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Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Regarding Proposed Consent Order Against Empires Consulting Corp.

Date 15/03/2024

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced the filing of a Proposed Consent Order to resolve claims against a Ponzi-scheme operator that fraudulently solicited more than $41.6 million from at least 12,500 individuals in the U.S. and abroad.

CFTC: Federal Court Orders Unregistered Florida Commodity Pool Operator To Pay Over $64 Million In Monetary Sanctions For Fraudulent Scheme

Date 15/03/2024

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a consent order today imposing a permanent injunction, restitution, and civil monetary penalty against Empires Consulting Corp., a Florida corporation that operated commodity pools under the name EmpiresX.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Before The Market Risk Advisory Committee Future Of Finance Subcommittee Meeting

Date 15/03/2024

Good morning. It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Market Risk Advisory Committee’s (MRAC) Future of Finance (FoF) Subcommittee meeting.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 15/03/2024

The current reports for the week of March 12, 2024 are now available. Report data is also available in the CFTC Public Reporting Environment (PRE), which allows users to search, filter, customize and download report data.

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For March 15th, 2024

Date 15/03/2024

A total turnover of 1.773 billion shares worth N52.867 billion in 44,713 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.157 billion shares valued at N108.824 billion that exchanged hands last week in 51,556 deals.

ETFGI Reports The ETFs Industry In The US Reached A Record Of US$8.54 Trillion At The End Of February

Date 15/03/2024

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, ETFGI reports the ETFs industry in the US reached a record of 8.54 trillion US Dollars at the end of February. ETFs listed in the US reported net inflows of US$58.29 billion during February, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$129.38 billion, according to ETFGI's February 2024 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
 

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 15/03/2024

Shares of a foreign issuer Yandex N.V. (code: YNDX, ISIN: NL0009805522) are excluded from the constituent lists of the MOEX Russia Index (IMOEX, IMOEX2), the RTS Index (RTSI) and the MOEX Active Management Index (IMOEXW), the MOEX Broad Market Index (MOEXBMI) and the RTS Broad Market Index (RUBMI), the MOEX IT Index (MOEXIT) and the RTS IT Index (RTSIT), the MOEX 15 Index (MRBC), the MOEX Blue Chip Index (MOEXBC) and the MOEX 10 Index (MOEX10) from March 22, 2024.

Report From FINRA Board Of Governors Meeting – March 2024: Board Approves Rule Proposal, Receives Update On Scheduling Tool For Examinations And Continues Discussion Around FINRA’s Long-Term Financial Planning

Date 15/03/2024

FINRA’s Board of Governors met on March 6-7 for the first time in 2024. The Board approved a rule proposal, received a briefing on examinations and investigations—including an update on the automation of a scheduling tool for exams as part of a multi-year initiative to enhance the exam program—and continued discussions around FINRA’s long-term financial planning.

CFTC Chairman Behnam To Keynote At The North American Carbon World Conference

Date 15/03/2024

IMF Investigates Cyber-Security Incident

Date 15/03/2024

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently experienced a cyber incident, which was detected on February 16, 2024.