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Antonia Apps Named Director Of New York Regional Office

Date 27/12/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that former federal prosecutor Antonia M. Apps will become Regional Director of the New York Regional Office next month. Thomas Smith and Maurya Keating, who have served as Acting Co-Directors, remain as Associate Regional Directors of the Enforcement and Examinations programs, respectively.

fintegral.fund: BaFin Investigates Ethereal Group LLC

Date 27/12/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that Ethereal Group LLC does not have authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin. The information provided on the company’s website, fintegral.fund, gives reasonable grounds to suspect that Ethereal Group LLC is conducting banking business and providing financial services in Germany without the required authorisation.

Cboe VIX Options To Trade Electronic-Only On Tuesday Due To Temporary Trading Pit Closure Resulting From Burst Pipe

Date 27/12/2022

• All Cboe Options Exchange Products are Available for Trading Today
• Cboe Trading Floor is Open, With Exception of Cboe Volatility Index Options (VIX) Trading Pit
• VIX and VIXW Options to Trade Electronic-Only on Tuesday  
• Exchange Intends to Relocate VIX Pit to Alternate Space and Re-Open VIX Floor Trading on Wednesday

BME: MARF Admits A New 30-Million-Euro Commercial Paper Programme From Eurofirms

Date 27/12/2022

BME's fixed income market, MARF, has admitted to trading today a new 30-million-euro Commercial Paper (CP) Programme from Eurofirms Group. This programme is the first registered by the company on the MARF and will allow it to access qualified investors to diversify its short-term sources of financing. The CPs to be issued under the programme will have maturities ranging from three days to a maximum of two years and will have unit notional amounts of 100,000 euro.

CryptoCompare Digital Asset Management Review - December 2022: Crypto AUM & Product Volumes Experience Significant Decline In 2022

Date 27/12/2022

In December, the total assets under management (AUM) for digital asset investment products saw a slight increase of 0.35% to $19.7bn (as of December 20th), however, AUM is currently down 55.2% from its peak in January 2022. This marks the second consecutive month that AUM has hovered around levels not seen since December 2020.

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Notice On Transaction Fee Rates Adjustment In 2023

Date 27/12/2022

In order to implement the major decisions and arrangements of the Party Central Committee, the State Council and the Party committee of the People's Bank of China on financial support for the real economy, Shanghai Gold Exchange will continue to take various measures in 2023 to reduce the transaction cost of investors, effectively improve the market liquidity, implement the purpose of serving the industry, the market and the members, and ensure the sustainable and healthy development of market.

Borsa İstanbul Announces Constituent Changes To The BIST-KYD Fund Indices For The First Quarter Of 2023

Date 27/12/2022

Referring to Article 3.3. of the BIST-KYD Indices Ground Rules, constituent changes to the BIST-KYD Fixed Income Fund Index and BIST-KYD Equity Fund Index for the first quarter of 2023 are determined.

BME: IGBM Index New Composition For The First Half Of 2023

Date 27/12/2022

• The index will comprise 109 stocks, following the inclusion of Opdenergy, and the exclusion of Siemens Gamesa, Ezentis, Innovative Solutions Ecosystem, Lingotes Especiales, Libertas 7, Montebalito and Squirrel Media

SGX RegCo Takes Action Against UOB Kay Hian Private Limited

Date 27/12/2022

Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo) refers to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) media release on 31 August 2022, where MAS imposed a $375,000 composition penalty on UOB Kay Hian Private Limited (UOBKH) for failing to comply with business conduct requirements under the Securities and Futures (Licensing and Conduct of Business) Regulations and anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism requirements under MAS Notice SFA04-N02.

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Announcement Of Trading Schedule During Public Holidays For Year 2023

Date 27/12/2022

Pursuant to the Circular on Issues Concerning the Holiday Schedule for Year 2023 (GBFMD [2022] No.16) issued by the General Office of the State Council, and combined with Shanghai Gold Exchange (“SGE”) practical considerations, SGE hereby announces the following holiday schedule for year 2023: