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genesis Expands Leadership Team With Appointment Of Nick Kolba As Global Head Of Platform - Experienced Chief Technology Officer And FINOS Leader Takes Key Strategic Role

Date 21/05/2020

genesis, the global capital markets software firm, has further expanded its management team by appointing Nick Kolba as Global Head of Platform.  

FINSIA – The Regulators: Priorities Updated - Opening Remarks By James Shipton, Chair, Australian Securities And Investments Commission, To The Financial Services Institute Of Australasia (FINSIA) Webinar ‘The Regulators: Priorities Updated’, 21 May 2020

Date 21/05/2020

Introduction

Thanks Chris.

Thanks to you and FINSIA for this important initiative.

ASIC is a keen supporter of FINSIA’s efforts to promote greater professionalism in the financial services industry.

Let me start by agreeing with the observations of my colleagues Philip and Wayne, especially regarding the importance of the Council of Financial Regulators as a key forum for regulatory coordination.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Business Debt Hibernation

Date 21/05/2020

What is business debt hibernation?

Business debt hibernation (BDH) has been introduced to help companies, trusts, and other businesses affected by COVID-19 to manage their debts by allowing them to place existing debts into hibernation for up to seven months.

British Columbia Securities Commission Alleges Former Dealing Representative Provided False Information About Work History, And Reaches Settlement With Another For Providing False Information About Qualifications

Date 20/05/2020

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) alleges a former Surrey dealing representative provided false information about his previous employment in two registration applications.

Nadex Schedule For The Memorial Day Holiday On Monday, May 25, 2020

Date 20/05/2020

Nadex will observe the following product specific trading hours for the week of May 25, 2020:

Monday, May 25, 2020: The Exchange will be closed for this trade date.

Tuesday, May 26, 2020: The Exchange will observe regular exchange hours. Unless otherwise specified below, all intraday contracts offered on this date will open and close at their regular times. Other product specific hours are as follows:

• All Daily and Weekly Nymex/Comex-based Commodity, FTSE 100, Germany 30, Wall St 30, US Tech 100, US 500, and US Smallcap 2000 contracts will open at 3am ET and close at their regular times;
• All Daily and Weekly Currency contracts will open at 6pm ET and close at their regular times. The Daily Currency 7:00pm ET close time Binary contracts which would normally expire at 7:00pm ET on Tuesday’s trade date (Monday evening) will not be listed.
• All Event contracts listed on this date will open at 3am ET and close at their regular times.

IMF Executive Board Approves A Disbursement Of US$16 Million For St. Vincent And The Grenadines To Address The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 20/05/2020

• The IMF Executive Board approved the request of St. Vincent and the Grenadines for emergency financing assistance of about US$16 million to help address the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
• The pandemic has hit St. Vincent and the Grenadines hard. Tourism receipts have dried up, as tourism arrivals have come to a complete halt.
• IMF support will help cover some of these needs and allow the government to ease the impact on the population including increased spending and health and social protection.

Stifel Financial And Nasdaq Sign New Market Technology Agreement

Date 20/05/2020

Stifel Financial Corp. (NYSE: SF) and Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that Stifel will leverage Nasdaq technology for its new Alternative Trading System, developed and powered by Nasdaq’s Market Technology. The Stifel Crossing Platform (STFX) is targeted to go live next month and will offer unique liquidity to the firm’s 3,500 institutional clients.

SEC Announces 2020 Small Business Forum, To Be Held Virtually

Date 20/05/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission will virtually host its 39th annual Government-Business Forum on Small Business Capital Formation on the afternoon of June 18, 2020.  The Forum is a unique event where members of the public and private sectors gather to craft suggestions for policy impacting emerging businesses and their investors, from startups to smaller public companies. 

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 20/05/2020

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

US Federal Agencies Share Principles For Offering Responsible Small-Dollar Loans

Date 20/05/2020

The federal financial institution regulatory agencies today issued principles for offering small-dollar loans in a responsible manner to meet financial institutions customers' short-term credit needs.