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Remarks By Cheryl Crispen, Executive Vice President, Communications & Marketing SIFMA At SIFMA’s 2019 Diversity & Inclusion Conference

Date 21/05/2019

Good afternoon. I am Cheryl Crispen, and I head up Communications and Marketing and lead SIFMA’s Diversity & Inclusion efforts. There are a number of SIFMA team members involved in D&I, so let me thank Evan Grogan, Erin McNicholas, Niccole Rivero, Bradley Edgell, and Mark Schuermann. Also, I want to thank the SIFMA Conferences team, especially Lizzie Grimm, for all their help with this conference.

Alberta Securities Commission: Securities Act Confidentiality Provision Ruled Constitutional

Date 21/05/2019

Justice B. Millar of the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta has rejected a constitutional attack against section 45 of the Securities Act (Alberta) (the Act), which provides that anything acquired and all information or evidence obtained pursuant to an investigation is confidential and shall not be divulged subject to certain exceptions.

TEXPERS REPORT: Pew Charitable Trusts Misleads On Texas Pension Funds

Date 21/05/2019

Executive Summary:

Over the years, the Texas Association of Public Employees Retirement Systems has called into question the objectivity of Pew Charitable Trusts’ reports on public employee pensions. In sum, the organization has proven itself biased against defined benefit plans for police, firefighters, teachers, and state and municipal employees. Their May 2019 report, “Municipalities Grapple with Retirement System Shortfalls,” is similarly biased in our opinion and should also be viewed skeptically with regards to Texas systems. This TEXPERS Backgrounder identifies problem areas in the Pew report with regards to the Texas pensions.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency: Senior Deputy Comptroller Discusses Bank Secrecy Act And Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

Date 21/05/2019

Senior Deputy Comptroller for Bank Supervision Policy Grovetta N. Gardineer today discussed efforts to protect the financial system from being misused for illegal purposes during a hearing before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Interest Adjustment For bond - Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA

Date 21/05/2019

The interest rate for the Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA bond NO0010822455 is set at 2,26% for the period 23.05.2019 - 23.08.2019.

SEC Obtains Emergency Order Halting Alleged Diamond-Related ICO Scheme Targeting Hundreds Of Investors

Date 21/05/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing $30 million Ponzi scheme targeting more than 300 investors in the U.S. and Canada. The SEC complaint unsealed Monday charges South Florida-based Argyle Coin, LLC, a purported cryptocurrency business, and its principal Jose Angel Aman with using investor funds to run a Ponzi scheme.

TNS Lights Up The Financial Markets With Low-Latency Dark Fiber Upgrade

Date 21/05/2019

Transaction Network Services (TNS) has significantly upgraded and expanded its network capacity to include dark fiber connectivity in the strategically important New York Triangle, giving traders ultra-high-speed access to market data and TNS’ financial community of interest.

ULTUMUS And Woodseer Global Announce Dividend Forecast Partnership

Date 21/05/2019

ULTUMUS, the leading global provider of data services for index and ETF data, today announced a dividend forecast partnership with London-based Woodseer Global, a leading provider of global dividend forecast data to the buy and sell side.

ICBC Admitted As Trading Member At Luxembourg Stock Exchange As First Chinese Bank

Date 21/05/2019

Last week, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE) admitted ICBC Luxembourg Branch as a trading member with immediate effect. With this step, the Luxembourg branch of Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Limited becomes the first Chinese bank to join the trading community at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.

Global Financial Regulation: Where Next? Pending Tasks For Regulators And Macroprudential Policy Makers - Speech By Luis De Guindos, Vice-President Of The ECB, London City Week, London, 21 May 2019

Date 21/05/2019

Introduction

More than ten years have passed since the global financial crisis triggered a comprehensive regulatory reform process. Many important measures have been put in place since then. The title of the next panel discussion therefore raises a very pertinent question for global regulators: where next?