have been named Gold Stevie winners at the 2018 American Business Awards:

• Nasdaq Boardvantage named “Best New Product of the Year” in the Collaboration/Social Networking Solution category;
• passiveIQ™ named “Best New Product of the Year” in the Business or Competitive Intelligence Solution category.