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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.
Federal Court Orders Cindy And Paul Vandivier To Pay Civil Monetary Penalties And Restitution Of Almost $3 Million To Settle CFTC Charges Of Operating An Illegal, Off-Exchange Precious Metals Scheme - The Vandiviers Were Also Charged With Misappropriating Virtually All Of Customer Funds, Using The Money For Office And Personal Expenses

Date 09/02/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a federal court Consent Order imposing a permanent injunction against CFTC Defendants Cindy Vandivier and Paul Vandivier of Coconut Creek, Florida. The Court’s Order requires the Vandiviers to each pay a $1 million civil monetary penalty and jointly to pay $986,763 in restitution to defrauded customers to settle CFTC charges of fraudulently soliciting customers and misappropriating customer funds in connection with illegal, off-exchange transactions in precious metals. Cindy Vandivier is the wife of Paul Vandivier.

ACER Publishes A Report With Main Voluntary Achievements Towards The Single EU Energy Market

Date 09/02/2016

CER publishes today the latest edition of its Regional Initiatives Status Review Report updating on the progress made on voluntary regional and cross-regional market integration. The reports highlights important milestones such as the early implementation of the European Harmonised Allocation Rules (HAR) for the electricity market. The report also shows the progress made in the pilot projects in different gas areas such as implementation of the third package and Network Codes (NC) and market integration. Furthermore, the report describes the obstacles faced in 2015 and the challenges ahead with regard to the early implementation process of the Network Codes and Guidelines.
SIFMA Commends Obama Administration’s New Cybersecurity Action Plan

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:
FINRA Warns High-Yield CD Offers Can Be Bait For High-Commission Investments

Date 09/02/2016

Advertisements touting higher-than-average CD yields might actually be a lure to trick investors into buying costly investments, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority said today in a new Investor Alert.
MGEX Tops Open Interest Record

Date 09/02/2016

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has set a new open interest record for the second time in as many weeks, closing Monday’s activity at 83,259.
Nasdaq Investor Day

Date 09/02/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) will hold its 2016 Investor Day on Thursday, March 31, 2016. Nasdaq's senior executive team will conduct an in-depth discussion of the company's operations, objectives, and strategy.