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BlackRock Enriches Aladdin Platform’s Derivatives Capabilities With Cassini Partnership

Date 15/06/2021

BlackRock (NYSE: BLK) and Cassini Systems, a leading provider of pre- and post-trade margin and collateral analytics for derivatives markets, announced today that the two firms have entered into a strategic partnership to integrate Cassini analytics into BlackRock’s Aladdin® platform. The integration will allow mutual clients to factor margin-based analytics into their pre- and post-trade decision-making.

SEC: Six Charged In Silicon Valley Insider Trading Ring

Date 15/06/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against a Silicon Valley trading ring whose members generated nearly $1.7 million in illegal profits and losses avoided by trading on the confidential earnings information of two local technology companies. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities Market

Date 15/06/2021

CCP NCC sets the following risk parameters on Securities market starting from June 16, 2021:

US Department Of Justice: Former Energy Broker Pleads Guilty To Insider Trading And Kickback Scheme

Date 15/06/2021

A former Texas energy broker pleaded guilty Monday to conspiracy to commit commodities fraud and wire fraud and to violate various provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act for his role in an insider trading and kickback scheme. 

Securities Regulators’ Study Reveals Many Canadians Unaware Of The Signs Of Financial Elder Abuse - Initiatives Launched Across Canada To Raise Awareness Ahead Of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Date 15/06/2021

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published results of a new survey that found nearly 29 per cent of Canadians know a victim of financial elder abuse, while 42 per cent said they could not recognize the signs of financial abuse and only 47 per cent knew where to report cases of abuse.

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen On $1.25 Billion Award To CDFIs To Support Economic Relief In Underserved Communities Affected By COVID-19

Date 15/06/2021

Thank you, Madam Vice President. Thank you for hosting us and, more importantly, for elevating this issue.

As the Vice President mentioned, today Treasury is awarding $1.25 billion to 863 Community Development Financial Institutions across the country. These CDFIs, which include banks, credit unions, and loan funds, play such an important part in our financial services ecosystem because they serve people and places the sector hasn’t traditionally served well. 

CFTC Charges Former Energy Broker And Its Owner With Misappropriation Of Nonpublic Information, Fraud, And Supervision Violations

Date 15/06/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that it has issued an order filing and settling charges against former introducing broker Classic Energy LLC and its owner, Mathew D. Webb of Houston, Texas for participating in a scheme to misappropriate the confidential block trade order information of Classic’s brokerage customers and facilitate fictitious trades. Webb and Classic are also charged with a scheme to defraud these brokerage customers by paying kickbacks to certain individual traders of these customers, as well as supervision violations and making false statements to ICE Futures US (ICE).

U.S. Treasury Awards $1.25 Billion To CDFIs To Support Economic Relief In Underserved Communities Affected By COVID-19 - Announcement Made By Vice President Harris Alongside Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, U.S. Senator Mark Warner, And U.S. Representative Maxine Waters

Date 15/06/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today awarded $1.25 billion in COVID-19 relief funds to 863 community development financial institutions (CDFIs). The awards were announced today by Vice President Kamala Harris at the White House with Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen. The grants will be made through Treasury’s CDFI Rapid Response Program (CDFI RRP) and will provide necessary capital for CDFIs to respond to economic challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in underserved communities.

Cboe To Extend Global Trading Hours For VIX And SPX Options To Nearly 24 Hours, Beginning November 21, 2021

Date 15/06/2021

• Aims to meet growing customer demand for SPX, VIX options to hedge and manage exposure to broad U.S. equity market and global equity volatility
• Move to extend global trading hours expected to complement upcoming planned launch of Cboe Europe Derivatives and the planned acquisition of Chi-X Asia Pacific
• New curb session planned to go live on September 27, 2021

Amazon Payment Services Launches Amazon Fintech Lab To Foster Innovation In Payment Services At Dubai’s DIFC Innovation Hub

Date 15/06/2021

• The Amazon Fintech Lab is a hub for digital innovation and creativity based in the heart of Dubai International Financial Centre
• Amazon Payment Services is working with innovators, start-ups and partners at Amazon Fintech Lab to support new programs, ideas and advance knowledge on the digital payments and fintech sectors worldwide