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Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee Meeting

Date 31/01/2018

Thank you, Commissioner (Rostin) Behnam.

Good morning, everyone. A warm welcome to all of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) Committee members, presenters and participants, both here and on the telephone. It is good to have you all with us.

This is the first time my new fellow Commissioners and I are appearing together in an official capacity at the agency. It is very good to be with Commissioners (Brian) Quintenz and (Rostin) Behnam. Hopefully, the three of us will have additional company this year.

Distributed Futures Research Explores Cryptocurrency Liquidity

Date 31/01/2018

Long Finance’s Distributed Futures research programme is pleased to announce the launch of a research project provisionally entitled, “Addressing the thirst for Cyptocurrency Liquidity with Technical & Operating Standards.”

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz Before The CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee

Date 31/01/2018

Thank you, Commissioner Behnam, for convening today’s meeting and for your sponsorship of the Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC). I look forward to a thoughtful discussion of the process by which exchanges may list contracts for new or novel products and the CFTC’s role in that process.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review From 27 January 2018 To 31 January 2018

Date 31/01/2018

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

January MNI Chicago Business Barometer Falls To 65.7 - Employment Up To Near-6-Year High - Prices Paid Highest Since Sep

Date 31/01/2018

The MNI Chicago Business Barometer fell 2.1 points to 65.7 in January from a previously revised 67.8 in December. 

BMO Capital Markets Enhances Trading Performance - Announces Partnership With Trade Informatics

Date 31/01/2018

BMO Capital Markets (BMO), the investment and corporate banking arm of BMO Financial Group (NYSE:BMO)(TSX:BMO), today announced that it has partnered with Trade Informatics (TI), a leading provider of quantitative analytics and systematic trading solutions to institutional asset managers. TI will provide BMO with transaction cost analysis (TCA) tools to help execute algorithmic trades with improved execution quality.

Samrat Bhandari Sentenced In UK Financial Conduct Authority Prosecution Of £1.4 Million Investment Scheme

Date 31/01/2018

Samrat Bhandari, who played a prime role in the operation of an investment scheme which led to investors losing just over £1.4 million, was today sentenced at Southwark Crown Court to a total of 3½ years’ imprisonment. He was also disqualified from holding the position of director for 12 years.

Dubai Financial Market Company Posts Net Profit Of AED 233 Million In 2017

Date 31/01/2018

• H.E. Essa Kazim asserting DFM’s key developments of the past year:
• DFM’s Strategy 2021 focuses on enhancing infrastructure and diversifying products through launching new platforms to trade different asset classes
• DFM launched several initiatives including; the ETFs platform, Liquidity Provision and Market Making, Regulated Short Selling (RSS), the General Clearing, Repo and Murabaha services
• In 2017, the market attracted more than 6 thousand new investors and net investments of foreign investors (excluding Arabs and GCC Nationals) reached to AED 1.25 billion
• Moving forward to build state-of-the-art new headquarter on 10,000 square meters at the Business Bay

Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.38 Per Share

Date 31/01/2018

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.38 per share on the company's outstanding common stock.  The dividend is payable on March 30, 2018 to shareowners of record at the close of business on March 16, 2018.  Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

Eventus Systems, Inc. Signs ENGIE Marketing NA, Inc., Expanding Its Diverse Customer Base - Energy Firm Deploys Validus Surveillance And Risk Software Platform To Enhance Compliance Program, Promote Transparency

Date 31/01/2018

Eventus Systems, Inc., a provider of innovative regtech software solutions for the capital markets, announced today that ENGIE Energy Marketing NA, Inc. has deployed the firm's Validus surveillance and risk software platform to enhance its compliance program.