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UBS Announces Successful Completion Of SESTA Procedure And Expected Date Of Payment Of Supplementary Dividend

Date 19/08/2015

Following the successful completion of the 2014 exchange offer by UBS Group AG to acquire all issued shares of UBS AG, UBS Group AG filed a request with the Commercial Court of the Canton of Zurich on 9 March 2015 for a procedure under article 33 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act (the "SESTA Procedure"), pursuant to which all UBS AG shares that remain publicly held will be cancelled and UBS Group AG shares will be delivered as compensation.

Statement By Acting New York Superintendent Of Financial Services Anthony J. Albanese On Agreement With Promontory Financial Group, LLC

Date 19/08/2015

Anthony J. Albanese, Acting Superintendent of Financial Services for the State of New York, issued the following statement today on an agreement between the Department of Financial Services (DFS) and Promontory Financial Group, LLC. The agreement resolves the conduct outlined in the Department’s August 3, 2015 report on its investigation of Promontory’s consulting work at Standard Chartered Bank.

CFTC Issues Order Of Exemption From Registration As A Derivatives Clearing Organization To ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited - First Order Of Its Kind Issued By The Commission

Date 18/08/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today issued an order of exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization (DCO) to ASX Clear (Futures) Pty Limited (ASX). The order is the first issued by the Commission based on its authority under Section 5b(h) of the Commodity Exchange Act.

NZX Half Year 2015 Results Announcement

Date 18/08/2015

NZX’s financial results for the six months to 30 June 2015 released today highlight the progression of NZX’s funds management strategy. Total revenues increased $3.2 million or 10.4% on the previous corresponding period to $34.4 million, due to the acquisition of SuperLife Limited, which in turn enabled a significant expansion of the portfolio of Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) offered by NZX’s Smartshares business.

SIX Swiss Exchange Statistics July 2015: Slightly Below Previous Month

Date 18/08/2015

EEX New Participant Power Futures: Five Rings Capital, LLC

Date 18/08/2015

Five Rings Capital, LLC has been admitted to exchange trading for Emission Rights Primary Auctions.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Recovers $23 Million For Investors From Restoration Orders Against Insider Dealer Du Jun

Date 18/08/2015

Court appointed administrators, Mr John Lees and Mr Mat Ng of JLA Asia Limited, have completed distributions of restoration payments to all but three of the 297 counterparties to the insider dealing by convicted insider trader Mr Du Jun.

SEC Charges BNY Mellon With FCPA Violations

Date 18/08/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that BNY Mellon has agreed to pay $14.8 million to settle charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by providing valuable student internships to family members of foreign government officials affiliated with a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund.

CBOE Launches Hedge Fund Benchmarks With Eurekahedge - Four Indexes Designed To Track Performance Of Hedge Funds Using Volatility-Based Investment Strategies

Date 18/08/2015

Chicago Board Options Exchange® (CBOE®) today announced it has launched four new benchmark indexes in collaboration with Eurekahedge, a Singapore-based hedge fund research and data collection company, that measure the performance of hedge funds that employ volatility-based investment strategies. Values for the new indexes will be available on CBOE’s and Eurekahedge’s websites beginning August 18.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 18/08/2015

The following risk parameters for the securities SIBN, VSMO, NLMK will be changed: