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Neurensic Partners With Vine Street Trading To Provide Compliance And Surveillance Capabilities

Date 19/09/2016

Neurensic, a fintech artificial intelligence (AI) startup, today announced that its CORE™ product has been selected by Vine Street Trading for its market surveillance and compliance capabilities. Vine Street Trading is a Chicago-based, principal trading group that has focused primarily on electronic futures markets throughout its 10 year existence.

CFTC Orders JSC VTB Bank And VTB Capital PLC Jointly To Pay A $5 Million Civil Monetary Penalty For Unlawfully Executing Fictitious And Noncompetitive Block Trades Of Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar Futures Contracts

Date 19/09/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against banking institutions JSC VTB Bank (VTB), headquartered in St. Petersburg, Russia, and VTB Capital PLC (VTB Capital) for executing fictitious and noncompetitive block trades in Russian Ruble/U.S. Dollar (RUB/USD) futures contracts, which were cleared through the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).  VTB Capital, a U.K.-incorporated bank, is 94% owned by a holding company that, in turn, is 100% owned by VTB.

MIAX Options Exchange - October 1, 2016 Fee Changes

Date 19/09/2016

Effective October 1, 2016, pending SEC approval, the MIAX Options Fee Schedule will be amended.

One Small-Firm Industry Governor Elected to FINRA Board, Two New Governors Appointed

Date 19/09/2016

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) announced the results of voting that took place at its 2016 Annual Meeting today in Washington, D.C. In accordance with FINRA By-Laws, small firms elected one Governor. FINRA also named two new public Governors to its Board of Governors. 

ESMA Adds ICE Clear Europe Ltd To List Of Authorised CCPS Under EMIR

Date 19/09/2016

ESMA has today added ICE Clear Europe Ltd to its list of authorised central counterparties (CCPs) under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). EMIR requires EU-based CCPs to be authorised and non-EU CCPs to be recognised in the European Union (EU). Once a CCP has been authorised or recognised within the EU, EU firms can use these CCP to fulfil their clearing obligations.

SIX Swiss Exchange Sponsored Funds: More Than 400 Products Tradable

Date 19/09/2016

Euro Cervantes SOCIMI To Start Trading On MAB On 22 September - The 24th REIT To List On The Spanish Alternative Market, MAB

Date 19/09/2016

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

Irish Stock Exchange Pre-Budget Submission - Tax Changes Needed To Encourage Irish Businesses To Scale

Date 19/09/2016

The Irish Stock Exchange's (ISE) pre-Budget submission 2017 calls on the Government to make Ireland a more attractive and internationally competitive location for companies looking to scale by:

• Encouraging Irish and international investors to invest their capital in Irish business
• Enabling more Irish entrepreneurs to keep growing their business in Ireland rather than opting for a trade sale to bigger international companies
• Delivering more favourable tax treatment for companies wishing to give employees a stake in their business and retain skilled, motivated staff for the long term

CUSIP Global Services Teams With Delaware Depository To Create Industry’s First Standardized Security Identifiers For Gold Bars - First-Of-Its-Kind Initiative Critical To Modernization Of Precious Metals Market

Date 19/09/2016

CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced a collaboration with Delaware Depository^®, one of the nation’s leading providers of precious metals custody services, to create the first-ever CUSIP identifiers for physical precious metals. The unique security identifiers, which will be assigned by CGS to the Delaware Depository’s fungible products, will be used to help standardize the process of trading and tracking precious metals within investor portfolios.

New Business Rises 13% At The Channel Islands Securities Exchange

Date 19/09/2016

There were 229 new listings on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange (CISE) during the first half of 2016.