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BME To Distribute Its Second Interim Dividend Against 2016 Earnings On 29 December

Date 21/12/2016

• It represents a gross €0.6 per share
• Announcing the dividend payment dates for 2017

SEC Charges Operators Of Fake Day-Trading Firm With Defrauding Inexperienced Investors

Date 21/12/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged two men behind a phony day-trading firm with pocketing more than $1.4 million in deposits from hundreds of defrauded investors worldwide.

EBA To Run Its Next EU-Wide Stress Test In 2018

Date 21/12/2016

In its meeting on 6 December 2016, the Board of Supervisors of the European Banking Authority (EBA) decided to carry out its next EU-wide stress test in 2018, in line with its previous decision to aim for a biennial exercise. The EBA will start immediately to prepare the methodology for the 2018 stress test exercise, which will also include an assessment of the impact of IFRS 9, which will be implemented on 1 January 2018. This decision has been communicated to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission.  In 2017, the EBA will perform its regular annual transparency exercise.

Deutsche Börse Increases Share In Tradegate

Date 21/12/2016

Deutsche Börse AG is exercising a third and also final call option on shares in Tradegate AG and will thereby increase its approximately 15-percent stake in Tradegate AG to almost 20 percent. Deutsche Börse AG exercised two call options back in 2014, increasing its then approximately five-percent stake in Tradegate AG to almost 15 percent. The latest increase in shares is subject to regulatory approvals.

EBA Sees Considerable Improvement In The Average LCR Across EU Banks

Date 21/12/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today its third impact assessment Report for the liquidity coverage ratio (LCR), together with a review of its phasing-in period. The Report shows a constant improvement of the average LCR across EU banks since 2011. At the reporting date of 31 December 2015, EU banks' average LCR was significantly above the 100% minimum requirement, which will have to be fully implemented by January 2018, and no strong evidence was found suggesting that the EBA should recommend an extension of the phasing-in period of the LCR. The Report, which is based on liquidity data from 194 EU banks across 17 Member States, is the first publication after the implementation of the minimum binding standards in 2015 and accounts for the provisions of the Commission's Delegated Regulation on the LCR.

SEC Charges Former New York Pension Official And Two Brokers In Pay-To-Play Scheme

Date 21/12/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against a former official of the nation’s third largest public pension fund and two brokers accused of orchestrating a pay-to-play scheme to steer billions of dollars to certain firms in exchange for luxury gifts, lavish vacations, and tens of thousands of dollars spent on cocaine and prostitutes.

UK's Financial Conduct Authority: Mark Lyttleton Sentenced To 12 Months Imprisonment For Insider Dealing

Date 21/12/2016

In a prosecution brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Mark Lyttleton, a former Equity Portfolio Manager at BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, has today been sentenced to 18 months reduced with credit to 12 months on two counts of insider dealing. A confiscation order was also made in the sum of £149,861.27 and costs awarded to the FCA of £83,225.62.

CFTC Orders Goldman Sachs To Pay $120 Million Penalty For Attempted Manipulation Of And False Reporting Of U.S. Dollar ISDAFIX Benchmark Swap Rates - Today’s Action Is The CFTC’s Third Enforcement Action For The Attempted Manipulation And False Reporting Of ISDAFIX Benchmark Rates

Date 21/12/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order today filing and settling charges against The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (collectively, Goldman or the Bank). The Order finds that, beginning in January 2007 and continuing through March 2012 (the Relevant Period), Goldman attempted, by and through certain of its traders in New York, on many occasions to manipulate and made false reports concerning the U.S. Dollar International Swaps and Derivatives Association Fix (USD ISDAFIX), a global benchmark for interest rate products. Goldman’s unlawful conduct involved multiple traders, including the head of Goldman’s Interest Rate Products Trading Group in the United States, according to the CFTC Order.

Solactive introduces Power Factor™ High Dividend Index - Licensed To WBI Investments

Date 21/12/2016

Solactive AG is announcing the launch of the Solactive Power Factor™ High Dividend Index, which will be used as the basis for a fund issued by WBI Investments. The index tracks the performance of 50 U.S.-listed stocks among large-, mid- and small-caps, which exhibit high dividend yield and strong fundamentals, as determined by WBI’s Power Factor™ approach. By investing in the Solactive Power Factor™ High Dividend Index, investors can gain exposure to stocks that score high relative to their peers using various valuation criteria. WBI’s fund – WBI Power FactorTMHigh Dividend ETF (WBIY) – will provide an opportunity to invest in a strategy which seeks to track the index.

Metamako Delivers Another High-Performance Year

Date 21/12/2016

Metamako, the leading specialist provider of deterministic network devices for the world’s financial institutions, has had another stellar year. Following a very successful 2015, this year has seen expansion and growth for Metamako, with a new office in Tokyo, some interesting new clients and partnerships, along with new products.