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MIAX Options - Modification To Retransmission Services Timeout Windows

Date 09/02/2016

MIAX Options Exchange will be modifying the Retransmission Services Timeout Windows to minimize user contention for all MIAX Retransmission Services.  This change should be seamless to users.  

SIFMA Commends New Cybersecurity Action Plan From The Obama Administration

Date 09/02/2016

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., president and CEO, after the Obama Administration announced a new Cybersecurity National Action Plan (CNAP) that aims to enhance cybersecurity practices across the federal government:  

SEC Names C. Dabney O’Riordan And Alka Patel As Associate Regional Directors In Los Angeles Office

Date 09/02/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that C. Dabney O’Riordan and Alka Patel have been named Associate Directors for Enforcement in the agency’s Los Angeles Regional Office.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Terminates Mortgage Servicing-Related Consent Orders Against U.S. Bank And Santander, Issues Civil Money Penalties

Date 09/02/2016

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today terminated mortgage servicing-related consent orders against U.S. Bank National Association (U.S. Bank) and Santander Bank, N.A. (Santander), and assessed civil money penalties against the banks for previous violations of the orders.

Nasdaq President & COO Adena Friedman To Present At 2016 Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum

Date 09/02/2016

Who:  Nasdaq President & COO Adena Friedman    

What:  2016 Credit Suisse Financial Services Forum    

When:  Wednesday, February 10, 2016   8:45 AM EST  

CFTC: FY 2017 President’s Budget

Date 09/02/2016

FY 2017 President’s Budget, February 2016 (PDF)
The annual budget prepared for the Congressional Committees on Appropriations requests the resources estimated to ensure sufficient regulation and protection of the futures, options, and swaps markets for the current fiscal year.

SEC: Monsanto Paying $80 Million Penalty For Accounting Violations

Date 09/02/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that St. Louis-based agribusiness Monsanto Company agreed to pay an $80 million penalty and retain an independent compliance consultant to settle charges that it violated accounting rules and misstated company earnings as it pertained to its flagship product Roundup.  Three accounting and sales executives also agreed to pay penalties to settle charges against them. 

CBOE, C2 And CFE Trading Schedule For The Presidents’ Day Holiday

Date 09/02/2016

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced the following trading schedule for Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), C2 Options Exchange (C2) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) in observance of the Presidents’ Day holiday:

TMX: AgriClear Announces Partnerships With American Akaushi Association And Heartbrand Beef - North American Web-Based Cattle Platform To Feature Akaushi Breed

Date 09/02/2016

AgriClear, a partnership with TMX Group and NGX, a wholly-owned subsidiary of TMX Group, and North America's premier online transaction and payment platform for cattle buyers and sellers, today announced important collaborations with two progressive Texas-based cattle industry organizations, the American Akaushi Association and HeartBrand Beef.

EBA Expresses Dissent Over EU Commission Proposed Amendments To The MREL Technical Standards

Date 09/02/2016

The European Banking Authority (EBA) issued today an Opinion to the European Commission expressing its dissent over some of its proposed amendments to the EBA final draft Regulatory Technical Standard (RTS) on the criteria for setting the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL) and encouraging the prompt adoption of the standard.