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Remarks Before The 2017 Baruch College Financial Reporting Conference: "Advancing Our Capital Markets With High-Quality Information", Wesley R. Bricker, SEC Chief Accountant, New York, NY, May 4, 2017

Date 04/05/2017

Introduction

Thank you for the kind introduction.  I'm grateful for the opportunity to speak at this financial reporting conference for the second time.

Before I continue, let me remind you that the views expressed today are my own and not necessarily those of the Commission, the individual Commissioners, or other colleagues on the Commission staff.

British Columbia Securities Commission Announces New Corporate Finance Director

Date 04/05/2017

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) today announced the appointment of John Hinze to Director of Corporate Finance.

BDA Launches Bermuda Risk Directory

Date 04/05/2017

The Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) today announced the launch of their Bermuda Risk Directory.

Bats Announces New Complex Order Options Functionality

Date 04/05/2017

• Exchange will offer complex order functionality in late 2017
• Augments CBOE Holdings leading position in the U.S. options market

Jay Clayton Sworn In As Chairman Of SEC

Date 04/05/2017

Jay Clayton was sworn into office this afternoon by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy as the 32nd Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.

EEX To Launch Central & Eastern European Power Futures In Cooperation With The Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE)

Date 04/05/2017

EEX will enhance its power derivatives offering by listing Central & Eastern European markets on its platform in cooperation with Prague based Power Exchange Central Europe (PXE) on 15th June 2017. Currently, PXE offers power derivatives contracts for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Romania and Poland which will be migrated to EEX. 

CBOE Begins Trading Options On VelocityShares' EVIX

Date 04/05/2017

• Contract Based On VSTOXX Short-Term Futures Investable Index
• Packages European Volatility Into Exchange-Traded Product

SEC: Firm, CEO Settle Charges In Ponzi-Like Scheme Involving Life Settlements

Date 04/05/2017

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a New Jersey-based firm and its CEO have agreed to pay more than $4 million to settle charges that they used new investor money to repay earlier investors in Ponzi-like fashion and tapped investor funds for the CEO’s personal use.

London Stock Exchange Group Plc Transaction In Own Shares

Date 04/05/2017

London Stock Exchange Group plc (the "Company") announces that it has purchased through Barclays Capital Securities 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:

EBA Issues Amended Technical Standards On Benchmarking Of Internal Approaches

Date 04/05/2017

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an amended version of its Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) on benchmarking of internal approaches. These amendments aim at ensuring a better quality of the submitted data and, ultimately will assist the EBA and competent authorities in their 2018 assessment of internal approaches for credit and market risk. The EBA plans to annually update the ITS to ensure future benchmarking exercises are relevant and successful.