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Tennessee-Based Animal Feed Company Agrees To Pay $18 Million To Settle Accounting Fraud Case

Date 15/09/2014

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a Tennessee-based animal feed company has agreed to pay back $18 million in illicit profits from an accounting fraud that resulted in an SEC enforcement action earlier this year.

Direct Edge Trading Notice #14-36: Post Only Changes On EDGA

Date 15/09/2014

Pending SEC approval, the EDGA ExchangeSM (EDGA®) will modify the behavior of Hide Not Slide (HNS) and Price Adjust orders entered with a Post Only instruction. The Exchange will also be eliminating the Single Re-Price order instruction.

Remarks By Counselor To The Secretary For Housing Finance Policy Dr. Michael Stegman Before A Bipartisan Policy Center Panel “Reigniting The Private Label Mortgage-backed Securities Market”

Date 15/09/2014

From the beginning of the Administration's efforts to achieve comprehensive housing finance reform, we have envisioned a healthy residential mortgage market as consisting of four distinct channels: an agency channel with private capital in a first-loss position and a catastrophic government guarantee; an FHA channel with a more direct government guarantee to serve low- and moderate-income families; whole loans held on bank and private sector balance sheets, and a non-agency fully private securitization channel. A diverse housing finance system featuring multiple execution channels would promotes competition, market efficiency and consumer choice.

Direct Edge Regulatory Notice #14-03: Notice Of Amendment Of The EDGA And EDGX User And Routing Agreements

Date 15/09/2014

Background

As previously announced, on January 31, 2014, BATS Global Markets, Inc. (“BATS”) and Direct Edge Holdings LLC merged.  In accordance with the terms of the transaction agreement, EDGA Exchange, Inc. (“EDGA”) and EDGX Exchange, Inc. (“EDGX” and, together with the EDGA, the “Exchange”), as well as Direct Edge ECN LLC d/b/a DE Route (“DE Route”), each became wholly owned subsidiaries under a single new holding company. In conjunction with the transaction, the new holding company changed its name to “BATS Global Markets, Inc.” (“BGM”) and BATS changed its name to “BATS Global Markets Holdings, Inc.

Toronto Stock Exchange And TSX Venture Exchange Host Inaugural "Golden Bull" Charity Golf Classic

Date 15/09/2014

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange today host the inaugural TMX Group Golden Bull Charity Golf Classic at the Lynx Ridge Golf Club in Calgary.

Jyrki Katainen, Vice-President Of The European Commission And Member Of The Commission Responsible For Economic And Monetary Affairs And The Euro - "European Banking Union In The Making"

Date 15/09/2014

Good morning ladies and gentlemen.

Today, we have brought together a group of experts and distinguished professionals who have no doubt watched developments related to the establishment of the Banking Union with a careful, critical, and constructive eye. During the course of the day, panel sessions will provide the opportunity to analyse the merits of this important project, its key aspects, and dare I say possible shortcomings; questions will be raised about the rules we have spent many long nights negotiating, the structures we are in the process of implementing, and the impact these will have on financial health, stability, and market confidence.

SPOT - SIX Swiss Exchange Open Day 2014 - Your Opportunity To Connect With Thought Leaders From Finance To Discuss Topical Issues, Network, And Meet Exhibitor Firms Closely Linked To The Exchange

Date 15/09/2014

On Tuesday, 14 October 2014, the SPOT - SIX Swiss Exchange Open Day 2014 will take place in the ConventionPoint in Zurich. The event provides Exchange members and the extended financial community a unique opportunity to network with peers from other institutions as well as meeting thought leaders from the financial industry and a wide range of independent providers of software, services and connectivity relevant to the exchange business.

Now-Casting Economics: G3 Growth Ticks Down In Q3 But Expected Steady For Full Year - Regional Picture Divergent: The US Improves, China Slows And The Euro Area Slides

Date 15/09/2014

Growth in the G3 economies – the US, Euro Area and China – is expected to be 3.23% in the third quarter of 2014, with respect to the same period in the previous year, according to the Now-Casting growth monitor.  The growth rate in the fourth quarter is expected to be higher, at 3.38%.  Overall, the growth rate has been relatively stable throughout this year, and we expect G3 growth for the full year to be 3.3%.

The Options Industry Council And Saxo Bank Announce Dubai Seminar, Part Of Options Education Roadshow - Patrice Hénault, Futures & Listed Options Product Manager At Saxo Bank, And Gary Delany, Director At The Options Industry Council, Will Conduct A Seminar On Equity Options At The Saxo Bank Office In Dubai On September 17 As Part Of An Ongoing Series Of Seminars

Date 15/09/2014

Further to the content sharing agreement announced in April between The Options Industry Council (OIC) and Saxo Bank, the online trading and investment specialist, Saxo Bank has announced an options seminar in Dubai on September 17. 

La Bourse De Luxembourg Signe Un Protocole D’accord Avec La Bourse Gretai Securities Markets De Taiwan

Date 15/09/2014

On the occasion of the 7th Taiwan-Luxembourg Joint Business Council, representatives of Taiwan’s GreTai Securities Markets (GTSM) and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) took the opportunity to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 12 September 2014.