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OCC Congratulates New CFTC Chairman And Commissioners

Date 04/08/2017

Craig Donohue, executive chairman and CEO of OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today congratulated Christopher Giancarlo on being confirmed by the U.S. Senate as chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). He also congratulated Brian Quintenz and Rostin Benham on their confirmation as CFTC commissioners.

New Podcast "CFTC Talks” Launched Today

Date 04/08/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) launched a new podcast “CFTC Talks” today with special guest Acting Comptroller of the Currency Keith Noreika.

CBOE Holdings Reports Second-Quarter 2017 Results

Date 04/08/2017

Second-Quarter 2017 Highlights

• GAAP Revenue Less Cost of Revenue of $266.9 Million, up 85 Percent, Reflects the Bats Acquisition
• Organic Net Revenue of $152.0 Million, up 5 Percent, Driven by Increased Trading in VIX Futures and Index Options (1)(2)
• GAAP Diluted EPS of $0.60; Non-GAAP Adjusted Diluted EPS of $0.87 (1)
• Bats Integration on Track; Continue to Realize Cost Synergies
• Reduced Debt Incurred in Connection With the Bats Acquisition by $75 Million During the Quarter
• Quarterly High Set in VIX Futures Trading

TAB Dashboard Joins Thomson Reuters Eikon App Studio.

Date 04/08/2017

Created by Cambridge-based TAB U.K., TAB Dashboard is the world’s most comprehensive source of intelligence on the global alternative finance market, and its deployment on Eikon opens up a significant new asset class for users.

BETTER FINANCE: Banca MPS And Individual Shareholders: Damage, Mock And Guilty Conscience

Date 04/08/2017

The procedure whereby the Italian State has expropriated 150,000 small shareholders of their property rights on the Monte dei Paschi di Siena is now completed. We remind that the Bank has always been complying with supervision duties and solvency standards.

Bursa Malaysia Securities Reprimands, Fines And Suspends Kwan Chun Han For Misconducts/Violation Of Rules

Date 04/08/2017

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (Bursa Malaysia Securities) has publicly reprimanded, imposed a fine of RM8,000 and suspended/restricted (as the case may be) Kwan Chun Han (KWAN) for 3 months as/from being a Registered Person of Bursa Malaysia Securities which is deferred for 2 years (Deferred Suspension), for engaging in misconducts/breaches relating to unauthorised trades in a client (Client A)’s account.

HKEX Monthly Market Highlights - July 2017

Date 04/08/2017

Highlights

- Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first seven months of 2017 was $77.4 billion, an increase of 16 per cent when compared with $66.7 billion for the same period last year.
• The average daily turnover of ETFs for the first seven months of 2017 was $4.6 billion, an increase of 7 per cent when compared with $4.3 billion for the same period last year.
• Funds raised through IPOs for the first seven months of 2017 was $69.7 billion, an increase of 5 per cent when compared with $66.3 billion for the same period last year.
• There were 101* newly listed companies for the first seven months of 2017, an increase of 60 per cent when compared with 63* for the same period last year.

Axioma CEO Sebastian Ceria Named To Institutional Investor’s Tech 40 List Of “Financial Technology Leaders” For The Fourth Consecutive Year

Date 04/08/2017

Axioma CEO Sebastian Ceria has been named to Institutional Investor’s 2017 Tech 40 list of “power players in financial technology,” his fourth consecutive year on the list.

HKEX: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 04/08/2017

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), announces that with effect from 11 August 2017 (Friday), 42 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 47 existing designated securities will be removed from the list.  The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 934 after the revision.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 04 August, 2017

Date 04/08/2017

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.