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Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Singapore Police Force: Samlit Moneychanger Pte. Ltd., Its Director And Compliance Manager To Be Charged For Offences Under The Financial Services And Markets Act 2022

Date 09/07/2026

Samlit Moneychanger Pte. Ltd. (“Samlit”) will be charged in court on Thursday, 9 July 2026 with 19 counts of failure to comply with a direction[1] on complaints handling under Section 52(3) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore Act 1970 (“MAS Act”) and Section 61(3) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2022 ("FSMA"). A 45-year-old woman and a 36-year-old man, who are Samlit’s Director and Compliance Manager respectively, will also be charged in court on 9 July 2026 with 17 counts under Section 61(3) read with Section 174(2) of the FSMA. In addition, the Compliance Manager will also face two charges for obstruction of justice under Section 204A(b) of the Penal Code 1871 (“Penal Code”) and 20 charges for failing to comply with orders to assist the Singapore Police Force (“SPF”) to access computers under Section 39(3) of the Criminal Procedure Code 2010 ("CPC").

Nasdaq Reports June 2026 Volumes And 2Q26 Statistics

Date 08/07/2026

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for June 2026, as well as quarterly volumes, estimated revenue capture, number of listings, and index statistics for the quarter ended June 30, 2026, on its Investor Relations website. 

SEC To Host Virtual Roundtable On Modernizing IPOs And Expanding Access To Public Markets

Date 08/07/2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation and the Division of Corporation Finance will co-host a livestreamed discussion on Monday, July 13, 2026, at 2 p.m. to re-examine the IPO process and reassess the framework for how companies of all sizes access public capital.

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, June 16-17, 2026

Date 08/07/2026

he Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on June 16–17, 2026.

SIX: Index Adjustments On The Occasion Of The Ordinary Index Review

Date 08/07/2026

SIX has decided to make changes to the index baskets on the basis of a recommendation from the Index Commission and in compliance with the SMI®, SLI®, SPI® and SXI® index rules. The indices will be adjusted on 18 September 2026 after closing. The adjustment takes effect on 21 September 2026.

Puneet Pardasani Joins Clear Street To Lead Global Institutional Sales And Sales Trading - Clear Street Also Strengthens Its Institutional And Clearing Businesses With Additional Senior Appointments

Date 08/07/2026

Clear Street (“Clear Street” or “the Company”), a cloud-native financial infrastructure technology firm on a mission to give every sophisticated investor access to every asset in every market, today announced the appointment of Puneet Pardasani as Global Head of Institutional Sales and Sales Trading.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Charges Individual With Insider Dealing

Date 08/07/2026

Richard Bloomfield has been charged by the FCA with 5 counts of insider dealing.

Wayve Completes Its First Transaction On The Private Securities Market, Offering Liquidity To Employees

Date 08/07/2026

The London Stock Exchange has welcomed the first transaction by Wayve on its Private Securities Market. A pioneer in embodied AI for autonomous driving, Wayve has provided liquidity to current employees with vested equity through a permissioned auction, marking a first for the Private Securities Market. The $85 million employee tender was supported by Registered Auction Agents Stifel (sole and exclusive private placement agent) and Crowdcube (exclusively managing share sales for the transaction), and advisors Latham & Watkins and Deloitte.

SEC Small Business Advisory Committee To Explore Modernizing Market Access

Date 08/07/2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee announced that it will hold a meeting on Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 10 a.m. to explore ways to modernize public market access and encourage IPOs and small public company capital formation.

Showing Our Workings: Solving For Growth, Risk And Trust - Speech By Sarah Pritchard, UK Financial Conduct Authority Deputy Chief Executive, At A Breakfast Briefing At The Whitehall Industry Group

Date 08/07/2026

Key messages:

• The FCA operates at a significant scale, and uses data, technology and smarter systems to deliver more, faster.  We encourage firms to engage with our innovation and pre-application services to help us go further.  
• We want to see a fair, thriving financial services market that works for consumers and the wider economy. 
• Trust in financial markets depends on transparency. It is crucial that we be open about what we are doing, why and how well it is working.