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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.

TMX Group Statement Regarding Index Inclusion

Date 19/09/2016

It has come to our attention that erroneous information was broadly disseminated into the marketplace asserting that TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) had been removed from the S&P/TSX Composite Index. TMX is hereby notifying all market participants of this error and has confirmed with S&P Dow Jones Indices that TMX Group remains a constituent of the index.

FIA To Feature MayStreet In Innovators Pavilion At Futures & Options Expo

Date 19/09/2016

FIA announced that MayStreet is one of 18 companies chosen to exhibit in the 2016 Innovators Pavilion at the Futures and Options Expo in Chicago on Oct. 18-20. Innovators Pavilion showcases startup companies providing forward-thinking solutions for futures, options and cleared swaps.

Shanghai Stock Exchange: Trading China Conference For Foreign Investors To Fuel Long-term A-share Investment

Date 19/09/2016

Recently, the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) successfully held the 2016 Trading China Conference for Foreign Investors, attended by a lot of well-known institutional investors around the world. Jointly discussing at the SSE the topic of development of China’s capital market were more than 70 chief investment officers, fund managers and trading business heads of Noregs Bank, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Bank of Korea and other sovereign wealth funds as well as Black Rock, Vanguard, Fidelity, State Street Corp., Franklin Templeton and other large-sized funds.