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Division Of Corporation Finance Director Keith Higgins To Leave SEC

Date 06/12/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Keith F. Higgins, Director of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance, plans to leave the SEC in early January.

SEC: Firm Settles Charges For Selling Unregistered Swaps Involving Pre-IPO Companies

Date 06/12/2016

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a San Francisco-based firm agreed to settle charges that it violated federal securities laws by failing to register security-based swaps that were offered and sold online to shareholders in pre-IPO companies.

BM&FBOVESPA Publishes November Market Performance

Date 06/12/2016

Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 185.48 billion in November, compared with BRL 176.28 billion in the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 9.27 billion, versus BRL 8.81 billion in October. Total volume amounted to 23,867,645 shares, compared with 19,152,939 shares in the previous month. Average daily volume was 1,193,382 shares (957,647 shares in October).

ESM: Short-Term Debt Relief Measures For Greece Frequently Asked Questions

Date 06/12/2016

Please click here for FAQ on ESM short-term debt relief measures for Greece, approved by finance ministers at the Eurogroup meeting yesterday.

ATX: Higher Free Float Factor For Lenzing AG

Date 06/12/2016

Today, the ATX Committee reviewed the calculation parameters for Austrian indices according to its index rules. The free float factor of the leading cellulose fiber manufacturer Lenzing AG was raised from 0.3 to 0.4 due to the sale of Lenzing shares by one of B&C Group’s companies. The free float factor represents the portion of a company’s shares that are in the hands of a multitude of public investors and tradable on the stock exchange. It also impacts the weighting of a stock in an index. The changes will become effective on 19 December 2016. The next regular review of the ATX’s composition is scheduled for 7 March 2017. 

EBA: Two New Studies Highlight The Significant Contribution Of EU Agencies To Citizens And Administrations

Date 06/12/2016

The 45 EU Agencies and Joint Undertakings make a vast contribution to the economic and political development of the European Union according to two new studies presented today during the EU Agencies Forum at the European Parliament. The studies highlight that while the EU Agencies represent less than 0.8% of the EU's annual budget their contribution has widespread impact at citizen, industry and policy level.

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter - November 2016

Date 06/12/2016

Click here to download the November edition of the PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter.

Distributed Ledger Technology: Role And Relevance Of The ECB - Speech By Yves Mersch, Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB, 22nd Handelsblatt Annual Conference Banken-Technologie, 6 December 2016

Date 06/12/2016

Introduction

Today’s discussions have revolved around digitalisation and new technologies and how they might change the banking business of tomorrow. Roy Charles Amara, a researcher and scientist, once said that “we tend to overestimate the effect of a technology in the short run and underestimate the effect in the long run”. The internet is a case in point. Some of the wilder predictions during the “hype” phase never came to pass. That said, no one can deny how powerfully it has insinuated itself into our daily lives, fundamentally changing how we communicate and process information, and no one can know where it will take us next.

TOCOM Signs Memorandum Of Understanding With China Futures Association And China Xin Yongan Futures

Date 06/12/2016

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with China Futures Association (CFA) on December 4 and China Xin Yongan Futures Company (XYA) on December 3, respectively while participating in the 12th China International Derivatives Forum. The forum took place in Shenzhen, China from December 2nd to 4th, 2016.

EEX Prolongs Trading Hours Of EUA Options On Expiry Days

Date 06/12/2016

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) prolongs the trading hours of EUA options on the expi-ry days from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm CET. The underlying prices will be calculated during the tradi-tional settlement price window between 5:50 CET and 6:00 CET. The option exercise time will be moved to 6:45 pm CET.