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SEC Charges Executives Of Network Infrastructure Company With Accounting Fraud

Date 15/07/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged the former CEO and CFO of FTE Networks Inc., a network infrastructure company formerly based in Naples, Florida, with conducting a multi-year accounting fraud. This alleged scheme involved inflating the company’s revenues for certain periods by as much as 108 percent, the misappropriation of millions of dollars of company funds for personal use, and concealing the then-NYSE listed publicly traded company’s issuance of almost $23 million in convertible notes.

CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz To Participate On The ESG Panel At The ABA Business Law Section’s Derivatives & Futures Law Committee Mid-Year Program

Date 15/07/2021

FTSE Russell Launch Green Impact Bond Index Series Using Refinitiv Data

Date 15/07/2021

• The FTSE Green Impact Bond Index Series will provide coverage of the rapidly growing green bond market
• The index series is aligned to Climate Bond Initiative (CBI) industry standards to prevent greenwashing  
•  New indexes are underpinned by Refinitiv’s extensive database of bond pricing and reference data

Trading Platform fxtime.io: BaFin Prohibits Unauthorised Proprietary Trading

Date 15/07/2021

In a notice dated 1 July 2021, BaFin ordered FXTime financial services, UK, which operates the trading platform fxtime.io, to immediately cease its unauthorised proprietary trading activities.

CFTC Commissioner Berkovitz To Participate On A Panel At The Official Monetary And Financial Institutions Forum

Date 15/07/2021

ESMA Consults On Amendments To MAR Guidelines On Delayed Disclosure Of Inside Information

Date 15/07/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today launched a Consultation Paper on the review of its Guidelines on delayed disclosure of inside information under the Market Abuse Regulation (MAR) in relation to its interaction with prudential supervision.

Bitcoin Loses Ground After Short Relief Rally, As Speculation Mounts Over Central Bank Digital Currencies: Hargreaves Lansdown

Date 15/07/2021

Susannah Streeter, senior investment and markets analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown commented:

‘’Bitcoin has lost ground again after a short relief rally, as inflation fears linger and prospective competition from central bank digital currencies comes into sharp focus. Bitcoin fell by 1.6% over 24 hours, dropping back below $32,000 dollars, with the fresh crypto sell-off also pushing down the price of Ethereum by 2%, Dogecoin by 3% and Cardano by 1.7%."

Crypto Derivatives Leader Bybit Enters Spot Trading

Date 15/07/2021

Bybit, hitherto the world's largest derivatives-only cryptocurrency exchange, has announced its expansion into the crypto spot trading market.

The Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges Holds “Meet The Market With FEAS | The Iranian Capital Market” Virtual Event

Date 15/07/2021

On July 15th, 2021, The Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS), alongside with its members from Iran, held the “Meet the Market with FEAS | The Iranian Capital Market” virtual event.

BME Growth Welcomes MioGroup

Date 15/07/2021

BME Growth today welcomed MIOGROUP, during an event held in the Madrid stock exchange. The traditional bell ringing ceremony was led by Yago Arbeloa, Chairman and Founder of MioGroup; Raúl Arbeloa, Head of Corporate Services; Alvaro Arbeloa, partner at MioGroup and Francisco Jiménez-Alfaro, CEO of the company, who were accompanied by Jesús González Nieto-Márquez, General Manager of BME Growth.