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HKEX: New Appointments

Date 27/04/2017

Following the Government's appointment of Stephen Yiu, and re-appointment of Anita Fung, Rafael Gil-Tienda and Margaret Leung, and shareholders' election of Cheah Cheng Hye and Hugo Leung as Directors of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), the HKEX Board today (Thursday) appointed new members to certain committees and consultative panels with immediate effect as follows.  The composition of the Risk Management Committee (Statutory) and Clearing Consultative Panel remains unchanged.

BME Posts €39.3 Million Net Profit In The First Quarter

Date 27/04/2017

• Revenue for the first quarter stood at €82.3 million
• EBITDA for the first three months reached €53.8 million
• The cost base coverage ratio with revenue not linked to volumes closed the first quarter at 124% of costs covered
• The efficiency ratio and ROE remain stable, ranking among the best in the sector
• Investment flows channelled through the Exchange in the first quarter of 2017 almost triple those in the same period in 2016, at €9.4 billion

RAZGULAY Group PJSC Ords To Be Removed From Moscow Exchange Indices

Date 27/04/2017

RAZGULAY Group PJSC ords will be removed from the MICEX Broad Market Index, the RTS Broad Market Index, the MICEX Second-Tier Index, the RTS-2 Index, the MICEX Consumer Goods and Services Index and the RTS Consumer & Retail Index on 28 April 2017 due to the suspension of trading. 

Colt Opens Marseille Node, Addressing Demand For Bandwidth Transit Between Europe And Asia-Pacific - Strategically Important Hub Location Delivers High Bandwidth Connectivity To Asia, Africa And Middle East

Date 27/04/2017

Colt Technology Services announced that it has opened a point of presence (PoP) in Marseille - an increasingly important hub location for carriers and organisations looking for a high bandwidth connectivity gateway connecting Europe with Asia, Africa and the Middle East, due to the landing of several important subsea cables from these regions in the city.

Amman Stock Exchange: A Public Holiday To Celebrate International Labor Day On Sunday

Date 27/04/2017

According to the announcement issued by Prime Minister on the occasion of the International Labor Day, the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will be off on sunday April 30, 2017. 

TEXPERS Salutes El Paso Firemen And Policemen's Pension Fund For 20-Year Returns

Date 26/04/2017

The Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS) recognized the El Paso Firemen and Policemen’s Pension Fund for maintaining its ranking as one of the best in Texas in the closely-watched measure of 20-year investment returns.

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman Announces Arrest And Indictment Of Wall Street Financier Charged With Defrauding Multiple Victims And Stealing $800,000 - Anthony Nyame, CEO Of General Capital Corporation, Allegedly Stole Deposits From Clients Intended For Loans, Including $375,000 From A Bronx Church

Date 26/04/2017

Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced today felony charges against Anthony Nyame, 59, of the Bronx, for allegedly stealing $800,000 from multiple victims by fraudulently inducing them to believe his Wall Street based company, General Capital Corporation, had the ability to secure millions of dollars in loans. If convicted, Nyame faces up to 20 years in prison.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 26/04/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Statement By New York Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo Regarding The Lawsuit Filed By The CSBS Challenging The Authority Of The Comptroller Of The Currency To Create A Nonbank Special-Purpose National Bank Charter For “Fintech” Companies

Date 26/04/2017

“The New York State Department of Financial Services strongly supports the action taken today by the Conference of State Banking Supervisors (CSBS) against the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). The National Bank Act does not provide the OCC with authority to create a new national bank charter for “fintech” companies.  The proposal threatens to create an entirely new federal regulatory regime, threatening state sovereignty and strong state consumer protection laws, including New York’s usury laws and prohibitions on payday lending.

SIFMA Executive Vice President Randy Snook Remarks - Equity Market Structure Conference

Date 26/04/2017

Good morning. I’m Randy Snook, executive vice president, business policies and practices at SIFMA. Thank you for joining us at the 2017 SIFMA Equity Market Structure Conference. We’re pleased to provide this forum for an in-depth look at the state of U.S. equity market structure.