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Securities Commission Malaysia Seeks Public And Interpol’s Assistance To Find Wong Shee Kai For AMLA Offences

Date 27/04/2020

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) is seeking information or assistance from the public to establish the whereabouts of Wong Shee Kai (Ricky Wong), who is a wanted person and currently at-large, in connection with offences under the Anti- Money Laundering, Anti-Terrorism Financing and Proceeds of Unlawful Activities Act 2001 (AMLATFPUAA).

DIFC Announces Presidential Directive Aimed At Providing Greater Protection For Companies And Employees

Date 27/04/2020

• New Presidential Directive to provide flexibility and protection to employers and employees in COVID-19 environment
• Companies have the ability to adopt emergency measures necessary to sustain business operations and retain financial interests of employees
• Directive complements robust employment legal framework in line with international best practice and reflects commitment to safeguarding DIFC community
• Available employee database created for those surplus or made redundant, with employer required to assist re-employment
• Privacy and cybersecurity related obligations of DIFC firms clarified for remote working conditions
• Wrongful trading obligations of DIFC established companies under the DIFC Insolvency Law temporarily suspended

Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva On Egypt

Date 26/04/2020

Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) issued the following statement:

“Like many countries around the world, Egypt’s economy has been impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak, the related global recession, and financial markets turmoil. President El Sisi and his Government have responded quickly and decisively with measures to limit its spread and provide support to affected people and businesses. The Central Bank of Egypt has also implemented timely measures to support the domestic economy."

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 22 April 2020

Date 25/04/2020

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange weekly market review.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date April 15, 2020

Date 24/04/2020

At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2020, short interest in 2,430 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,818,387,753 shares compared with 7,695,739,356 shares in 2,381 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 31, 2020. The mid-March short interest represents 2.48 days compared with 1.89 days for the prior reporting period.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 24/04/2020

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions:  

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 24/04/2020

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of April 15, 2020.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 24/04/2020

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of April 20, 2020 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 24/04/2020

The current reports for the week of April 21, 2020 are now available.

Canadian Securities Regulators Warn Public About Entity Claiming To Regulate Derivatives

Date 24/04/2020

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is warning the public about an entity falsely claiming to regulate derivatives in Canada.