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Saudi Aramco Announces The Publication Of Prospectus

Date 09/11/2019

Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) has today issued a prospectus for its initial public offering on the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul).  More information can be found by clicking here.

New York Department Of Financial Services Authorizes Absa Bank To Establish New York Representative Office - Third Largest Bank In South Africa Establishes New Manhattan Office

Date 08/11/2019

Superintendent of Financial Services Linda A. Lacewell today announced that the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) has approved an application by Absa Bank Limited, headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa, to open a new representative office in Manhattan, New York. Absa Bank has an extensive client base in 10 African countries, including Nigeria and Namibia. 

US Department Of Justice: Two Former Owners Of Binary Options Company And 13 Other Individuals Charged In $140 Million Fraud Scheme

Date 08/11/2019

Fifteen individuals, including two former company owners, were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed today for their alleged participation in a scheme to defraud investors in the United States and worldwide by fraudulently marketing approximately $140 million in financial instruments known as “binary options,” announced Assistant Attorney General Brian A. Benczkowski of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and Assistant Director in Charge Timothy R. Slater of the FBI’s Washington Field Office.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 08/11/2019

The current reports for the week of November 5th, 2019 are now available.

Federal Reserve Board Invites Public Comment On Proposal To Extend By 18 Months Initial Compliance Dates For Foreign Banks Subject To Its Single-Counterparty Credit Limit Rule

Date 08/11/2019

The Federal Reserve Board on Friday invited public comment on a proposal to extend by 18 months the initial compliance dates for foreign banks subject to its single-counterparty credit limit rule. The extension would provide additional time for foreign jurisdictions' versions of the rule to become effective and would apply only to the combined U.S. operations of the foreign banks and not to any U.S. intermediate holding companies of those banks.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Participate On A Panel At The 2019 Singapore FinTech Festival

Date 08/11/2019

MiFID II: ESMA Makes New Bond Liquidity Data Available

Date 08/11/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has started today to make available new data for bonds subject to the pre- and post-trade requirements of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR) through its data register.

Ontario Securities Commission Appoints Deana Djurdjevic As Chief Administrative Officer, Newly Created Role

Date 08/11/2019

Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Chair and CEO Maureen Jensen announced today the appointment of Deana Djurdjevic as Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) effective December 16, 2019.  Ms. Djurdjevic will join the Executive Team, working alongside Leslie Byberg, Executive Director of the OSC, in the newly created, separate role of CAO.

MiFID II: ESMA Publishes Data For The Systematic Internaliser Calculations For Equity, Equity-Like Instruments And Bonds

Date 08/11/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today data for the systematic internaliser calculations for equity, equity-like instruments and bonds under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR).

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers: Appointment Of Hugo Lacroix As Superintendent, Securities Markets

Date 08/11/2019

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) is pleased to announce the appointment of Hugo Lacroix as Superintendent, Securities Markets. Mr. Lacroix had been acting as Interim Superintendent, Securities Markets since January 2019, while continuing to carry out his responsibilities as Senior Director, Investment Funds.