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Testimony On The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program, Stephen L. Cohen, SEC Associate Director, Division Of Enforcement, Before The Committee On The Judiciary, United States Senate, Feb. 2, 2016

Date 02/02/2016

Chairman Grassley, Ranking Member Leahy, and Members of the Committee:

Thank you for inviting me to testify on behalf of the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding the SEC’s work related to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program (EB-5 program). 

Federal Reserve Highlights Progress In Efforts To Improve U.S. Payment System

Date 02/02/2016

In a report that comes one year after the publication of its Strategies for Improving the U.S. Payment System, the Federal Reserve on Tuesday detailed the progress made and outlined anticipated steps for moving forward with its initiative to enhance payment system speed, efficiency, and security.

SEC And FINRA To Hold Regional Compliance Outreach Programs For Broker-Dealers

Date 02/02/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced the opening of registration for their 2016 Regional Compliance Outreach Programs for Broker-Dealers that will take place in New York, Atlanta, Dallas, Boston, Chicago, and San Francisco, beginning in the spring.

MIAX CRD Registrations: ME & FI S-28 Deletions Effective February 8, 2016

Date 02/02/2016

Effective Monday, February 8, 2016, MIAX is discontinuing approval of the following two Web CRD registration categories:

• FI - Introducing Broker-Dealer Financial and Operations Principal Examination (Series 28)
• ME - Member

Remarks At The SEC Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee Meeting, Commissioner Michael S. Piwowar

Date 02/02/2016

Welcome, everyone, to today’s meeting of the Equity Market Structure Advisory Committee (the “Committee”). 

CBOE To Begin Overnight Dissemination Of CBOE Volatility Index (VIX)

Date 02/02/2016

• Will Provide Additional Real-Time Volatility Information When News Breaks Overnight
• Will Enable Overseas Investors to Reference VIX Index During Their Regular Trading Hours

NYSE Group Announces 2017 Holiday And Early Closings Calendar

Date 02/02/2016

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges, clearing houses and data services, announced today the 2017 holiday calendar and early closing dates for its cash equity markets: New York Stock Exchange, NYSE MKT and NYSE Arca. These dates also apply to the NYSE Amex Options, NYSE Arca Options and NYSE Bonds markets. 

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange And Montréal Exchange Closed For Family Day

Date 02/02/2016

Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2016 for Family Day.

Nasdaq To Deliver SMARTS Trade Compliance Technology To Koch Supply & Trading

Date 02/02/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ), the world's leading provider of market technology, today announced it will deliver SMARTS Trade Surveillance compliance technology to Koch Supply & Trading (KS&T). KS&T companies actively participate in a range of energy and commodity markets worldwide.

New Inflation-Linked Index Launched By BM&FBOVESPA And S&P Dow Jones Indices

Date 02/02/2016

BM&FBOVESPA (BVMF) and S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI) have announced today the launch of the S&P/BM&F Inflation-Linked NTN-B Index, which tracks the most liquid inflation linked bonds (NTN-Bs) issued by the National Treasury in Brazil. The index is the first of its kind that uses liquidity criteria to select and weight securities while also considering trading volume and market value