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Federal Reserve Board Approves Advance Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking And Approves Proposed Rule

Date 03/06/2016

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday approved an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) inviting comment on conceptual frameworks for capital standards that could apply to systemically important insurance companies and to insurance companies that own a bank or thrift. The standards would differ for each group.

Schaeffler AG To Be Included In MDAX - Deutsche Börse Reviews Index Composition - Changes To Be Effective As Of 20 June 2016

Date 03/06/2016

On Friday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 20 June 2016. The shares of Schaeffler AG will be included in the MDAX index and will replace the shares of Wincor Nixdorf AG, which will move to SDAX. The exclusion of Wincor Nixdorf is based on the fast exit rule; the shares no longer fulfill the market capitalization requirements to remain in the MDAX index.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 03/06/2016

The current reports for the week of May 31, 2016 are now available.

CBOE Named ‘Exchange Of The Year’ At GlobalCapital Americas Derivatives Awards 2016

Date 03/06/2016

Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) announced today that it was named “Exchange of the Year” Thursday night at GlobalCapital’s Americas Derivatives Awards 2016 ceremony in New York City.

Federal Court Orders Florida Resident Rico Omar Cox To Pay Over $940,000 And Imposes Permanent Trading And Registration Bans For Solicitation Fraud And False Statements In Commodity Futures Fraud Action brought By CFTC

Date 03/06/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge William J. Zloch of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida (Fort Lauderdale) entered an Order of Default Final Judgment (Order) against Defendant Rico Omar Cox (a.k.a. Omar Negron) (Cox) of Dania Beach, Florida, requiring restitution of $381,000 and imposing a $560,000 civil monetary penalty for defrauding his clients in connection with commodity futures trading.

IEX Strengthens Management Team, Adding New Chief Strategy Officer - Current CSO Ronan Ryan Becomes President

Date 03/06/2016

IEX, the first buyside-owned Alternative Trading System (ATS) and one of the largest in U.S. equities, today announces the addition of a new Chief Strategy Officer to bolster its management team as it continues to advance its mission for investor protection.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – May 2016

Date 03/06/2016

TMX Group Limited today announced May 2016 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), Montréal Exchange (MX) and NGX.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For The Week Ended June 3, 2016

Date 03/06/2016

It was a four-day trading week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Monday 30th May, 2016 as Public Holiday to commemorate “Democracy day”.

Meanwhile, a turnover of 1.263 billion shares worth N11.583 billion in 17,434 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 2.338 billion shares valued at N14.789 billion that exchanged hands last week in 24,942 deals.

CFTC Charges Haena Park And Her Companies Phaetra Capital GP LLC, a/k/a/ Argenta Capital GP LLC, Phaetra Capital Management LP, a/k/a Argenta Capital LLC, And Argenta Group LLC With Misappropriation And Fraud - The Complaint Also Charges Park And Yul Kaseman With False Statements To The NFA

Date 03/06/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the filing of a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, charging Haena Park (Park) and her companies Phaetra Capital GP LLC, a/k/a/ Argenta Capital GP LLC, Phaetra Capital Management LP, a/k/a Argenta Capital LLC, and Argenta Group LLC, (collectively, Pool Defendants) with fraudulently operating a commodity pool and misappropriation of pool participants’ assets. The complaint also charges Park and Yul Kaseman with making false statements to the National Futures Association.

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard At The Council On Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., June 3, 2016, The Economic Outlook And Implications For Monetary Policy

Date 03/06/2016

In recent months, financial conditions have eased, and there are encouraging signs that consumption has regained momentum. On the other hand, there are tentative signs of slowing in the labor market and risks remain.1 We cannot take the resilience of our recovery for granted.