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Date 01/08/2015

Court Orders $76 Million In Civil Monetary Penalties Against Keith F. Simmons, Deanna Salazar And Their Companies In Connection With Foreign Currency Ponzi Scheme - In Related Criminal Actions, Simmons Sentenced To 40 Years’ And Salazar Sentenced To 4.5 Years’ Incarceration And Ordered To Pay In Total $40 Million In Criminal Restitution - Both Simmons And Salazar Currently Are Serving Their Prison Sentences

Date 31/07/2015

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina entered separate Consent Orders (Orders) against Defendants Keith F. Simmons and his company, Black Diamond Capital Solutions, LLC, and Deanna Salazar and her companies, Life Plus Group, LLC and Black Diamond Holdings, LLC, imposing a total of $76 million in civil monetary penalties in connection with a foreign currency exchange (forex) scheme in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). The Orders also impose permanent trading and registration bans on the Defendants and prohibit them from further violations of the anti-fraud provisions of the CEA, as charged.

Nigerian Stock Exchange: Stock Market Report For July 31st, 2015

Date 31/07/2015

A turnover of 1.366 billion shares worth N17.953 billion in 17,391 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of The Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.727 billion shares valued at N23.389 billion that exchanged hands last week in 15,043 deals.

BATS 1000 Index Rises 1.6% This Week

Date 31/07/2015

BATS Global Markets (BATS), a leading operator of exchanges and services for financial markets globally, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) advanced 358.6 points this week, or 1.6%, to close at 22,822.41.

SEC Charges Man With Microcap Fraud Involving Shares Of Cynk Technology Corp.

Date 31/07/2015

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a Canadian citizen with conducting a scheme to conceal his control and ownership of a microcap company whose price quickly spiked last year.  The SEC suspended trading in the stock, Cynk Technology Corp., before the alleged schemer, Phillip Thomas Kueber, could profit on the gains from the stock’s rise to more than $21 from less than 10 cents per share.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 31/07/2015

The current reports for the week of July 28, 2015 are now available.

US Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting July 31, 2015

Date 31/07/2015

Secretary Lew today convened a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) in an executive session at the Treasury Department.

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Date 31/07/2015

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Reopening Of Athens Stock Exchange

Date 31/07/2015

Following today's signing by the Minister of Finance of the relevant decision, the Athens Exchange Stock Markets Steering Committee and the Boards of Directors of AthexClear and Hellenic Central Securities Depository (ATHEXCSD) have decided the reopening, as of Monday the 3rd of August, of the Regulated market and the Multilateral Trading Facility of "EN.A" (Alternative Market) of the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) and have proposed to the Hellenic Capital Market Commission the resumption of clearing and settlement operations for all securities traded on the Greek markets and the Multilateral Trading Facility "EN.A".

EBA: Discussion Paper And Call For Evidence On SMEs And The SME Supporting Factor

Date 31/07/2015

The European Banking Authority (EBA) launched today a call for evidence on small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and the SME supporting factor (SF). Through this paper, which is the basis for a preliminary discussion, the EBA is inviting its stakeholders to provide their input and evidence aimed at supporting the ongoing analysis on bank lending to SMEs and the impact of the SME SF. The final document, which will inform the European Commission’s own report on the impact of own funds requirements on lending to SMEs, is expected to be published in the first quarter of 2016. The consultation runs until 1 October 2015.