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SET Signs MoU With Shenzhen Stock Exchange To Strengthen Thailand-China Capital Market Collaboration

Date 23/04/2019

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) to expand business opportunities for Thai and Chinese small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and broaden opportunities in investment as well as promoting cross-border collaboration among the two countries.

astamuse And Tokyo Stock Exchange Begin Recruiting Applicants For PoC Program On Limited Public Provision Of Indicators For "Intangible Assets" (Intellectual Property/Technology, Human Resources, Networks, Etc.) Held By Listed Companies And Fund Inflow Data

Date 23/04/2019

astamuse company, ltd. (President and CEO Ayumu Nagai) and Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. ("TSE", President and CEO Koichiro Miyahara) are launching a Proof of Concept (PoC) under the framework of TSE's "Proof of Concept Program for Utilizing Securities Data"*, to verify possible uses of indicators for "Intangible Assets" (Intellectual Property/Technology, Human Resources, Networks, etc.) Held by Listed Companies and fund inflow data created by astamuse. Today, we are beginning recruiting participants for the program, are verifying until around the end of July 2019. We aim not only to resolve technical issues related to the contents data, but also to examine the possibility of its contribution for creating new investment opportunities and businesses, improving and sophistication of business operations and costs.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Of April 2019 Mini ＆ Option Contracts

Date 23/04/2019

Final Settlement Prices of  February 2019 Mini & Option contracts

・Gold Mini (Gold Options)  : 4,588yen(per gram)

・Platinum Mini                     : 3,230yen(per gram)

Institute Of Banking And Finance Singapore-Monetary Authority Of Singapore Study Identifies Skills For More Competitive Financial Sector Workforce

Date 23/04/2019

A study commissioned by the Institute of Banking and Finance Singapore (IBF) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has set out how data analytics and automation are likely to augment or transform 121 job roles in Singapore’s financial sector over the next 3 to 5 years. 

CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee Meeting (2019.4.15) “Overview Of Financial System Issues For the 2019 G20 Japan Presidency “ - Remarks By Shunsuke Shirakawa, Vice Commissioner For International Affairs, Japan's Financial Services Agency

Date 23/04/2019

Thank you very much for inviting me to the Global Markets Advisory Committee of the CFTC. It is my great pleasure and honor to be here to talk about our priorities on financial sector issues for the G20 Japan Presidency of this year. 

IMF Executive Board Approves FY2020–FY2022 Medium-Term Budget

Date 22/04/2019

On April 5, 2019, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved the IMF’s administrative and capital budgets for financial year (FY) 2020, beginning May 1, 2019, and took note of indicative budgets for FY2021–22.

CFTC Charges Forex Trading Firms And Principals In $75 Million Fraud

Date 22/04/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in federal court in Florida against Sarasota area defendants Oasis International Group, Limited (OIG), Oasis Management, LLC(OM), Satellite Holdings Company (Satellite), Michael J. DaCorta (DaCorta),Joseph S. Anile, II (Anile), Raymond P. Montie, III (Montie), Francisco “Frank” L. Duran (Duran), and John J. Haas (Haas) (collectively, defendants).  The defendants are charged with operating a $75 million foreign currency (“forex”) trading scheme involving over 700 U.S. participants and over $47 million misappropriated in order to ret

Qui Tam Whistleblower Attorney To Speak At Miami Money Laundering Conference

Date 22/04/2019

Organizers of the OffshoreAlert Conference announced that the leading whistleblower and qui tam attorney in the United States, Stephen M. Kohn, will speak at next week’s conference in Miami, Florida. The event will take place at the Miami Beach EDITION Hotel, April 28-30.  Kohn is a partner in the whistleblower law firm of  Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Whistleblower Center.

Prime Minister Of Egypt Meets With The Arab Federation Of Exchanges Chairman And Members - Madbouli Stresses On The Importance Of Strengthening Coordination And Integration Between The Arab Exchanges In Light Of The Pivotal Role Played By Financial Markets In The Global Economy

Date 22/04/2019

Dr. Mostafa Madbouli, the Prime Minister, met today with the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE)’ Chairman and Members, in presence of Mohamed Farid Saleh, EGX chairman, and Njandini Sokumar, the World Federation of Exchanges’ CEO. The meeting was attended by Dr. Mohammad Maait, Minister of Finance, and Hisham Tawfik, Minister of Public Business Sector.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures (CL-4.19)

Date 22/04/2019

On 18 April 2019, the final settlement price was determined for the Light Sweet Crude Oil Futures (CL-4.19):