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Jay Clayton Sworn In As Chairman Of SEC

Date 04/05/2017

Jay Clayton was sworn into office this afternoon by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the 32nd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EEX To Launch Central & Eastern European Power Futures In Cooperation With The Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE)

Date 04/05/2017

EEX will enhance its power derivatives offering by listing Central & Eastern European markets on its platform in cooperation with Prague based Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) on 15th June 2017. Currently, PXE offers power derivatives contracts for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Poland which will be migrated to EEX. 

CBOE Begins Trading Options On VelocityShares' EVIX

Date 04/05/2017

• Contract Based On VSTOXX Short-Term Futures Investable Index
• Packages European Volatility Into Exchange-Traded Product

SEC: Firm, CEO Settle Charges In Ponzi-Like Scheme Involving Life Settlements

Date 04/05/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a New Jersey-based firm and its CEO have agreed to pay more than $4 million to settle charges that they used new investor money to repay earlier investors in Ponzi-like fashion and tapped investor funds for the CEO’s personal use.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 04/05/2017

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:

EBA Issues Amended Technical Standards On Benchmarking Of Internal Approaches

Date 04/05/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an amended version of its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on benchmarking of internal approaches. These amendments aim at ensuring a better quality of the submitted data and, ultimately will assist the EBA and competent authorities in their 2018 assessment of internal approaches for credit and market risk. The EBA plans to annually update the ITS to ensure future benchmarking exercises are relevant and successful.

Joint Public Statement FSMA-ESMA Regarding EURIBOR

Date 04/05/2017

Thomson Reuters Offers Greater Open Desktop Interoperability On Eikon - Side By Side Integration Streamlines Workflow By Enabling Users’ Own Apps To Interoperate With Eikon

Date 04/05/2017

Financial professionals using Thomson Reuters flagship desktop can now integrate their internal and partner applications through the launch of its Side by Side Integration API. Together with App Studio, Eikon’s third-party developer suite, users can extract even greater value from Eikon through a more seamless workflow on a single desktop.

Amendment To The Index Rules Of SIX Swiss Exchange With Effect From 18 September 2017

Date 04/05/2017

The Executive Board of SIX Swiss Exchange has adjusted the regulations governing the SMI Index Family following a market consultation and at the recommendation of the Index Commission. The weighting of the largest shares in the SMI is now to be capped at 18%. At the same time, a new index is to be launched in which the weightings continue not to be capped. The amendment to the regulations enters into effect on 18 September 2017 and is be applied subject to transitional provisions.

EBS BrokerTec To Be Renamed NEX Markets

Date 04/05/2017

NEX Group plc (“NEX”) (NXG.L), a financial technology company at the centre of the global markets, announces today that its EBS BrokerTec business which provides electronic trading technology and services to the foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income markets, will be renamed NEX Markets. The business is being renamed to further align with NEX. The new brand is effective immediately.