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CBOE Holdings Announces Close of Acquisition of Bats Global Markets
March 1st, 2017
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) today said the company completed its acquisition of Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) on Tuesday, February 28, in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion (based on the closing price ...
Dollar, U.S. futures hold gains, Topix leads markets in Asia
March 1st, 2017
Dollar, U.S. futures hold gains, Topix leads markets in Asia Treasuries drop as odds jump for U.S. rate hike in March Dollar and equity bulls found little cause for concern in Donald Trump’s address to Congress despite a lack ...
DFSA Signs MoU with European Securities and Markets Authority
February 23rd, 2017
The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) have entered into information sharing and cooperation arrangements regarding DIFC based central counterparties (CCPs) compliance with conditions set out in The European Union’s Market Infrastructure ...
Unauthorised financial services companies around the world are reported
February 23rd, 2017
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Spain (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV), Ireland (Central Bank of Ireland), Austria (Financial Market Authority – FMA), Switzerland (Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority – ...
Asia Stocks Gain Even as Topix Swings, Yen Rises: Markets Wrap
February 22nd, 2017
U.S. currency slipped earlier on Fed official’s rates comment Chinese shares in Hong Kong resume rally; oil extends gains Asian stocks rose as markets from Hong Kong to Singapore followed a rally in the U.S. The dollar pared earlier ...
CBOE issued a press release to inform for the acquisition of Bats Global Markets
February 17th, 2017
Transaction Has Received Final Remaining European Regulatory Approval Three Bats Directors to Join CBOE Holdings Board Election Deadline for Bats Stockholders Set for February 24 CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) announced today ...
FCA UK warns about the firm STP Markets
February 10th, 2017
FCA UK has issued a press release to inform that the below firm has been providing financial services or products in the UK without its authorisation. Almost all firms and individuals offering, promoting or selling financial services or products ...
Sweden’s competition watchdog opposes a proposed tax on financial services companies
February 6th, 2017
Sweden’s competition watchdog has come out against a proposed tax on financial services companies, saying it would hit their ability to compete internationally and skew the domestic market. The opinion, published on the watchdog’s website, was sent to the ...
Asian Stocks Advance as Banks Rally; Dollar Mixed: Markets Wrap
February 6th, 2017
U.S. jobs data show hiring increase with weaker earnings gains S&P 500 closed within 1 point of all-time high on Friday Asian stocks advanced after the Trump administration’s plan to roll back financial regulations sparked a rally in global bank ...
MoneyGram Agrees to Merge with Ant Financial
January 27th, 2017
MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), a global provider of innovative money transfer services, and Ant Financial Services Group, one of the world’s leading digital financial services providers and parent company of Alipay, a global mobile payment platform, today announced that they ...
