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U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Preliminary Annual Report On U.S. Holdings Of Foreign Securities At Year-End 2015

Date 31/08/2016

Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2015 were released today and posted on the Treasury website 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, 2016.

Bermuda Stock Exchange Will Be Closed For Bermuda Labour Day Public Holiday

Date 31/08/2016

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (“BSX”) advises that the Exchange will be closed on Monday, 05 September, 2016, in observance of the Bermuda Labour Day Public Holiday. The BSX will re-open on Tuesday, 06 September, 2016.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 31/08/2016

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

SEC Proposes Amendments To Require Hyperlinks To Exhibits In Filings - Amendments Designed To Make It Easier For Investors And Companies To Access Information

Date 31/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed rule and form amendments that would require registrants to include a hyperlink to exhibits in their filings.

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Date 31/08/2016

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SEC: Fee Rate Advisory #1 For Fiscal Year 2017

Date 31/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that in fiscal year 2017 the fees that public companies and other issuers pay to register their securities with the Commission will be set at $115.90 per million dollars.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange Participates In The Annual Promotional Conference For Arab Exchanges In London

Date 31/08/2016

Represented by its CEO, Mr. / Rashid Al Baloushi, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange participated in the Annual Promotional Conference for Arab Exchanges which was held in London between January 20th and 21st this year. The Conference brought together a group of representatives of the Arab exchanges, as well as a selection of entrepreneurs both from the Middle East and Europe. Also, over 120 participants from the different international investment institutions attended the event. The total asset value that these institutions manage is over 2 trillion dollars. These institutions took part in the Conference to become familiar with the commercial opportunities and the investment atmosphere of the participating exchanges.

DIFC Posts Strong Growth And Reaches Major Milestones In First Half Of 2016

Date 31/08/2016

• Ranked number one financial centre in the Middle East and Africa
• 143 new companies licensed, including 39 leading financial firms
• Significant growth in workforce to over 21,000 professionals across more than 1,500 firms
• Continued infrastructure development including launch of Gate Avenue at DIFC

SEC: RBC To Pay $2.5 Million For Proxy Statement Disclosure Violations

Date 31/08/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that RBC Capital Markets LLC has agreed to a $2.5 million settlement for causing materially false and misleading disclosures about its valuation analysis in a proxy statement for Rural/Metro Corporation’s sale in 2011 to a private equity firm. 

Willem Meijer To Step Down As CEO Of TOM (The Order Machine)

Date 31/08/2016

Willem Meijer will step down as CEO of TOM on 1 September 2016. Meijer has been CEO of TOM since the start of the company 7 years ago. During that period TOM established a solid position in the Netherlands as the first competitive trading venue in options. Over the years TOM gained 40% market share and has decreased tariffs by 70%.