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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 11/12/2019

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

SEC Charges Founder, Digital-Asset Issuer With Fraudulent ICO

Date 11/12/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a digital-asset entrepreneur and his company with defrauding investors in an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised more than $42 million from hundreds of investors.

Miami International Holdings And MidChains Sign Letter Of Intent, Will Pursue Joint Technology And Crypto And Digital Asset Product Opportunities

Date 11/12/2019

MiamiInternational Holdings, Inc. (MIH), the parent holding company of the MIAX Options®, MIAX PEARL™ and MIAX Emerald™ options exchanges (the MIAX Exchange Group ™), and MidChains, an upcoming digital asset trading exchange based in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) seeking to operate under the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) framework, today announced that MIH has agreed to purchase an equity stake in MEEG Holdings Limited, the parent holding company of MidChains. As part of the agreement, the parties will pursue joint technology licensing and product listing opportunities internationally, including in the Middle East and Bermuda, subject to regulatory approval.

SIFMA Confirms And Updates 2020 Recommendations For Full And Early Holiday Closes In Japan

Date 11/12/2019

SIFMA has confirmed its previous 2020 holiday recommendations and made updates to include full market closes on Monday, February 24 in observance of the Emperor’s Birthday; Friday, March 20 for Vernal Equinox Day; Wednesday, May 6 in observance of Constitution Day; Friday, July 3 for U.S. Independence Day; Friday, July 24 for Health and Sports Day; and Tuesday, September 22 for Autumnal Equinox for the trading of U.S. dollar-denominated fixed income securities in Japan.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 11/12/2019

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in October indicates that the labor market remains strong and that economic activity has been rising at a moderate rate. Job gains have been solid, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has remained low. Although household spending has been rising at a strong pace, business fixed investment and exports remain weak. On a 12‑month basis, overall inflation and inflation for items other than food and energy are running below 2 percent. Market-based measures of inflation compensation remain low; survey-based measures of longer-term inflation expectations are little changed.

CFTC To Hold An Open Commission Meeting On December 18

Date 11/12/2019

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert today announced the CFTC will hold an open meeting on Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at 9:00 a.m. EST at its headquarters in Washington, DC to consider the following:

• Final Rule: Amendments to Derivatives Clearing Organization General Provisions and Core Principles
• Proposed Rule: Prohibition on Post-Trade Name Give-Up on Swap Execution Facilities
• Proposed Rule: Cross-Border Application of the Registration Thresholds and Certain Requirements Applicable to Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants
• Request for Comment on Designated Foreign Sovereign Debt as Collateral and Acceptable Currencies for Collateral and Settlement

Federal Reserve Board And Federal Open Market Committee Release Economic Projections From The December 10-11 FOMC Meeting

Date 11/12/2019

The attached table and charts released on Wednesday summarize the economic projections and the target federal funds rate projections made by Federal Open Market Committee participants for the December 10-11 meeting.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Speak On A Cryptocurrency Panel At DC Bar Event

Date 11/12/2019

Commissioner Brian Quintenz will speak on a panel at the DC Bar’s “Cryptocurrency and Digital Asset Regulation: Insight and Perspectives”

Napoleon Am Launches Napoleon Bitcoin Fund, A Regulated French Fund Exposed To The Performance Of Bitcoin.

Date 11/12/2019

Napoleon Bitcoin Fund, a Specialized Professional Fund under the French law, with daily liquidity, created on 8th November 2019, is one of the first regulated vehicles in the world offering exposure to the performance of Bitcoin, the main digital asset.

Euronext: Quarterly Review Of The BEL 20, BEL Mid, And BEL Small

Date 11/12/2019

Euronext today announced the results of the quarterly review for the BEL 20®, BEL Mid®, and BEL Small® indices. The changes due to the review will be effective from Monday 23 December 2019.