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Kish Invex 2018, 22-25 October 2018 Kish Island, Iran

Date 16/09/2018

KishINVEX® is providing this platform for participants and business companies to introduce their numerous investment opportunities, hosted by Kish Free Zone Organization. It’s a great opportunity to start a mutual business relation and invest in one of the most diversified markets in MENA region. International participants are welcomed by Iranian governmental and private organizations, companies and business experts to take part in KishINVEX® 2018 and explore these investment opportunities that have been remained untapped.

Remarks Of CFTC Commissioner Rostin Behnam At The Michigan Agri-Business Association 2018 Outlook Conference, Mackinac Island, Michigan - Markets And Issues: Lessons Learned And A Path Forward

Date 15/09/2018

Introduction (and a Bit of History)

Good morning.  It is great to be here with all of you, and a pleasure to kick off this important conference on beautiful Mackinac Island.  Before I begin my remarks, I want to thank our host, the Michigan Agri-Business Association, for the kind invitation to speak with you. Before getting into some of the more recent work of and developments at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), I’d like to tell you a little about my personal history and connection with Michigan and the agricultural markets.

Introducing And Determining Positions For Tehran Stock Exchange’s New Board Individual Members

Date 15/09/2018

Based on the approval by Ordinary General Assembly on 15 July 2018, TSE’s board members and their representatives and positions were announced.

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Hosts Annual Meeting Of The Arab Federation Of Exchanges (AFE)

Date 15/09/2018

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) is to host the annual meetings of the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE) which will be held in Abu Dhabi on the 16th -17th September with the participation of a number of CEOs of member stock exchanges and general managers of Clearing Settlement and Depository centeres in the Arab world.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review 8 September 2018 To 12 September 2018 

Date 15/09/2018

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

CFTC Settles Swap Reporting Charges With Natwest Markets Plc

Date 15/09/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against NatWest Markets Plc (NatWest), formerly The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), a provisionally registered swap dealer, for failing to comply with its swap transaction reporting obligations as a swap dealer.  According to the Order, NatWest failed to report on a timely basis and misreported hundreds of thousands of transactions to a swap dealer repository (SDR).  The CFTC Order imposes a $750,000 civil monetary penalty on NatWest, among other sanctions, for these reporting violations.

CFTC Orders ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago LLC To Pay A $160,000 Civil Monetary Penalty For Supervisory And Recordkeeping Failures

Date 15/09/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against ABN AMRO Clearing Chicago LLC (ABN), a Futures Commission Merchant, for failing to maintain certain required records and failing to supervise its employees and agents to ensure that ABN fulfilled its statutory and regulatory obligation to keep and promptly produce such records.

CFTC Orders Company That Provided Swaps And Commodity Options Trading Advice To Eligible Contract Participants To Cease And Desist From Acting As An Unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor

Date 15/09/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it entered an Order requiring Mobius Risk Group LLC (Mobius), a Texas limited liability company with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas, to pay a $75,000 civil monetary penalty for acting as an unregistered Commodity Trading Advisor (CTA). 

CFTC Files 12 Enforcement Actions Addressing Registration, Position Limits, Recordkeeping, Supervision And Reporting

Date 15/09/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued 12 Orders today filing and simultaneously settling charges against various respondents for violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act) and Commission Regulations (Regulations), including for position limits, recordkeeping, registration, reporting, and failure to supervise violations, as set forth below and as more fully described in the related press releases for each Order. 

CFTC Orders Grain Exporter To Pay A Penalty For Violating Soybeans Futures Speculative Position Limits And For Reporting Violations

Date 15/09/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Honouround (HK) International Trade Co. Ltd. (Honouround), a company based in Hong Kong, China, for exceeding the single month and all-month speculative position limits for soybeans futures contracts traded on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), and for failing to file Form 204s as required. The Order requires Honouround to pay a $300,000 civil monetary penalty.