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Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date June 15, 2017

Date 26/06/2017

At the end of the settlement date of June 15, 2017, short interest in 2,328 Nasdaq Global Market℠ securities totaled 7,678,787,261 shares compared with 7,552,184,024 shares in 2,330 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 31, 2017. The mid-June short interest represents 4.94 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 4.45 days for the prior reporting period.

DTCC Celebrates 20 Years Of Automating The Annuities Marketplace - Insurance & Retirement Services Has Fundamentally Reshaped The Insurance Industry, Helping It Connect Deeper, Share Data Faster And Perform Better.

Date 26/06/2017

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, is celebrating the 20th anniversary of its Insurance & Retirement Services (I&RS), which now helps over 500 insurance carriers and distributors to modernize their businesses through a suite of automated and standardized services.

B3: Companies Approve Novo Mercado Regulation

Date 26/06/2017

On June 23, B3 announces that its proposed evolution of the Novo Mercado special listing segment, with differentiated corporate governance rules, has been approved following a vote by the relevant companies.

New Joint Initiative Created To Focus On “Next Generation” Of Board Directors - Digital Complexities And Shifting Demographics Require New Voices In The Boardroom

Date 26/06/2017

Major investors are demanding a younger presence in the boardroom for the digital skill sets and perspective they can bring to emerging areas of board oversight, including e-commerce, digital marketing and cybersecurity. To help equip these younger, often first-time directors to be effective in the boardroom, Spencer Stuart, Nasdaq, and Boardroom Resources jointly launched Next Gen Board Leaders (NGBL), an initiative designed to foster a community of current and aspiring directors to spark discussion around the challenges, opportunities, and contributions of a younger generation in today’s boardrooms. 

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 26/06/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities 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:

ESAs Publish AML/CFT Guidelines

Date 26/06/2017

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today its final Guidelines on anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). The Guidelines promote a common understanding of the risk-based approach to AML/CFT and set out how it should be applied.  . These Guidelines are part of the ESAs' wider work on fostering a consistent and effective approach to AML/CFT by both, credit and financial institutions, and AML/CFT supervisors. The Guidelines provide credit and financial institutions with the tools they need to make informed, risk-based decisions on the effective management of individual business relationships and occasional transactions for AML/CFT purposes.

State Aid: European Commission Approves Aid For Market Exit Of Banca Popolare Di Vicenza And Veneto Banca Under Italian Insolvency Law, Involving Sale Of Some Parts To Intesa Sanpaolo

Date 26/06/2017

The European Commission has approved, under EU rules, Italian measures to facilitate the liquidation of BPVI and Veneto Banca under national insolvency law. These measures involve the sale of some of the two banks' businesses to be integrated into Intesa Sanpaolo. Deposits remain fully protected.

ESAs Publish Central Contact Point Standards In Fight Against Financial Crime

Date 26/06/2017

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today draft regulatory technical standards (RTS) to help Member States determine when payment service providers and electronic money issuers should appoint a Central Contact Point (CCP) to support the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing. 

Fintech Mobile-App Trade Interceptor Launches Low-Latency Live-Market Trading

Date 26/06/2017

Trade Interceptor, the most-searched-for mobile trading app has announced the launch of live FX trading.  The apps’ global user base will benefit from full front-to-back functionality of the app, right from account creation, charting and analysis to placing trades and funding & withdrawals.

Strengthened EU rules To Tackle Money Laundering, Tax Avoidance And Terrorism Financing Enter Into Force

Date 26/06/2017