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Interest Builds In Dubai And DIFC From US Institutions During Worldwide Gathering Of Financial Leaders

Date 18/10/2022

• His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of DIFC led delegation to US
• Coincided with global gathering of world and finance leaders at the IMF and IIF Annual Member Meetings in Washington, where DIFC was region’s only sponsor
• DIFC highlighted Dubai’s Progress on Digitisation, advancing city’s reputation as global hub for technology and innovation

Securities Commission Malaysia Signs Supervisory Cooperation MMoU At Global Regulators Meeting

Date 18/10/2022

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) signed the IOSCO Asia Pacific Regional Committee’s (APRC) Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding for Supervisory Cooperation (Supervisory MMoU) at the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) Annual Meetings 2022 in Morocco on 17 October 2022.

CQG Announces Additional Connectivity To China Derivatives Markets Via Esunny - Initiative Further Supports Hong Kong, Singapore Futures Firms Facilitating Trade Into China

Date 18/10/2022

CQG, a leading global provider of high-performance technology solutions for traders, brokers, commercial hedgers and exchanges, announced today that it is providing additional connectivity into China’s commodity exchanges via Esunny International (HK) Co., Limited (Esunny), the leading Chinese trading platform provider and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange.

CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Participate In A Fireside Chat At Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Date 17/10/2022

CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The SIFMA AMG Fall Steering Committee Meeting

Date 17/10/2022

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 17/10/2022

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Nigerian Exchange Premium Board Stocks Gain N15bn In Market Capitalisation As Zenith, Access Rise

Date 17/10/2022

The Premium Board of the Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX or The Exchange) gained N15.2bn in market capitalisation at the close of the market on Monday, 17 October 2022 as investors priced up the shares of Zenith Bank Plc (ZENITH), Access Holdings Plc (ACCESS) and FBN Holdings Plc (FBNH).

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger Regarding No-Action Relief To Korea Exchange

Date 17/10/2022

I support the issuance of no-action relief to Korea Exchange (“KRX”), a foreign board of trade (“FBOT”), with respect to two futures contracts on the KOSPI 200, a security index comprised of 200 Korean stocks (the “Contracts”).

SIFMA Conducts Successful Industry-Wide Business Continuity Test

Date 17/10/2022

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Tom Price, managing director and head of technology, operations and business continuity for SIFMA, on SIFMA’s October 15, 2022 industry-wide business continuity test:

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter To Korea Exchange, Inc. Concerning The Offer Or Sale Of KOSPI And Mini KOSPI 200 Futures Contracts

Date 17/10/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight (DMO) announced today that it will not recommend the Commission take enforcement action against Korea Exchange, Inc. (KRX) for the offer or sale of Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) 200 Futures Contracts and Mini KOSPI 200 Futures Contracts to persons located within the U.S. while the Commission’s review of KRX’s forthcoming request for certification of the contracts under CFTC Regulation 30.13 is pending. The letter will be effective October 24. DMO issued a similar letter when the KOSPI 200 became a broad-based security index in 2021.