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Preliminary Annual Report On U.S. Holdings Of Foreign Securities At Year-End 2016

Date 31/08/2017

Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2016 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at (https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx). The final survey report, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be released on October 31, 2017.

Ontario Securities Commission Announces Investment Funds Product Advisory Committee Members

Date 31/08/2017

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced today the members of the Investment Funds Products Advisory Committee (IFPAC) for the 2017-2019 term.

STOXX Changes Composition Of Blue-Chip Indices - Regular Annual Review To Be Effective On Sep. 18, 2017

Date 31/08/2017

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50 and STOXX Nordic 30 indices; as well as the results of the second semi-annual review of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index. All changes will be effective with the open of European markets on Sep. 18, 2017.

FINRA Issues Alert Warning Investors Of Stock Fraud Following Hurricane Harvey

Date 31/08/2017

FINRA issued an Investor Alert today warning investors to beware of potential scams touting stocks and other investments promising huge financial gains in the wake of Hurricane Harvey.

SEC And NYU to Host Forum On Exchange-Traded Products

Date 31/08/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission and New York University will host a forum in September to examine the fast growing market for exchange-traded products and its implications for investors.

CFTC Orders Ikon Global Markets, Inc. To Pay $200,000 For Recordkeeping Violations

Date 31/08/2017

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Ikon Global Markets, Inc. (Ikon) for failing to keep and promptly produce documentation for thousands of gold Exchange for Physical (EFP) trades, in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC Regulations. The trades were entered into by Ikon and reported to the NASDAQ OMX Futures Exchange, Inc. (NFX).

SEC: Former Pharma Company Accountant, Three Others Charged With Insider Trading

Date 31/08/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged an accountant and three others with insider trading on market-moving news about the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company where the accountant formerly worked.

BOX Options Exchange Fee Change – September 2017

Date 31/08/2017

Effective September 1, 2017, BOX Options Exchange (“BOX” or the “Exchange”) is making the following changes to the BOX Fee Schedule:

BOX Volume Rebate

The Exchange is adjusting certain rebates within the BOX Volume Rebate (“BVR”).

Update -- Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date August 15, 2017

Date 31/08/2017

At the end of the settlement date of August 15, 2017, short interest in 2,352 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 7,365,215,632 shares compared with 7,281,448,640 shares in 2,329 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of July 31, 2017. The mid-August short interest represents 4.42 days average daily Nasdaq Global Market share volume for the reporting period, compared with 5.14 days for the prior reporting period.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 31/08/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through RBC Europe Limited, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 26 April 2017, the following number of its ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each ("Shares") on the London Stock Exchange as part of the buyback programme announced on 29 March 2017: