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BGC Partners Agrees To Acquire 100 Percent Of Berkeley Point Financial LLC

Date 18/07/2017

• Berkeley Point is a Leading Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA Multifamily Finance Company and Commercial Loan Servicer
• Acquisition is Expected to Dramatically Increase Revenues and Earnings
• Will Expand Product Offerings and Generate Synergies with Newmark Knight Frank, BGC's Real Estate Services Business
• BGC to Take Minority Stake in a New Real Estate Finance and Investment Business
• Conference Call and Webcast with Accompanying Investor Presentation Scheduled for 8:30 AM ET on Tuesday July 18

Osaka Exchange: 20th Anniversary Of Securities Options

Date 18/07/2017

Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the launch of Securities Options.

Three Former Traders For Major Banks Arraigned In Foreign Currency Exchange Antitrust Conspiracy

Date 18/07/2017

Three United Kingdom nationals and former traders of major banks voluntarily surrendered to the FBI and were arraigned on a charge arising from their alleged roles in a conspiracy to manipulate the price of U.S. dollars and euros exchanged in the foreign currency exchange (FX) spot market, the Justice Department announced today.

FTC Staff Offers Comment On FCC’s Network Neutrality Proceeding - Staff Favors Return Of Broadband Enforcement Authority To FTC

Date 17/07/2017

The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has submitted comments to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) supporting that agency’s proposal to restore FTC jurisdiction related to broadband Internet access services.

MIAX Regulatory: Member Firm Portal As The Approved Electronic Interface For Performing Post-Trade Adjustments

Date 17/07/2017

MIAX Options Rule 524, Reporting of Matched Trades to Clearing Corporation, has been amended to state that post-trade adjustments that do not affect the contractual terms of a trade are to be performed by the Exchange Member via an Exchange approved electronic interface.

Edward Sander Joins Arachnys As President - Former Model N CEO Re-Enters Compliance Industry

Date 17/07/2017

Arachnys, the leading provider of cloud-based solutions for assessing financial crime customer risk and ensuring compliance for regulatory CDD, KYC and EDD requirements, announced today that Edward Sander has assumed the role of President.

MIAX Regulatory: Approved Rule—CBOE Margin Rule 12.3

Date 17/07/2017

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (“CBOE”) has received approval to extend the Credit Option Margin Pilot Program through July 18, 2018 described in CBOE Rule 12.3, Margin Requirements.

Procedure For Reporting Of Circuit Breakers’ Parameters By NCAs To ESMA

Date 17/07/2017

The second paragraph of Article 48(5) of Directive 2014/65/EU (MiFID II) determines that trading venues shall report the parameters for halting trading and any material changes to those parameters to their national competent authority (NCA) in a consistent and comparable manner, and that the NCA shall in turn report them to ESMA.

TASE Launched Today A New Index: The Tel-Bond-Global Index - The Index Will Include Bonds Of Foreign Companies With No Israeli Orientation, That Are Traded On TASE

Date 17/07/2017

The Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) launched yesterday morning (16 July 2017), a new index: the Tel Bond-Global, which is based on shekel bonds of foreign companies traded on TASE. Bonds included in this index are traded at a higher yield than bonds included in the Tel Bond-Shekel index, the credit rating of which is identical to that of the Tel-Bond-Global index.

Federal Reserve Board Announces $246 Million Fine Against BNP Paribas S.A. And Certain Of Its U.S. Subsidiaries For Unsafe And Unsound Practices

Date 17/07/2017

The Federal Reserve Board on Monday announced that it will fine BNP Paribas S.A. and certain of its U.S. subsidiaries $246 million for the firm's unsafe and unsound practices in the foreign exchange (FX) markets.