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CAD 60M Cannabis company - HALO Labs Launches On The NEO Exchange

Date 03/10/2018

The NEO Exchange (“NEO”) is very pleased to announce that Halo Labs (“Halo”) has made its public markets debut on NEO today. Halo, a cannabis extraction company, is focused on developing and manufacturing cannabis oil and concentrate products. The Company’s common shares began trading today under the symbol HALO.

Federal Court Finds That Virtual Currencies Are Commodities - Court Denies Defendants’ Motion To Dismiss In Commodity Fraud Case Involving The Virtual Currency My Big Coin

Date 03/10/2018

On September 26, 2018, Senior Judge Rya W. Zobel of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, entered an order holding that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has the power to prosecute fraud involving virtual currency and denying the defendants’ motion to dismiss the CFTC’s amended complaint.

Remedies And Relief In SEC Enforcement Actions, Steven Peikin, Co-Director, Division Of Enforcement, New York, NY, Oct. 3, 2018 - PLI White Collar Crime 2018: Prosecutors And Regulators Speak

Date 03/10/2018

My remarks today come a little over a year after Stephanie Avakian and I were appointed Co-Directors of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement and just a few days after the close of the first full fiscal year in which we have held our positions.  So this is a fitting time to look back on the work of the Division of Enforcement over the past year and to discuss the Division’s priorities over the next year. 

BME Admits To Trading An Issue Of Preferred Securities By ABANCA - For An Amount Of 250 Million Euros

Date 03/10/2018

BME’s AIAF fixed income market today admitted to trading a new issue of Tier 1 preferred securities by Abanca, for an amount of 250 million euros.

Mohammed bin Rashid Enacts DIFC Regulatory Amendment Law

Date 03/10/2018

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, has enacted the Regulatory Law Amendment Law, DIFC Law No. (6) of 2018. The Law, which amends the Regulatory Law 2004, will come into force on 29 October 2018 and, together with changes to DFSA Anti-Money Laundering Rules, will make a number of important changes to the regulatory regime in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review 29 September 2018 to 03 October 2018

Date 03/10/2018

Clck here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

ESMA Withdraws MiFID Automated Trading Guidelines Following Their Incorporation Into MiFID II

Date 03/10/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has announced today the withdrawal of MiFID guidelines on systems and controls in an automated trading environment for trading platforms, investments firms and competent authorities. 

SIX – As Solid As A Rock: It Is Essential For Six That It Operates Its Systems With High Levels Of Stability, Reliability And Security

Date 03/10/2018

Any outages or attacks would have disastrous consequences for the Swiss financial center. However, this does not mean that SIX can stand still and rest on its laurels: Innovation is required more than ever!

Get It Done, While You Still Can: Christian Voigt's (Fidessa) Blog On The Double Volume Caps

Date 03/10/2018

Posted by Christian Voigt on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 · Leave a Comment 

When the double volume cap (DVC) was first enacted on 12th March it cut nearly half of dark turnover in Europe. After a 6-month mandatory break all of the suspended stocks have now been allowed to re-join the general population. Early evidence suggests that overall dark trading has now resumed at roughly pre-suspension levels.

EPEX SPOT Launches Two New Intraday Auctions In Great Britain, Both Coupled With The Irish Market

Date 03/10/2018

The European Power Exchange EPEX SPOT successfully launched two new Intraday auctions in Great Britain on 30 September (first trading day). Both auctions are coupled with the Integrated Single Electricity Market in Ireland, I-SEM, launched on 01 October as well. Clearing and settlement is conducted by European Commodity Clearing (ECC) which also includes the cross-border settlement between Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Ireland.