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CFTC: Federal Court in New York Orders Kevin Antonovich to Pay $554,375 Judgment for Commodity Pool Fraud

Date 15/10/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Judge I. Leo Glasser of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York issued a Consent Order on October 3, 2018, against Kevin Scott Antonovich, a resident of Cherry Grove, New York, requiring him to pay $554,375 in restitution and a civil monetary penalty for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC Regulations.  The Order also imposes permanent trading and registration bans on Antonovich, among other injunctive relief.  

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell To Host Town Hall Meeting With Educators

Date 15/10/2018

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome H. Powell will host a town hall meeting with educators from across the country on February 6, 2019. The educators will join the Chairman at 7 p.m. EST in the Board Room of the Board's main building in Washington, D.C., and participate via webcast from Federal Reserve Bank offices throughout the country. The Chairman will respond to questions from both the in-person audience and participants at the Reserve Bank offices.

DTCC To Launch MF Info Xchange To Transform Communications For Mutual Fund Industry - New Service Will Centralize The Exchange Of Information Between Funds And Their Intermediary Partners And Is Expected To Become Available By End Of Year

Date 15/10/2018

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced it will launch a new, on demand, real time, centralized communications service for the mutual fund industry by the end of 2018, the first service of its kind from DTCC’s Wealth Management Services (WMS) division.

Notice On Public Consultation For The Interim Measures For The Listing And Trading Of Depositary Receipts Under The Stock Connect Scheme Between Shanghai Stock Exchange And London Stock Exchange (Draft For Comment)

Date 15/10/2018

To regulate actions such as listing, trading, cross-border conversion and information disclosure of depositary receipts under the stock connect scheme between Shanghai Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange, maintain the market order and protect the legitimate interests and rights of investors, the Shanghai Stock Exchange drafted the Interim Measures for the Listing and Trading of Depositary Receipts under the Stock Connect Scheme between Shanghai Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange (Draft for Comment), Guidelines for the Pre-Listing Review of Chinese Depositary Receipts under the Stock Connection Scheme between Shanghai Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange (Draft for Comment), Guidelines for the Cross-Border Conversion of Depositary Receipts under the Stock Connect Scheme between Shanghai Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange (Draft for Comment ) and Guidelines for the Market Making for Chinese Depositary Receipts under the Stock Connect Scheme between Shanghai Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange (Draft for Comment) (See Annex for details) on the basis of the Provisions on the Supervision and Administration of Depositary Receipts under the Stock Connect Scheme between Shanghai Stock Exchange and London Stock Exchange (for trial implementation). The Measures is open for public comments as of today. Please send relevant advice and suggestion on the Measures to the Email: flb@sse.com.cn. The deadline of the public consultation is October 19, 2018.

CFTC Commissioner Behnam To Participate On Panel At The 34th Annual FIA Futures And Options Expo

Date 15/10/2018

FEAS Newsletter: 7th Onsite Training In Cairo, Egypt

Date 15/10/2018

This year FEAS organized its 7th Onsite Training on 16-20 September, in Cairo, Egypt. The Egyptian Exchange (EGX), a full member of FEAS, kindly hosted 12 young professionals from Eurasian capital market institutions. Participating members were Amman Stock Exchange, Boursa Kuwait, Central Depository of Armenia, Central Securities Depository of Iran, Iran Fara Bourse, Iraq Stock Exchange, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, Muscat Securities Market, Nasdaq OMX Armenia, Palestine Exchange, Securities Depository Center of Jordan, and Tashkent Stock Exchange.

Moneynetint And Ripple Presents: International Money Transfer Without An Intermediary Bank Involvement

Date 15/10/2018

Moneynetint, UK based electronic e-money institution which provides cross-border money transfers and currency exchange for corporate clients around the world, announced that it had completed the integration phase with Ripple, which offers blockchain solutions for payments.

The World Federation Of Exchanges Responds To Global Financial Network (GFIN) Consultation

Date 15/10/2018

The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, has today responded to the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) Consultation Document.

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Consults On Its Expectations For The Management Of Financial Risks From Climate Change

Date 15/10/2018

The Prudential Regulation Authority has published a consultation paper on a draft supervisory statement.

Shurgard Self Storage Makes Debut On Euronext Brussels - Pioneer Of Self-Storage In Europe Raises €575 Million, Making It The Second Largest Newly-Listed Company To Join Euronext Brussels Over The Last Decade

Date 15/10/2018

Shurgard Self Storage SA (“Shurgard”, ticker symbol: SHUR) today began trading on Euronext Brussels (Compartment A) with an initial market capitalisation of €2.04 billion.