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SEC: Purported Real Estate Investment Manager Settles Fraud Charges

Date 14/02/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a purported real estate investment manager has agreed to pay more than a half-million dollars to settle charges that he pocketed investor money in an investment scheme.

CBOE, C2 And CFE Trading Schedule For Presidents’ Day Holiday

Date 14/02/2017

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange®(CBOE®), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE®) in observance of the Presidents' Day holiday, observed on February 20.

SEC: Morgan Stanley Settles Charges Related To ETF Investments

Date 14/02/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney has agreed to pay an $8 million penalty and admit wrongdoing to settle charges related to single inverse ETF investments it recommended to advisory clients.

BME: Tarjar Xairo Socimi To Start Trading On MAB On 20 February - The 30th REIT To List On MAB

Date 14/02/2017

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of the MAB has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on TARJAR XAIRO SOCIMI,stating that the company is eligible for admission to the market, following a review of all the information presented by the company.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet L. Yellen Semiannual Monetary Policy Report To The Congress Before The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C., February 14, 2017

Date 14/02/2017

Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Brown, and other members of the Committee, I am pleased to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress. In my remarks today I will briefly discuss the current economic situation and outlook before turning to monetary policy.

7Chord Seamlessly Integrates Quantifi’s Advanced Model Library

Date 14/02/2017

Quantifi, a provider of risk, analytics and trading solutions, today announced that 7Chord has integrated its market leading model library for pricing and analytics of cash and derivative credit instruments. 7Chord is a financial technology and proprietary trading firm which uses the latest advances in machine learning to automate “routinizable” aspects of pricing and execution in the corporate bond market. Their business is a prime example of how the proliferation of the electronic market venues over the past several years has encouraged the new digital generation of liquidity providers to enter the markets.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Withdraws Restriction Notice Issued To A Broker In Connection With Client’s Suspected Insider Dealing

Date 14/02/2017

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has withdrawn the Restriction Notice issued to Kingsway Financial Services Group Limited (KFS) in connection with a client account that holds proceeds of suspected insider dealing in the shares of TeleEye Holdings Limited (TeleEye).

ETFGI Reports ETFs/ETPs Listed Globally Gathered Record Inflows Of 62 Billion US Dollars And Assets Reached A New High Of 3.689 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of January 2017

Date 14/02/2017

ETFGI, the leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of US$3.689 trillion at the end January 2017 surpassing the prior record of US$3.546 trillion set at the end of December 2016.  

ESMA Writes To European Commission On MiFID II Systematic Internalisers Operating Broker Crossing Networks

Date 14/02/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has written to the European Commission to raise its concern over the potential establishment of networks of systematic internalisers (SIs) by investment firms to circumvent certain MIFID II obligations; in particular, the requirements for investment firms operating internal matching systems and executing client orders on a multilateral basis to be authorised as trading venues, and the trading obligation for shares.

Cinnober Forms Management Team For New Subsidiary, Patrick Tessier Joins As COO - Appoints Chief Operating Officer With Extensive Experience At Global Investment Banks

Date 14/02/2017

Cinnober recently announced the establishment of a new subsidiary that will provide real-time post-trade technology and services to investment banks. The new subsidiary will modernize client clearing operations, a business area tightly squeezed by new regulatory obligations, higher capital requirements, and high spending on legacy IT infrastructures.