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SEC Awards Overseas Whistleblower $500,000 - Whistleblower Office Hits A Major Milestone After Recent FCPA Actions

Date 23/07/2019

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award to an anonymous overseas foreign national of half a million dollars. 

New York Department Of Financial Services Superintendent Linda A. Lacewell Announces Newly Created Research And Innovation Division, New Executive Appointments

Date 23/07/2019

• Matthew Homer Appointed Executive Deputy Superintendent of Research and Innovation Division, Matthew Siegel and Olivia Bumgardner Named Deputy Superintendents, and Andrew Lucas Is Named Counsel to the New Division
• New Division and Appointments Position DFS as the Regulator of the Future

SEC: Emily Westerberg Russell Named Chief Counsel Of Division Of Trading And Markets

Date 23/07/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Emily Westerberg Russell has been named Chief Counsel of the Division of Trading and Markets. 

TMX Group Hosts Eighth Annual Charity Golf Tournament - Remote Market Close Ceremony To Be Held At University Golf Club In Vancouver

Date 23/07/2019

Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange are proud to host the eighth annual TMX Charity Golf Classic today at Vancouver's University Golf Club. The tournament has raised over $500,000 for a number of charities since its inception.

Nasdaq Private Market Sets New Transaction Record In The First Half Of 2019 - 35 Private Company-Led Transactions And $2.3 Billion In Transaction Value Completed - Facilitated Single-Largest Transaction By Number Of Eligible Sellers

Date 23/07/2019

The Nasdaq Private Market, LLC(NPM), a leading provider of liquidity solutions for today’s private securities, has published its Mid-Year Private Company Report, which summarizes private company liquidity activity on the NPM platform for the first six months of 2019. The NPM team facilitated 35 private company-sponsored secondary transactions – a new record high for the period – with total transaction value of $2.3 billion.

Debt Management Office Lists FGN Second N100bn Sukuk On Nigerian Stock Exchange

Date 23/07/2019

Debt Management Office (DMO) of Nigeria on Tuesday, July 23, 2019, listed on The Nigerian Stock Exchange, the second ₦100bn, 7-Year, FGN Sukuk due to mature in 2025. The Sukuk was raised at a rental rate of 15.743%, a 73-basis point discount from the 16.47% rental rate of the maiden issuance listed in April 2018.

SEC Awards Half-Million Dollars To Overseas Whistleblower

Date 23/07/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a half-million dollar award to an overseas whistleblower whose expeditious reporting helped the Commission bring a successful enforcement action. 

US Federal Agencies Release Public Sections Of Resolution Plans For Eight Large Banks

Date 23/07/2019

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) today released the public sections of eight large domestic firms' resolution plans, which are required by the Dodd-Frank Act and commonly known as living wills.

ACER Consults On The Future Of Gas Regulation In The EU

Date 23/07/2019

The EU Agency for the  for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) launches today a public consultation on possible actions and legislative proposals for the European energy sector – and, in particular, the gas sector – beyond 2025.

EBA Publishes Its Roadmap On IFRS 9 Deliverables And Launches IFRS 9 Benchmarking Exercise

Date 23/07/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its IFRS 9 roadmap providing a comprehensive overview of planned monitoring activities on IFRS 9 implementation. The EBA also launched an IFRS 9 benchmarking exercise on a sample of institutions aimed at analysing the different modelling practices followed by institutions and how IFRS 9 implementation impacts the amount of expected credit losses in terms of own funds and regulatory ratios.