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EBF, GFMA And ISDA Agree Common Principles To Promote Effective Global Policy On Cybersecurity, Data And Technology

Date 10/05/2016

The European Banking Federation (EBF), the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA, comprised of ASIFMA, AFME and SIFMA) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) today announced they are seeking to encourage effective global policy measures on cybersecurity, data and technology through a new set of common principles.

TMX Group Limited Declares Dividend Of $0.40 Per Common Share

Date 10/05/2016

The Board of Directors of TMX Group Limited declared a dividend of $0.40 on each common share outstanding, payable on June 10, 2016 to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 27, 2016.

MNI India Consumer Sentiment Indicator: India Consumer Confidence Edges Higher In April - Respondents More Positive About Business Conditions

Date 10/05/2016

Consumer confidence rose to the highest since November last year, led by more optimistic expectations for future business conditions while sentiment towards spending took a backseat.

TMX Group Limited Reports Results For The First Quarter 2016

Date 10/05/2016

• Diluted earnings per share of 85 cents in Q1/16 compared with earnings per share of 78 cents in Q1/15
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.00 in Q1/16, compared with 99 cents per share in Q1/15
• Adjusted diluted earnings per share of $1.00 in Q1/16 excludes 13 cents per share of amortization of intangibles related to acquisitions and 2 cents per share for strategic re-alignment expenses
• Revenue of $177.7 million in Q1/16 compared with $185.3 million in Q1/15

CFTC Orders Chicago-Based Cunningham Commodities, LLC And Its Controller Salvatore Carmen Russo Jointly To Pay A $150,000 Penalty For Failing To Immediately Report A Customer Segregated Account Deficiency - Cunningham Also Penalized For Its Failure To Immediately Report A Customer Residual Account Deficiency And For Its Failure To Report Special Account Positions Held By Large Traders

Date 09/05/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Cunningham Commodities, LLC (Cunningham), a registered Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) based in Chicago, Illinois. The Order finds that Cunningham violated CFTC’s Regulations that 1) require an FCM to immediately report to the CFTC any deficiency in its customer segregated account or the targeted residual interest in its customer segregated account and 2) require an FCM to submit daily reports to the CFTC for positions held by certain large traders (Large Trader Reports) whose accounts are carried by the FCM.

BOX Options Exchange Price Improvement Activity For April

Date 09/05/2016

In the month of April price improved contracts on BOX Options Exchange (“BOX”) averaged 297,158 per day. Price improvement versus the prevailing NBBO for contracts submitted via BOX’s price improvement auction, PIP, averaged $467,418 per day, while total savings to investors in April was $9.8M. With this, BOX has saved investors over $761M since its inception in 2004. Overall average daily trading volume on BOX in the month of April was 407,208 contracts.

Bats Global Markets Reports Record U.S. Options Market Share In April - Exchange Group Maintains Strength Across Asset Classes

Date 09/05/2016

Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS), a leading global operator of exchanges and services for financial markets, today reported April data and highlights, including record U.S. Options market share of 11.6% vs. 9.9% a year ago.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Two Convicted Of Insider Dealing In Operation Tabernula Trial

Date 09/05/2016

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and following a three-month trial at Southwark Crown Court, two defendants – a senior investment banker and a Chartered Accountant – have been convicted of conspiring to insider deal between November 2006 and March 2010.

DTCC Signs Memorandum Of Understanding On Cooperation With KRX

Date 09/05/2016

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, and the Korea Exchange (KRX), the sole securities and derivatives exchange operator in South Korea, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to cooperate with each other on a Trade Repository (TR) solution in Korea.

SGX Reports Market Statistics For April 2016

Date 09/05/2016

Securities 

• Total Securities market turnover value fell 23% month on month and was down 21% year on year to S$21.0 billion, during 21 trading days compared to 22 in March 2016 and 21 in April 2015.