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EEX Group Update: 4th Quarter 2019

Date 10/01/2020

Key achievements

• In November, EEX Group and Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX) have reached an agreement to sell NFX’s futures and options exchange business to EEX Group. The transaction involves the transfer of existing open positions in U.S. Power, Natural Gas, Crude Oil, Ferrous Metals and Dry Bulk Freight futures and options.
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• On 5th November, EEX was granted the Foreign Board of Trade (FBOT) status by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CTFC) which means that EEX is fully recognized as a foreign exchange in the United States.
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• Also in November, ECC welcomed Mizuho Americas’ investment banking subsidiary as a new General Clearing Member and Trading Participant which is ECC’s first clearing member from the United States.
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• In December, EEX and the New Zealand exchange NZX announced a co-operation Agreement with a focus on securing new opportunities in the New Zealand carbon market.
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• On 12th December, EEX Group successfully completed the first migration of Freight Open Interest from Nasdaq Futures, Inc. (NFX) to EEX Group’s clearing house ECC. In the first of three scheduled matching sessions, a total of 69,144 lots of Freight Open Interest which is more than 40% of the entire NFX Freight portfolio, was migrated from NFX’s clearing house Options Clearing Corporation (OCC) to ECC.
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The UK Financial Conduct Authority Commences Civil Proceedings In Relation To Alleged Unauthorised Deposit Takers

Date 10/01/2020

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has commenced civil proceedings in the High Court against Bright Managment Solution Limited [sic] (Bright), Soccer League International Limited (Soccer League International), Soccer League UK Limited (Soccer League UK), and senior individuals at these firms. The FCA alleges the defendants have been carrying on unauthorised deposit taking by accepting money from the public for different projects, including forex trading and crypto-assets.

Esports Betting Platform Luckbox Welcomes Crypto Players

Date 10/01/2020

Esports betting platform Luckbox now allows players to deposit using a variety of cryptocurrencies.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For January 2020 Rubber (RSS) Contract

Date 10/01/2020

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the January 2020 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows,

Pursuant to the provisions of Article 2.2 of the Rubber Delivery Detailed Rules, the price differential between the Good Delivery materials RSS No.3 and the non-standard grade RSS No.4 for the January 2020 contract month shall be -3.0 yen/kg.

LHV Becomes The First Bank To Provide FinTechs With Access To Instant Pound And Euro Payments

Date 10/01/2020

LHV, the fintech focused bank and payment services provider, is pleased to announce that it has commenced providing real-time pound payments via the UK’s Faster Payments scheme. As a result, LHV has become the first bank capable of providing real time euro payments via Single Euro Payment Area Instant (‘SEPA Instant’) and processing pound (‘Faster Payments’) payments, giving it a unique competitive advantage and cementing its position as a leading services provider to the global fintech sector.

Kroll Expands Cyber Risk Practice In Asia Pacific With Acquisition Of RP Digital Security - Regional Leader In Computer Forensic Investigations, Digital Security And eDiscovery Expands Resources In Asia Pacific, Strengthens Incident Response Capabilities

Date 10/01/2020

Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, a global leader in risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, today announced that it has expanded its cyber security offerings with the acquisition of RP Digital Security, a Singapore-headquartered leader in computer forensic investigations, digital security and eDiscovery services.

HKEX: Listing Nominating Committee Seeks Listing Committee Candidates

Date 10/01/2020

The Listing Nominating Committee of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) is now seeking applications from individuals interested in serving on the Exchange’s Listing Committee and the GEM Listing Committee.

Tokyo Financial Exchange: FY2020 - FY2024　Medium-Term Management Plan

Date 10/01/2020

TFX published "Medium-Term Management Plan, Brief Overview (FY2020 - FY2024).

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Guidebook For Registration Of Investment Management Business And Other Financial Instruments Businesses

Date 10/01/2020

Asset managers, who engage in asset management with professional expertise, play very important roles in revitalizing the Japanese capital market and achieving people’s stable asset building.
 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange December 2019 Market Summary And 2019 Annual Update

Date 10/01/2020