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Climate Awareness Bond Hits 100th Green Bond Listing On LuxSE

Date 12/02/2016

• Third EUR Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) increased to or above EUR 1.5bn
• EUR 13bn of Green Bonds issued by EIB to date via 59 CABs in 11 currencies
• Increasing role of Green Bonds in the context of COP21
• Increasing role of stock exchanges in promoting transparency and comparability

Nasdaq To Acquire Marketwired - Acquisition Expected To Significantly Enhance Nasdaq’s Corporate Services And Product Suite With Marketwired’s Media Analytics And Targeting Capabilities - Expected To Be Accretive To Nasdaq’s Earnings Within Twelve Months Of Closing And Generate Attractive Returns On Capital

Date 12/02/2016

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Marketwired, a leading global provider of news distribution services and analytics for communications professionals. Marketwired services over 8,500 clients, including Forbes 2000 companies, private corporations and public relations agencies. The acquisition is expected to further bolster Nasdaq's position as a leading, global corporate services provider. Subject to customary conditions, the deal will be funded through a mix of debt and cash on hand and is expected to close in the first quarter of 2016.

TOM MTF Statistics Week 6, 2016

Date 12/02/2016

Click here to download the weekly statistics update of TOM MTF for week 6, 2016. 

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report - Week Ending 12 February 2016

Date 12/02/2016

A turnover of 1.407 billion shares worth N17.277 billion in 14,914 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 5.087 billion shares valued at N18.488 billion that exchanged hands last week in 16,711 deals.

£2.9 Million To Be Returned To Investors Following UK Financial Conduct Authority Prosecution

Date 12/02/2016

Southwark Crown Court today ordered almost £2.65 million to be returned to investors who had invested in a fraudulent collective scheme established and operated by Alex Hope. In addition, Mr Hope was made the subject of a Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) confiscation order in the sum of £166,696. Mr Hope must pay the order in full within three months or face a further sentence of 20 months’ imprisonment in default, consecutive to the seven year sentence imposed upon him in January 2015 .

CFTC Designates The National Futures Association As A Recipient Of SDR Data

Date 12/02/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order authorizing the National Futures Association (NFA), the only registered futures association (RFA) registered with the CFTC, to be a designee to receive access to data maintained by swap data repositories (SDR).

Better Finance: Stop The Wipe-Out Of Slovenian Bank Bonds, Mis-Sold To Investors

Date 12/02/2016

In December 2013 the subordinated bondholders in five Slovenian banks (NLB, NKBM, Abanka, Probanka and Factor Banka) were bailed-in to refinance these struggling institutions. Subordinated bonds in a sixth bank (Banka Celje) were wiped out in December 2014.

Federal Reserve Announces TDF Test Operation

Date 12/02/2016

The Federal Reserve plans to continue its previously announced periodic testing of the Term Deposit Facility (TDF) with one operation in February. These operations are aimed at ensuring the operational readiness of the TDF and providing eligible institutions with an opportunity to maintain familiarity with term deposit procedures. The TDF test operations are a matter of prudent planning and have no implications for the near-term conduct of monetary policy.

SEC Affirmation Of OCC Capital Plan Strengthens Clearing Organization's Resiliency

Date 12/02/2016

OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, today applauded the announcement by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that, following an independent review of the record by the full Commission, the regulatory agency approved OCC's capital plan that had been previously approved on behalf of the Commission by SEC staff in March 2015.

United States (U.S.) – European Union (EU) Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue Joint Statement

Date 12/02/2016

U.S. and EU participants in the Financial Markets Regulatory Dialogue (FMRD) met on February 3, 2016 in Washington, D.C. to exchange views on financial regulatory developments as part of their ongoing dialogue.