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Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date March 15, 2018

Date 27/03/2018

At the end of the settlement date of March 15, 2018, short interest in 2,331 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,230,277,603 shares compared with 7,052,302,122 shares in 2,345 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of February 28, 2018. The mid-March short interest represents 3.96 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 3.72 days for the prior reporting period.

Cboe Global Markets Announces Date Of First-Quarter 2018 Earnings Release And Conference Call

Date 26/03/2018

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE | Nasdaq: CBOE), one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, today said it will announce its financial results for the first quarter of 2018 before the market opens on Friday, May 4, 2018. A conference call with remarks by the company’s senior management will begin at 7:30 a.m. Central Time (CT), 8:30 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Foreign Exchange Professionals Association Announces Board Members, Working Groups

Date 26/03/2018

The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) voted in a slate of new Board members at its annual meeting on March 6, and re-elected Chip Lowry, Senior Managing Director at State Street Global Markets, as Chairman, and Sean Tully, Senior Managing Director at CME Group, as Treasurer.

CalPERS' Board Incumbents Notice Intention To Run For Re-Election - Seats Represent State, School, And Public Agency

Date 26/03/2018

The first step in the CalPERS Board Election process took place today when the official Notice of Election was released, announcing the intent of three current board members to seek re-election. The three seats up for re-election are occupied by Theresa Taylor (state); Rob Feckner (school); and Priya Mathur (public agency). Their four-year terms expire on January 15, 2019.

SEC: Kinross Gold Charged With FCPA Violations

Date 26/03/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced a settled action against Canada-based Kinross Gold Corporation for Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations arising from the company’s repeated failure to implement adequate accounting controls of two African subsidiaries. 

Stockholms Läns Landsting Is Latest Nordic Issuer To List On Irish Stock Exchange Bond Markets

Date 26/03/2018

Stockholms läns landsting (Stockholm County Council) has listed a SEK 1bn green bond from its €4bn EMTN Programme on the Main Securities Market (MSM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE). The green bond has a maturity date of November 2023 and an interest rate of 1% per annum.

Dubai International Financial Centre’s FinTech Ecosystem Gains Further Momentum In 2018

Date 26/03/2018

Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, announced today important developments in its Fintech ecosystem that further strengthen its position as MEASA’s number one and one of the world’s top 10 FinTech hubs.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Wins Case Against Capital Alternatives Limited And Others

Date 26/03/2018

In a judgment handed down today, the High Court found that Capital Alternatives Limited, Renwick Haddow, Marcia Hargous, Robert McKendrick and others should pay a total of £16.9m in restitution for their roles in four unauthorised collective investment schemes (CIS’s) which were unlawfully promoted to the public by false, misleading and deceptive statements.

The European Association Of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) Elects New Board And Agrees Strategy – March 2018

Date 26/03/2018

During its annual General Assembly meeting of 22nd March 2018, the 19 members of the European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) elected the following Board Members for a two-year mandate:

• Co-Chair - Corentine Poilvet-Clediere, Global Head of Regulatory Strategy LSEG, LCH
• Co-Chair - Teo Floor, Systemic Risk Policy Advisor, Clearing and Cross-Markets Strategy, Eurex Clearing
• Co-Chair - Tim Grange, Director of Regulatory Policy, ICE Clear Europe
• Member - Arnoud Siegmann, Chief Risk Officer, EuroCCP
• Member - Erica Brown, Head of International Affairs, Nasdaq Clearing
• Member - Marcin Truchanowicz, Managing Director, Chief Risk Officer, KDPW_CCP
• Member - Marcus Harreus, Head Clearing & Member of the Executive Board, SIX x-clear
• Member - Xavier Aguila, Managing Director Operations, BME Clearing

Call For Nominations: Appointment As Academic Expert To The FSB Evaluation Of The Effects Of Financial Reforms On The Financing Of Infrastructure Investment

Date 26/03/2018

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) is undertaking an evaluation of the effects of the post-crisis G20 regulatory reforms on financial intermediation. The work programme includes an evaluation of the effects of reforms on financing of infrastructure investment during 2018, with a final report on the infrastructure investment evaluation to be delivered to Buenos Aires G20 Summit (end-November 2018) and published.