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Federal Court Orders Florida Man To Pay More Than $500,000 For Attempting To Fraudulently Profit From COVID-19 - CFTC Wins Its First Enforcement Action Targeting Misconduct Directly Tied To COVID-19

Date 03/06/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas entered an order granting the CFTC’s motion for default judgment against defendant James Frederick Walsh of Boca Raton, Florida. The order finds that Walsh failed to answer the CFTC’s complaint charging him with fraud and failure to register with the CFTC. Walsh’s fraudulent solicitations include falsely claiming to generate increased forex trading profits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the first enforcement action brought by the CFTC alleging misconduct tied directly to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Putting The Electric Cart Before The Horse:[1] Addressing Inevitable Costs Of A New ESG Disclosure Regime, SEC Commissioner Elad L. Roisman, Washington D.C., June 3, 2021

Date 03/06/2021

I. Introduction

Thank you to Dan [Bigman] and the Corporate Board Member for inviting me to participate in today’s ESG Board Forum.  Of course, the views I express here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of my fellow Commissioners.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – May 2021

Date 03/06/2021

TMX Group Limited today announced May 2021 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange.

New BISX Trading Hours

Date 03/06/2021

The Bahamas International Securities Exchange (BISX or the Exchange) is pleased to announce that trading hours over BISX have been amended to 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. These hours take effect 1 June 2021.

Corrected: Marex Selects Genesis Low-Code No-Code Platform For Middle Office Application With Regulatory Reporting For New Equities Franchise

Date 03/06/2021

Genesis has been selected by Marex, a tech-enabled liquidity hub for participants in global commodities and financial markets to fully digitise middle office workflows for its new equities market making business.

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 03/06/2021

Moscow Exchange announced the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices. All changes were made upon recommendations from the Index Committee and will be implemented from 18 June 2021. The Exchange has also set free floats for a number of companies.

Opening Statement Of Acting CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam Before The Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee

Date 03/06/2021

Good morning and welcome to the CFTC’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC or Committee) meeting.  I want to thank Commissioner Berkovitz for his leadership, and extend a special thanks to Abigail Knauff who serves as the EEMAC’s Secretary, and to Dena Wiggins who serves as the EEMAC’s chairwoman.  I also want to thank and acknowledge the EEMAC members and invited speakers, including our very own CFTC staff, who will participate on the panels today.  And of course, a special thanks to the all the CFTC staff who help us bring these meetings together. 

David Saltiel Named SEC Acting Director Of Trading And Markets - Christian Sabella Departs The Agency

Date 03/06/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named David Saltiel as Acting Director of the Division of Trading and Markets. Mr. Saltiel replaces Christian R. Sabella, who concluded his tenure at the agency on June 2.

EBA Issues Opinion On Measures To Address Macroprudential Risk Following Notification By French High Council For Financial Stability (HCSF)

Date 03/06/2021

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by the French macroprudential authority, the Haut Conseil de Stabilité Financière, of its intention to extend for a second time a measure introduced in 2018 to safeguard the resilience of systemic institutions from excessive risk-taking and to prevent the build-up of future vulnerabilities. The measure intends to tighten, for French global or other systemically important institutions, the large-exposure limits applicable to large and highly indebted non-financial corporations (NFCs) or groups of connected NFCs assessed to be highly indebted. Based on the evidence submitted, the EBA does not object to the extension of the proposed measure, which will be applied for two years from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2023.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz Before The Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee - Carbon Markets

Date 03/06/2021

Good morning, and welcome to the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC).  I am pleased that we are able to conduct this meeting by video today, and look forward to when the Committee can meet in person again.