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The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 14/10/2018

To view the detailed Weekly Stock Market Ownership and Trading Activity Report (by Nationality and Investor Type) for Main Market and Nomu-Parallel Market please Click Here

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Launches Its New Digital Platform ‘Sahmi’

Date 14/10/2018

In line with its efforts to revolutionise its services and enhance investor experience, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region's leading financial market, launched its new integrated digital platform, ‘Sahmi’ which provides digital services for individual investors. The Platform was launched during the GITEX Technology Week 2018, which ADX is partaking in at the Abu Dhabi government pavilion.

IRTI Signs MOU With Indonesian University To Enhance Islamic Finance Education

Date 14/10/2018

As part of initiatives to develop Islamic finance as an academic discipline, the Islamic Research and Training Institute (IRTI) of the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Universitas Hasanuddin (UNHAS) of Indonesia.

Communiqué Of The Thirty-Eighth Meeting Of The IMFC

Date 13/10/2018

Chaired by Mr. Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank

We extend our deepest sympathies to the people and Government of Indonesia on the recent tragic events. We thank them for hosting the 2018 Annual Meetings in Bali and for their warm hospitality.

U.S. Department Of Justice: Three Traders Charged, And Two Agree To Plead Guilty, In Connection With Over $60 Million Commodities Fraud And Spoofing Conspiracy

Date 12/10/2018

Three former commodities traders of a New York-based financial services firm (“Trading Firm A”) were charged yesterday for their alleged participation in an over $60 million commodities fraud and spoofing conspiracy that was perpetrated through the U.S. commodities markets.  Two of these traders have agreed to plead guilty for their respective roles in the criminal conspiracy.   

Remarks At The Municipal Finance Leadership Conference, Rebecca Olsen SEC Acting Director, Office Of Municipal Securities, Boston, Massachusetts, Oct. 10, 2018

Date 12/10/2018

Introduction

Thank you [Colin] for that kind introduction and for inviting me to speak today. I am always happy to visit Boston, particularly since I grew up just outside the city in the town of Easton.

Before I continue, I must give the standard SEC disclaimer that the views that I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, any of the Commissioners, or any of my colleagues on the staff of the Commission.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 12/10/2018

The current reports for the week of October 12, 2018 are now available.

CME Group Announces E-Mini Nasdaq-100 Futures All-Time Daily Trading Volume Record - New Single-Day High Surpasses Prior Record Set Over A Decade Ago

Date 12/10/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced E-mini Nasdaq-100 futures reached an all-time daily volume record of 1,150,475 contracts traded on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. This surpasses the previous single-day volume record of 1,149,387 contracts reached on Sept. 18, 2008.

SEC Suspends Former BDO Accountants For Improperly “Predating” Audit Work Papers

Date 12/10/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended three former BDO USA LLP accountants for their improper professional conduct during an audit of an exchange-listed insurance company.

In CFTC Action, Former Trader Kamaldeep Gandhi Admits To Engaging In Spoofing And Manipulative Schemes At Proprietary Trading Firms - CFTC Order Recognizes Gandhi’s Entry Into A Cooperation Agreement With The Division Of Enforcement

Date 12/10/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Kamaldeep Gandhi, in which Gandhi admits to engaging in manipulative and deceptive schemes, along with other individuals, which involved thousands of acts of spoofing (bidding or offering with the intent to cancel the bid or offer before execution) with respect to a variety of futures products traded on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Chicago Board of Trade, New York Mercantile Exchange, and the Commodity Exchange, Inc.  The Order finds that Gandhi engaged in this unlawful activity while placing orders for, and trading futures contracts through, accounts owned by his former employers, two proprietary trading firms named as Firm A and Firm B in the Order.