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MNI Indicators: MNI China Liquidity Index™ – December Liquidity Boost

Date 20/12/2023

Key Points – December Report

China’s interbank liquidity conditions eased in December as the central bank injected a record amount of funds to counteract large government bond issuance and to prepare for peak season demand.

LSEG/Refinitiv: Waiver Of Management Incentive Plan Lock-Up

Date 20/12/2023

On or around 29 January 2024, shares in LSEG representing entitlements under the management incentive plan, in which members of the then management of the Refinitiv business participate, as described in the prospectus published by LSEG on 9 December 2020 (the MIP), will be transferred by an entity owned by the Consortium to the participants in the MIP pursuant to their entitlements (the MIP Shares).

Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Adjusting Trading Margin Rates And Price Limits Of SCFIS(Europe) Futures Contracts

Date 20/12/2023

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Circular on Adjusting Trading Margin Rates and Price Limits of SCFIS(Europe) Futures Contracts

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Warns Public Of LonShiX And Bitbank (Global) Financial Holding Group For Suspected Virtual Asset-Related Fraud

Date 20/12/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today warned the public to beware of entities operating under the names of “LonShiX” (Note 1) and “Bitbank (Global) Financial Holding Group” (Note 2), suspected of engaging in fraudulent activities purporting to be related to virtual assets.

Shanghai International Energy Exchange Has Released Its Circular On The Adjustment Of Transaction Fee For Containerized Freight Index (Europe Service) Futures Contracts

Date 20/12/2023

Starting from the trading session on December 22, 2023, the transaction fee for closing-out today’s position of containerized freight index (Europe service) futures contracts EC2404, EC2406, EC2408, EC2410, EC2412 will be adjusted to 0.04% of the turnover.

The Seventh Japan-Korea Shuttle Meeting And Modification Of Memorandum Of Cooperation Concerning Assistance And Mutual Cooperation In The Area Of Financial Supervision

Date 20/12/2023

The Seventh Japan-Korea Shuttle Meeting was held by three financial supervisory and regulatory authorities, namely, the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan, and the Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) of the Republic of Korea, in Seoul, on December 19 and　20, 2023.

SEC Charges Former CEO Of Medical Device Startup Stimwave With $41 Million Fraud - Scheme Included Creating And Selling A Fake Medical Device That Was Implanted Into Patients’ Bodies

Date 19/12/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Laura Tyler Perryman, the former CEO and co-founder of Florida-based medical device startup Stimwave Technologies Inc., with defrauding investors out of approximately $41 million by making false and misleading statements about one of the company’s key medical device products. According to the SEC’s complaint, the medical device comprised several components, one of which was a fake, non-functional component that was implanted into patients’ bodies.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Proposed New Rules To Encourage Companies To List In The UK And Other Market Improvements Set Out By Financial Watchdog

Date 19/12/2023

Proposals aimed at making the UK’s listing regime more accessible, effective, and competitive, have today been set out in detail by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).  

Concurring Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham Regarding Proposed Amendments To Clearing Member Funds Requirements

Date 19/12/2023

I concur on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Protection of Clearing Member Funds Held by Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs) (Proposed Amendments to Clearing Member Funds Requirements or Proposal) because it seeks to protect the proprietary funds of futures commission merchants (FCMs), and I understand that it essentially codifies the existing good practices most of the CFTC’s registered DCOs already follow. However, with respect to retail participants, I believe that the Commission should consider whether there should be a new registration category for direct clearing retail DCOs. I also renew my call for an Office of the Retail Advocate. Both of these steps would better ensure customer protection in our regulated markets.

Treasury International Capital Data For October

Date 19/12/2023

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2023.  The next release, which will report on data for November 2023, is scheduled for January 19, 2024.