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CFTC Sues Forex Dealer For Registration And Disclosure Violations - JAFX, Ltd. Solicits U.S. Retail Customers To Trade Forex Without Registering As A Retail Foreign Exchange Dealer

Date 31/07/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah against JAFX, Ltd. (JAFX), a/k/a JAFX, EOOD, of Sofia, Bulgaria and Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines.  The CFTC Complaint alleges that, from at least September 2016 and continuing to the present, JAFX operates as a retail foreign exchange (forex) dealer, without being registered with the CFTC, as required, and that it fails to provide customers with the required Risk Disclosure Statement.  

US Treasury Releases Report On Nonbank Financials, Fintech, And Innovation

Date 31/07/2018

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released a report identifying improvements to the regulatory landscape that will better support nonbank financial institutions, embrace financial technology, and foster innovation.

FIA Report: B3 Is The Third Largest Derivatives Exchange In The World - The Brazilian Exchange Was One Of The Fastest Growing In Derivatives Volume During The First Half Of 2018

Date 31/07/2018

B3, the Brazilian Exchange, was the third largest derivatives exchange in the world considering the first half 2018 volume ranking from FIA (Futures Industry Association).

MNI Chicago Business Barometer Rises To 65.5 in July - New Orders, Production Bolstered As Prices Paid Hits 10-Year High

Date 31/07/2018

The MNI Chicago Business Barometer rose to a six-month high of 65.5 in June, up 1.4 points from 64.1 in June.

iSTOXX Developed Markets B.R.AI.N. Index Licensed To Coincapital

Date 31/07/2018

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, has licensed the iSTOXX Developed Markets B.R.AI.N. Index to the Canadian Coin Capital Investment Management Inc (Coincapital). The index uses FactSet Revere data to identify sectors likely to benefit from increased prevalence of four different themes: biotechnology, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and nanotechnology.

Phillip Capital Contracts With Trading Technologies To Distribute The TT®

Date 31/07/2018

Phillip Capital Inc., a Chicago-based self-clearing futures commission merchant (FCM) and broker dealer, and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, today announced that Phillip Capital has contracted with Trading Technologies to make the TT futures trading platform available to Phillip Capital’s global client base of professional traders. With this agreement, Phillip Capital’s customers are now able to leverage TT’s innovative technology, including Autospreader®, ADL®, charting and analytics, options functionality and TT’s suite of APIs, to trade all TT-supported markets through TT’s global low-latency network.

Barclays Leads $14 Million Raise As Cloud9 Looks To Digitize Trader Voice Communication - SaaS Platform Replaces Legacy Voice Trading “Turrets” And Positions Financial Institutions To Unlock Valuable Market Intelligence

Date 31/07/2018

Cloud9 Technologies (“Cloud9”), the leading financial communications provider, has completed a $14 million Series B investment fundraising, led by Barclays and including JPMorgan and NEX Group. The proceeds will be used to accelerate development and global roll-out of its SaaS-based voice communications platform, which provides a comprehensive cloud-based replacement to traditional trading “turrets”; immediate access to a growing pool of liquidity; full interoperability with third-party systems; and real-time provision of high-fidelity audio, trading metadata and transcription.

HKEX Report On Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting And Suspensions

Date 31/07/2018

Report on Initial Public Offering Applications, Delisting and Suspensions
(As at 31 July 2018)

Al Hilal Bank Partners With Abu Dhabi Global Market To Promote Islamic Finance

Date 31/07/2018

Al Hilal Bank has announced a new partnership with the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, aimed at promoting Islamic Finance in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Alex Coelho, Chief Executive Officer at Al Hilal Bank, and Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) at ADGM Authorities Building on Al Maryah Island.

HKEX Announces China Tower-Related Initiatives

Date 31/07/2018

• China Tower Futures and Options to be introduced on 8 August
• Issuers can launch China Tower derivative warrants when China Tower shares debut
• China Tower shares to be included in Designated Securities Eligible for Short Selling when they begin trading