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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: CLSAP (Formerly KVB Kunlun) Admits To Anti-Money Laundering Breaches

Date 05/05/2021

CLSA Premium New Zealand Limited (CLSAP NZ) has admitted to breaches of the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) Act, following proceedings brought by the Financial Markets Authority – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA).

US Department Of Justice: Court Authorizes Service Of John Doe Summons Seeking Identities Of U.S. Taxpayers Who Have Used Cryptocurrency

Date 05/05/2021

A federal court in the Northern District of California entered an order today authorizing the IRS to serve a John Doe summons on Payward Ventures Inc., and Subsidiaries d/b/a Kraken (Kraken) seeking information about U.S. taxpayers who conducted at least the equivalent of $20,000 in transactions in cryptocurrency during the years 2016 to 2020. The IRS is seeking the records of Americans who engaged in business with or through Kraken, a digital currency exchanger headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Cboe Global Markets Reports April 2021 Trading Volume

Date 05/05/2021

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a market operator and global trading solutions provider, today reported April monthly trading volume statistics across its global business lines.

Register For The SEC's 40th Annual Small Business Forum, Featuring Inclusive Conversations On Capital Formation From Startup To Small Cap

Date 05/05/2021

The Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation will host the Securities and Exchange Commission's 40th Annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation virtually from May 24-27, 2021. 

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Adjustment In SDAX

Date 05/05/2021

On Wednesday, Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. announced an unscheduled change to the SDAX Index.

CFTC Issues Order Of Registration To Mercado Mexicano de Derivados, S.A. de C.V., To Permit Trading By Direct Access From The U.S.

Date 05/05/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that it has issued an Order of Registration to Mercado Mexicano de Derivados, S.A. de C.V. (MexDer), a Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) located in Mexico City, Mexico, and a subsidiary of the Mexican Stock Exchange Group.

CME Group Inc. Announces Preliminary Results From Its 2021 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders

Date 05/05/2021

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2021 annual meeting. 

SIFMA Statement In Support Of The Securing A Strong Retirement Act

Date 05/05/2021

SIFMA today issued the following statement from President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021:

“The American retirement system has helped millions of Americans prepare for a secure future. SIFMA believes the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 takes important steps toward enhancing the private retirement system and increasing retirement savings, including provisions that will incentivize small businesses to offer retirement plans, enable older Americans to save more and hold on to their savings longer, and help young people to save while paying off student loan debt. We commend Chairman Richard Neal and Ranking Member Kevin Brady for their long-standing commitment to improving retirement security for all Americans and for their work on this important legislation.”

Nodal Exchange Achieves Records In Power And Environmental Futures In April

Date 05/05/2021

Nodal Exchange announced today that it achieved several records in monthly power and environmental futures in the United States in April 2021. Nodal Exchange achieved record power futures open interest with 1,076 million MWh per side (equivalent to the electricity consumption of 101 million homes for a year in the USA) at the end of April representing 51.5% market share which is also a new record.  Nodal also achieved record open interest in environmental futures open interest with 135,946 lots representing 12.4% market share as of end of April.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In April 2021

Date 05/05/2021

In April 2021, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 12% to RUB 95.7 trln (RUB 85.5 in April 2020).
Growth leaders were the Derivatives Market (+32.6%), FX Market (+15.8%), Equity Market (+13.4%), Money Market (+5.3%), Precious Metals Market (up 19.9x) and the Standardized OTC Derivatives Market (up 11.7x).