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SEC Charges Former CFO Of Cash Advance Company With Defrauding Thousands of Retail Investors

Date 15/08/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 1 Global Capital LLC’s former chief financial officer, Alan G. Heide, with defrauding retail investors. The now bankrupt Florida-based cash advance company allegedly fraudulently raised more than $322 million from 3,600 investors between 2014 and last year. The SEC previously charged 1 Global and former CEO Carl Ruderman with fraud and charged Henry J. “Trae” Wieniewitz, III for his allegedly unlawful sales of 1 Global securities. Ruderman and Wieniewitz have consented to final judgments.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioners Dan M. Berkovitz And Rostin Behnam Regarding The Commission’s Settlement With Kraft Foods Group, Inc. And Mondelēz Global LLC

Date 15/08/2019

We are voting for this settlement because we believe that Kraft Foods Group, Inc. (Kraft) manipulated the wheat market.[1] The $16 million penalty and injunctive relief that the Commission has obtained in this consent order is as much as the Commission could reasonably expect to obtain if it were to prevail at trial. This action demonstrates the CFTC’s resolve to aggressively prosecute and punish those who manipulate or attempt to manipulate our nation’s commodity markets.
SEC Releases Videos For Investors On Choosing And Working With A Financial Professional

Date 15/08/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released a series of short educational videos designed to provide ordinary investors with basic information about choosing and working with a financial professional. The videos are now available at SEC.gov and Investor.gov/CRS.
CFTC: Statement Of The Commission - CFTC v. Kraft Litigation

Date 15/08/2019

Today the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered a Consent Order approved by the Commission that settles the CFTC v. Kraft litigation. We are pleased to bring this matter to a successful resolution, which terminates more than four years of litigation. The Consent Order results in a $16 million civil monetary penalty—nearly three times the unlawful profit the Commission alleged the Defendants obtained—and a permanent injunction prohibiting the Defendants from engaging in future violations of several anti-manipulation provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act and Commission Regulations.
AMERIBOR® Interest Rate Benchmark Achieves Alignment With The International Organization Of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) Financial Benchmark Principles

Date 15/08/2019

American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions, announced today that the AFX’s American Interbank Offering Rate (AMERIBOR®) is in alignment with all nineteen Principles set forth by the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) for Financial Benchmarks.

CFTC: Kraft And Mondelēz Global To Pay $16 Million In Wheat Manipulation Case - Penalty Valued At Three Times The Alleged Gain

Date 15/08/2019

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that it obtained a $16 million penalty and injunction pursuant to a federal court’s entry of a consent order against defendants Kraft Foods Group, Inc. and Mondelēz Global LLC. The order, entered on August 14, 2019 by the Honorable Judge John Robert Blakey of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, resolves the CFTC’s complaint alleging, among other things, manipulation of the wheat market.
Trayport's Monthly Report On European Commodities For July 2019: Monthly Contracts Up 12% MoM - Euro Gas Volumes Double YoY - Prices Up

Date 15/08/2019

Monthly contracts traded in July were up 12% vs June, to 9.225 million monthly contracts traded. All commodity groupings recorded month on month growth, with all bar UK Gas growing 10% or over MoM. YTD 2019 monthly contracts traded are up 22% vs. YTD 2018.
Moscow Exchange Launches USD-Denominated RUSFAR

Date 15/08/2019

On 19 August 2019, Moscow Exchange will launch USD-denominated Russian Secured Funding Average Rate (RUSFAR). With the launch of this gauge, repo and FX swap market participants will gain access to a USD-denominated market-based interest rate benchmark.
EEX Welcomes Revision Of The EU ETS Auctioning Regulation And Gives Detailed Input

Date 15/08/2019

EEX expressly welcomes many of the simplifications and clarifications proposed for the Auctioning Regulation. These include simpler procedures for re-appointment of auctioning platforms and determination of auction calendars. At the same time, EEX suggests a number of additional changes to the regulation. These concern in particular the auction calendar cycle, requirements for access to the auctions, transaction reporting and the structure and level of fees.
NSD Starts Publishing IFRS 13 Fair Value Hierarchy And Opens Test Access To Corporate Eurobonds Pricing

Date 15/08/2019

In September 2019, the Valuation Center of National Settlement Depository (NSD) will update its product line expanding the range of provided data, as well as the quantity of valuated instruments.