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Closure Of Bursa Malaysia In Conjunction With The Christmas And New Year Holidays

Date 22/12/2022

Bursa Malaysia Berhad and its subsidiaries will be closed on these dates in conjunction with the following public holidays:

ESAs Publish List Of Financial Conglomerates For 2022

Date 22/12/2022

The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today the list of identified financial conglomerates for 2022.

Zaptec Transfers To The Oslo Børs Main Market

Date 22/12/2022

• 14th transfer between Oslo Børs markets this year

• Market capitalisation of approximately NOK 1.6 billion

Saxo Bank Appoints Mads Dorf Peterson As CFO

Date 22/12/2022

• Mads Dorf Petersen is appointed as CFO after holding the position since October on an interim basis to further strengthen Saxo’s global presence 

Thailand Futures Exchange Announces TFEX Best Award 2022

Date 22/12/2022

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX) announced to bestow TFEX Best Award 2022 to five brokers. In the category of “TFEX Best Award of Honor” which are offered to the brokers with top-notch excellence in the same field for at least three consecutive years, MTS Capital Co., Ltd. obtained this award in field of “Market Maker Best Performance” and PI Securities pcl was granted this award in field of "Active Agent”.

JPX Group Moves Toward Carbon Neutrality With Renewable Electricity Supplied By CHANGE THE WORLD And DIGITAL GRID

Date 22/12/2022

Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) announces that from October 2022, its contractor CHANGE THE WORLD Inc. has begun providing JPX Group's offices with 100% renewable energy in collaboration with DIGITAL GRID Corporation. This brings JPX closer to its target of carbon neutrality across the Group by FY2024, as part of the Green Strategy set out in its Medium-Term Management Plan 2024.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger Regarding The Consent Orders Of Judgment On Liability Against Defendants Caroline Ellison And Zixiao “Gary” Wang

Date 22/12/2022

Today, the Commission filed an Amended Complaint to add Defendants Caroline Ellison (“Ellison”) and Zixiao “Gary” Wang (“Wang”) to the Complaint against Samuel Bankman-Fried (“Bankman-Fried”), Alameda Research LLC (“Alameda”), FTX Trading Ltd. d/b/a FTX.com (“FTX Trading”) and various subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities, collectively doing business as “FTX.com” or simply “FTX”. Both Wang and Ellison played critical roles in perpetrating an international fraudulent scheme that caused the loss of over $8 billion in FTX customer deposits and must be held accountable.

CFTC Charges Alameda CEO And Alameda And FTX Co-Founder With Fraud In Action Against Sam Bankman-Fried And His Companies, Caroline Ellison And Gary Wang Acknowledge Liability

Date 22/12/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed fraud charges against Caroline Ellison, Alameda CEO, and Gary Wang, Alameda and FTX Co-Founder, in an amended complaint filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. The CFTC initially filed this fraud action on December 13 against Samuel Bankman-Fried, FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), and Alameda Research LLC (Alameda), charging a fraudulent scheme that caused the loss of over $8 billion in FTX customer deposits. [See CFTC Press Release No. 8638-22]. 

SEC Charges Caroline Ellison And Gary Wang With Defrauding Investors In Crypto Asset Trading Platform FTX

Date 22/12/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Caroline Ellison, the former CEO of Alameda Research, and Zixiao (Gary) Wang, the former Chief Technology Officer of FTX Trading Ltd. (FTX), for their roles in a multiyear scheme to defraud equity investors in FTX, the crypto trading platform co-founded by Samuel Bankman-Fried and Wang. Investigations into other securities law violations and into other entities and persons relating to the alleged misconduct are ongoing.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Suspends Crowdfunding Licence Of The Property Crowd

Date 22/12/2022

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko has suspended the crowdfunding provider licence of The Property Crowd after the entity materially contravened its licensee obligations.