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SEC Charges Three Media Companies With Illegal Offerings Of Stock And Digital Assets - Companies To Pay More Than $539 Million In Settlement For Distribution To Investors

Date 13/09/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged New York City-based GTV Media Group Inc. and Saraca Media Group Inc., and Phoenix, Arizona-based Voice of Guo Media Inc., with conducting an illegal unregistered offering of GTV common stock. The SEC also announced charges against GTV and Saraca for conducting an illegal unregistered offering of a digital asset security referred to as either G-Coins or G-Dollars. The respondents have agreed to pay more than $539 million to settle the SEC's action.

World’s Biggest Corporates Hit Hardest By Illicit Activity Despite Bolstering Defences, Reveals Kroll

Date 13/09/2021

• 57% of respondents at $15 bn+ turnover companies reported “very significant” impacts of corruption and illicit activity 
• Proactive data analytics to mitigate risks employed by nearly all respondents (86%)
• Nearly half (46%) of respondents put lack of visibility over third parties as their top vulnerability related to bribery and corruption risk

Martin Pluves Appointed To Financial Market Infrastructure Board

Date 13/09/2021

The Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has appointed Martin Pluves as an external member of the Financial Market Infrastructure (FMI) Board.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JW9G0 - Updated

Date 13/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 13.09.2021, 15-27 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 91.13) and initial margins (up to 15 %) for the security RU000A0JW9G0 were changed. New values are available here

Deutsche Börse Group: Business Indicators For August 2021

Date 13/09/2021

Click here to download a summary of Deutsche Börse Group's business indicators for August 2021.

Nigerian Exchange: Investors Make Over N700Bn From Dividends In The Capital Market YTD

Date 13/09/2021

Investors have earned over N700Billion from dividend payout by companies listed on Nigerian Exchange (NGX of the Exchange) Limited.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security RU000A0JW9G0

Date 13/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 13.09.2021, 14-57 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 92.38) and initial margins (up to 12.5 %) for the security RU000A0JW9G0 were changed. New values are available here

Coinbase Announces Proposed Private Offering Of $1.5 Billion Of Senior Notes For General Corporate Purposes Including Product Development And Potential M&A

Date 13/09/2021

Coinbase Global, Inc. (“Coinbase”) (Nasdaq: COIN) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market conditions and other factors, $1.5 billion aggregate principal amount of its Senior Notes due 2028 and 2031 (the “notes”) in a private offering (the “offering”). The notes will be fully and unconditionally guaranteed by Coinbase, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinbase. The interest rate, redemption provisions, and other terms of each series of notes will be determined by negotiations between Coinbase and the initial purchasers.

Bigger, Broader, Faster, Stronger? How Much Should Tomorrow’s Central Bank Balance Sheets Do – And What Should We Leave To Financial Markets? Some Principles For Good Parenting - Speech By Andrew Hauser, Bank Of England, Executive Director for Markets

Date 13/09/2021

Andrew Hauser talks about how central bank balance sheets have changed in the past. He looks at the relationship between central banks and financial markets, and suggests some principles for how central banks could work in the future.  

Eventus Wins FOW Asia Capital Markets Award For Market Surveillance Excellence - Also Named To Global AIFinTech100 List, Recognizing Innovation In Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning For Financial Services

Date 13/09/2021

Eventus Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of multi-asset class trade surveillance and market risk solutions, has won the FOW Asia Capital Markets Award for Best New Product – Market Surveillance. The award is the second honor the firm has earned in the past three months for its efforts in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region and follows its inclusion last week in the global AIFinTech100 list for 2021.