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JPX Monthly Headlines - October 2017

Date 09/11/2017

JPX group companies undertake various initiatives and disseminate information with the aim of providing the most attractive markets to all users. Every month, we showcase the highlights of these efforts in short and concise summaries just for you.

ASIC: Operators Of 'Binary Options Trading Boiler Room' Convicted And Sentenced

Date 09/11/2017

Following an ASIC investigation, Jana Jaros and Jackson Laurence Malcolm Capper were convicted and sentenced for operating a financial services business without a licence and lodging false documents to ASIC containing false or misleading material.

New Cboe Vest Fund Targets Distributions Of 3.5% Above The S&P 500 With Proportional Price Returns

Date 09/11/2017

• Cboe Vest S&P 500® Dividend Aristocrats® Target Income Fund (KNGIX) seeks to address investors’ income dilemma
• Fund comprised of an equally weighted portfolio of well-known “Aristocrats” which are stocks with a history of 25 years of consecutive dividend growth. A Weekly overwrite strategy converts a portion of the future growth of each stock into current income
• First Mutual Fund to utilize Weekly Flex options on single stocks

US Department Of Justice: Day Trader Indicted In Computer Hacking And Securities Fraud Scheme Targeting Online Brokerage Accounts

Date 08/11/2017

A four-count indictment was returned today charging a self-described day trader with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, conspiracy to commit securities fraud and computer intrusions, securities fraud and conspiracy to commit money laundering. 

CME Group Declares Dividend

Date 08/11/2017

CME Group Inc., the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today declared a fourth-quarter dividend of $0.66 per share, payable December 27, 2017, to shareholders of record as of December 8, 2017. 

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 08/11/2017

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Improving Investment Adviser Compliance, Peter B. Driscoll, SEC Acting Director, Office Of Compliance Inspections And Examinations, GIPS Standards Annual Conference, Sept. 14, 2017

Date 08/11/2017

I. Introduction

Thank you for that kind introduction and for inviting me to speak at this event.Before starting my remarks, let me give the requisite reminder that the views I express today are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Commission or its staff.

Statement To The Subcommittee On Monetary Policy And Trade House Financial Services Committee - David R. Malpass, Under Secretary Of The US Treasury For International Affairs

Date 08/11/2017

Chairman Barr, Ranking Member Moore, and Members of the Financial Services Monetary Policy and Trade Subcommittee, thank you for holding this hearing and for inviting me to testify this morning.

US Treasury Announces Ken Blanco As FinCEN Director

Date 08/11/2017

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Kenneth A. Blanco today as Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau in Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI).

ESMA Updates Benchmarks Q&As On Third Country Issues

Date 08/11/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published updated Questions and Answers  (Q&As) regarding the implementation of the Benchmarks Regulation (BMR).