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CalPERS’ Board Election Underway As Voting Begins - Ballots Mailed - Candidate Forum September 8

Date 27/08/2021

CalPERS active and retired members can expect a blue envelope that contains their ballot for the fall board election in their mailboxes in the next few days.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 27/08/2021

The current reports for the week of August 24, 2021 are now available.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 27/08/2021

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased or decreased volatility, as the case may be, in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of August 23, 2021 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling $2.6 Million

Date 27/08/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $2.6 million to five whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in three separate enforcement proceedings.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 27/08/2021

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions: 

• No AUD/USD, EUR/JPY, EUR/USD, GBP/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CAD, or USD/JPY 5-Minute contacts were listed for the 6:15 – 6:25pm ET expiration time on trade date August 23, 2021;

• No GBP/JPY or GBP/USD 5-Minute contacts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date August 24, 2021;

• No GBP/JPY 5-Minute contacts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date August 25, 2021.

BOX Options Market Fee Change – September 2021

Date 27/08/2021

Effective September 1, 2021, BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) is amending Section I.D.1. (QCC Rebate) of the BOX Fee Schedule. Specifically, the Exchange is eliminating the flat rate rebates for QCC transactions and establishing a QCC rebate tier structure.

SEC Requests Information And Comment On Broker-Dealer And Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools And Methods, And Regulatory Considerations And Potential Approaches; Information And Comments On Investment Adviser Use Of Technology

Date 27/08/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it is requesting information and public comment on matters related to the use of digital engagement practices by broker-dealers and investment advisers. These tools include behavioral prompts, differential marketing, game-like features (commonly referred to as gamification), and other design elements or features designed to engage with retail investors on digital platforms (e.g., websites, portals, and applications), as well as the analytical and technological tools and methods (collectively called digital engagement practices (DEPs)).

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For August 27th, 2021

Date 27/08/2021

A total turnover of 1.026 billion shares worth N8.183 billion in 18,102 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 866.544 million shares valued at N12.257 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,291 deals

Statement On Request For Information And Comments On Broker-Dealer And Investment Adviser Digital Engagement Practices, Related Tools And Methods, And Regulatory Considerations And Potential Approaches, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Aug. 27, 2021

Date 27/08/2021

Today, the Commission published a request for public comment on the use of new and emerging technologies by financial industry firms.

ETFGI Reports Record Assets And Net Inflows In Active ETFs World-Wide Of US$404 Billion And US$88 Billion Respectively At The End Of July 2021

Date 27/08/2021

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports record assets and net inflows in Active ETFs world-wide of US$404 billion and US$88 billion respectively at the end of July.  Actively managed ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of US$6.00 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$88.23 billion. Assets invested in Active ETFs and ETPs finished the month up to 0.7%, from US$401 billion at the end of June to US$404 billion, according to ETFGI's July 2021 Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)