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Qatar Stock Exchange Organizes A Ramadan Ghabga For Its Staff

Date 30/05/2018

On the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan, Qatar Stock Exchange last night organized a Ghabga for its staff. The event was held in the presence of Rashid bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, and attended by department directors, staff and a host of representatives from Qatar’s newspapers, media agencies, universities, embassies, brokerage firms and listed companies .

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with China Chengtong To Help SOEs Lead In Quality Development

Date 30/05/2018

SZSE and China Chengtong Holdings Group Co. Ltd. (hereinafter “CCT”) signed a strategic cooperation agreement in Shenzhen on May 28, 2018. It is an important measure for both parties to implement the guiding principles of the 19th CPC National Congress on deepening SOE reforms and promoting state-owned capital to grow stronger and better. It is also of great significance to give play to the capital market platform and to boost the quality and efficiency of SOE reforms. Wu Lijun, Party Secretary and Chairman of SZSE, Wang Jianjun, Deputy Party Secretary and President & CEO of SZSE, Ma Zhengwu, Party Secretary and Chairman of CCT, and Li Yousheng, Party Committee Member and Vice President of CCT, attended the signing ceremony.

Nadex: Notice Of Disciplinary Action

Date 30/05/2018

Nadex has taken disciplinary action and issued its final decision against a Member of the Exchange. For details on this action, view the Notice of Disciplinary Action below.

BISX Q1 Statistical Report 2018

Date 30/05/2018

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the three-month period ending March 29, 2018 with comparison to the same period of 2017.

SEC Obtains Emergency Order Halting Fraudulent Coin Offering Scheme - Charges “Blockchain Evangelist” Behind Alleged Scam

Date 29/05/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it has obtained a court order halting an ongoing fraud involving an initial coin offering (ICO) that raised as much as $21 million from investors in and outside the U.S.  The court also approved an emergency asset freeze and the appointment of a receiver for Titanium Blockchain Infrastructure Services Inc., the firm behind the alleged scheme.

CFTC Orders X-Change Financial Access LLC To Pay A $150,000 Civil Monetary Penalty For Supervisory And Recordkeeping Failures

Date 29/05/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against X-Change Financial Access LLC (XFA) of Chicago, Illinois, for failure to diligently supervise its employees’ handling of its customer accounts and failure to preserve complete records.  At the time of the conduct charged, XFA was registered with the CFTC as a Futures Commission Merchant and is now registered as an Introducing Broker.

Jeffrey Harris, Chief Economist And Director Of The SEC’s Division Of Economic And Risk Analysis, To Leave The Agency

Date 29/05/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Dr. Jeffrey H. Harris, the Chief Economist and Director of the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA) and a Professor of Finance at American University’s Kogod School of Business, will leave the agency at the end of May to return to academia full time. 

Wells Fargo Asset Management Expands Multi-Asset Solutions Team - Hires Three Team Members

Date 29/05/2018

Wells Fargo Asset Management (WFAM) announced today that Eddie Cheng has joined the firm as head of International Portfolio Management within the Multi-Asset Solutions team. Cheng reports to Nico Marais, president of WFAM and head of Multi-Asset Solutions, and is based in London.

ESMA: Question And Answers (Q&A) On The Regulation On Short Selling And Certain Aspects Of Credit Default Swaps (SSR)

Date 29/05/2018

The purpose of this document is to promote common, uniform and consistent supervisory approaches and practices in the day-to-day application of Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps (“Regulation”). It does this by providing responses to questions asked by the public, financial market participants, competent authorities and other stakeholders. The question and answer (Q&A) tool is a practical convergence tool used to promote common supervisory approaches and practices under Article 29(2) of the ESMA Regulation. Further information on ESMA’s Q&A process is available on our website.

Nasdaq President & CEO Adena Friedman To Present at Sandler O’Neill 2018 Global Exchange And Brokerage Conference

Date 29/05/2018