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CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Participate In Fire-Side Chat At DigiAssets Connect

Date 27/11/2024

SEC Updates List Of Firms Using Inaccurate Information To Solicit Investors

Date 27/11/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it updated its list of unregistered entities that use misleading information to solicit primarily non-U.S. investors, adding 14 soliciting entities, two impersonators of genuine firms, and four bogus regulators.

MNI Indicators: Chicago Business Barometer™ - Eased To 40.2 In November

Date 27/11/2024

November 2024 Report

• The Chicago Business Barometer™, produced with MNI eased 1.4 points to 40.2 in November. This was the second consecutive monthly fall from 46.6 in September, leaving the index 2.7 points below the year-to-date average. 
• Four of the five subcomponents fell in November (Production, Order Backlogs, Employment and Supplier Deliveries), with only New Orders rising. • Supplier deliveries fell 8.1 points, the largest downward move since March 2023. 

LSEG World-Check: Holiday Season Is The Gift That Keeps Giving For Criminals, Rogue Employers And Unscrupulous Service Providers

Date 27/11/2024

• Analysis of LSEG World-Check database demonstrates how criminals take advantage at a time when consumer spending is at its highest
• Worker exploitation, loan sharking, consumer rights infringements and cybercrime among the most prevalent seasonal crimes 
• Over 60% of all new LSEG World-Check records for labour violations and cybercrime records typically recorded in the final three months of the year

UK Financial Conduct Authority Fines Former Airline Executive For Trading During Closed Periods And For Trade Disclosure Failures

Date 27/11/2024

The FCA has fined András Sebők, former chief supply chain officer at Wizz Air Holdings plc (Wizz Air), £123,500 for trading company shares when he wasn’t permitted to, and failing to disclose his trades. 

Nasdaq Dubai Celebrates The Listing Of USD 2 Billion Bonds By China’s Ministry Of Finance

Date 27/11/2024

• This milestone marks China’s first sovereign bond listing in the Middle East, reinforcing Nasdaq Dubai’s position as a leading global venue for international issuers. 
• Nasdaq Dubai’s overall debt market has reached USD 139 billion across 160 issuances.

Borsa İstanbul Announces The Constituent Changes To The BIST Participation Indices For The Period December 2024 – April 2025

Date 27/11/2024

Please click for the lists of stocks to be included in/excluded from the BIST Participation All Shares, BIST Participation 100, BIST Participation 50, BIST Participation 30, BIST Participation Sustainability and BIST Participation Dividend Indices. All changes will be applied after the close of business on Friday, November 29, 2024 and will be effective on Monday, December 2, 2024.

Bank Of Communications Co. Ltd. Expands Global Footprint In The Middle East With DIFC Branch

Date 27/11/2024

• Bank of Communications is the fifth largest bank in China and the fifth Chinese bank to open an office in DIFC.
• DIFC Bank of Communications branch aims to promote economic, trade and investment cooperation between China and the MEASA region through their DIFC office.
• Opening coincides with the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the UAE and China, as well as DIFC’s 20th anniversary.

Société Générale Goes Live On CLS’s Cross Currency Swaps Service

Date 27/11/2024

CLS, a financial market infrastructure group delivering settlement, processing, and data solutions, announced today that Société Générale has gone live on its cross currency swaps (CCS) service.

Court Of Appeal Rules In Favour Of The Securities Commission Malaysia In Insider Trading Appeal - Patimas Computers Ex-Deputy Chairman Fails In Bid To Overturn High Court Judgment

Date 27/11/2024

The Court of Appeal today ruled in favour of the Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and affirmed the High Court’s judgment, which found a former deputy chairman of Patimas Computers Berhad liable for insider trading.