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U.S. Treasury Department: Quarterly Refunding Statement of Acting Assitant Secretary For Financial Markets Seth B. Carpenter

Date 04/02/2015

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is offering $64 billion of Treasury securities to refund approximately $80.6 billion of Treasury notes maturing on February 15, 2015.  This will result in a debt pay down of approximately $16.6 billion.

U.S. Treasury Department: Minutes Of The Meeting Of The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee

Date 04/02/2015

The Committee convened in closed session at the Hay Adams Hotel at 8:30 a.m.  All members were present with the exception of Walter Muller, Ruth Porat, Ashok Varadhan, and Matthew Zames.  Counselor to the Secretary Antonio Weiss, Acting Assistant Secretary for Financial Markets Seth Carpenter, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance James G. Clark, and Director of the Office of Debt Management Fred Pietrangeli welcomed the Committee.  Other members of Treasury staff present were Deputy Director Allen Zhang, John Dolan, Laura Lipscomb, Tom Katzenbach, Gabriel Mann, Chris Cameron, and Sundar Swaminathan.  Federal Reserve Bank of New York staff members Nathaniel Wuerffel and Lorie Logan were also present.

EnterNext Welcomes Lucas Bols N.V. On Euronext Amsterdam - 440 Year Old Leading Global Spirits Player Raises €126 Million In IPO, Becoming One Of The World’s Oldest Listed Companies

Date 04/02/2015

EnterNext, the Euronext subsidiary designed to promote and grow the market for SMEs, today welcomed Lucas Bols N.V. on  the Amsterdam exchange of Euronext (ticker code: BOLS).

EBRD Hosts Conference On Development Of Romania’s Capital Markets - Event To Discuss Reforms To Raise Romania’s Attractiveness For Investment

Date 04/02/2015

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will host a conference at its headquarters in London on 6 February 2015 to discuss the development of Romania’s capital markets.

Lahore Stock Exchange: Public Holiday - Kashmir Day

Date 04/02/2015

Lahore Stock Exchange will be closed on Thursday, February 05, 2015 to show solidarity with people of Kashmir on Kashmir Day. 

HKEx: Stamp Duty Waiver For All ETFs To Take Effect On 13 February 2015

Date 04/02/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today (Wednesday) that a stamp duty waiver for all Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) listed in Hong Kong will take effect on 13 February 2015 following the passage of the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Bill 2014 today in the Legislative Council.

United Kingdom Parliament - Treasury - Eighth Report: Re-appointment Of Dr Donald Kohn And Martin Taylor To The Financial Policy Committee

Date 04/02/2015

Global Deep Dive On Indexing & ETFs Roadshow In 11 Cities In Asia From March 9 – 23, 2015

Date 04/02/2015

Investment professionals are invited to attend the Global Deep Dive on Indexing & ETFs roadshow in 11 cities in Asia from March 9 – 23, 2015.  

BGC Extends All-Cash Tender Offer To Acquire GFI Group For $6.10 Per Share To February 19 - Including Shares Owned By BGC, Stockholders Representing Approximately 70% Of GFI's Shares Not Owned By Executives And/Or Directors Supported Proposed Transaction - Only An Additional 1.7% Of Total Shares Needed - BGC Urges All GFI Stockholders To Tender Their Shares

Date 04/02/2015

BGC Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: BGCP) ("BGC Partners," "the Company," or "BGC"), a leading global brokerage company primarily servicing the financial and real estate markets, today announced that it has extended the deadline for its fully financed, all-cash tender offer to acquire all of the outstanding shares of GFI Group Inc. (NYSE: GFIG) ("GFI Group" or "GFI") for $6.10 per share to February 19, 2015.

Euronext Announces Monthly Trading Volumes For January 2015

Date 04/02/2015

Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for January 2015.