News Centre

Abu Dhabi Global Market & UAE Exchange Join Forces To Develop & Enhance Fintech Ecosystem - Partnership Enables Knowledge Transfer, Joint FinTech Development And Real-World Testing

Date 12/08/2017

bu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi and UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, have entered into partnership, to support, develop and promote the FinTech ecosystem in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates.  The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Mr Promoth Manghat, Chief Executive Officer of UAE Exchange Group, and Mr Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM.

Bahamas International Securities Exchange And Bahamas Central Securities Depository Pay Joint Courtesy Call To Minister Of Finance

Date 12/08/2017

The Bahamas Central Securities Depository (BCSD) and The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX) on Thursday 27 July 2017 paid a joint courtesy call on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, the Honorable K. Peter Turnquest. During the courtesy call, the representatives from both organizations took the opportunity to discuss matters related to the Bahamian Capital Markets.

B3 Announces Results For The Second Quarter Of 2017

Date 11/08/2017

• Revenues up in all segments: Cetip Financing +17.8%; Bovespa +13.2%; Other revenues +11.7%; Cetip Securities +5.1%; and BM&F +4.7%
• 2Q17 results were impacted by: (i) non-recurring expenses of R$145.3 million related to the business combination with Cetip; (ii) beginning of the amortization of intangible assets created in the transaction; and (iii) non-recurring tax-related provision of R$94.1 million (R$ 87.8 million after taxes) due to the decision to join the PERT tax relief program
• 2Q17 recurring net income from operations reached R$475.7 million, while adjusted EBITDA1 was R$675.5 million

James R. Doty, Chairman Of The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, Agrees To Remain In Place For Search And Transition Period For New Board Members, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Aug. 11, 2017

Date 11/08/2017

The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (“PCAOB”) is one of the centerpieces of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), and has been instrumental in improving the quality of public company audits for the protection of investors in the subsequent fifteen years.  SOX provides that the PCAOB is governed by a Board of five members — two of whom must be certified public accountants, and three of whom must not be — serving for staggered five-year terms.  Today, of the five PCAOB Board seats, one is vacant, two are held by members whose terms have expired, and one is held by a member whose term will expire in two months.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 11/08/2017

The current reports for the week of August 8, 2017 are now available.

SEC Files Charges In Oil Drilling Investment Scheme

Date 11/08/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two Tennessee men and an accomplice in Fort Lauderdale with allegedly defrauding investors they lured by false promises of high returns from an oil drilling investment opportunity.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 11/08/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017:

The EBA Updates Data Used For The Identification Of Global Systemically Important Institutions (G-SIIs)

Date 11/08/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today 12 indicators and underlying data from the 35 largest institutions in the EU, whose leverage ratio exposure measure exceeds EUR 200 bn. In 2015, the number of banks with a leverage ratio exposure measure exceeding EUR 200 bn was 36 and 3 banks have changed in the sample. This end-2016 data contributes to the internationally agreed basis on which a smaller subset of banks will be identified as global systemically important institutions (G-SIIs), following the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) final assessments. 

MGEX Has Top 25 Volume Day

Date 11/08/2017

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), reports that Thursday’s total volume was the 23rd-best in Exchange history with 20,773 contracts. Additionally, 19,238 contracts were traded electronically on Thursday which is the 21st-best day in MGEX’s 136-year history.  

HKEX And Cyberport Host Seminar On Proposed New Board To Accelerate Growth Of Emerging New Economy In Hong Kong

Date 11/08/2017

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) and Cyberport today jointly hosted a seminar at Cyberport entitled "Hong Kong's Evolving Regime: New Board for New Economy Companies" that gathered representatives of HKEX, industry leaders and aspiring technology entrepreneurs for a discussion of HKEX's New Board proposal.