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CFTC Charges California Resident Jason B. Scharf, His Worldwide Web Of Companies, And Florida-Based Affiliate Marketers Michael Shah And Zilmil, Inc. With $16 Million Binary Options Fraud Scheme - CFTC Complaint Charges Numerous Companies, Including CIT Investments LLC, Brevspand EOOD, CIT Investments Ltd., CIT Investments Ltd., And A & J Media Partners, Inc., With Participating In Massive Fraud - Federal Court Issues Emergency Order Freezing Assets Of Scharf, Shah & Zilmil - Order Grants The CFTC Immediate Access To Their Books And Records

Date 18/07/2017

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that a federal district court has unsealed a civil CFTC Complaint with the Middle District of Florida on July 10, 2017, charging Jason B. Scharf of Valley Village, California, a worldwide web of companies he controlled, including CIT Investments LLC, a Nevada limited liability corporation; Brevspand EOOD, a Bulgarian business entity; CIT Investments Ltd., a Marshall Islands business entity; CIT Investments Ltd., an Anguillan business entity; and A & J Media Partners, Inc., a California corporation, together with affiliate marketers Michael Shah and his company Zilmil, Inc., both of Jacksonville, Florida, with unlawfully soliciting and accepting more than $16 million in connection with illegal binary options contracts. Scharf also does business as Citrades.com and AutoTrading Binary.com, according to the Complaint.

European Financial Stability Facility Raises €4.5 Billion In Two Bond Deals

Date 18/07/2017

The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Tuesday raised €4.5 billion in a dual-tranche bond deal, taking another major step towards meeting its third-quarter funding needs. The EFSF raised €3 billion in a new 10-year benchmark bond, and €1.5 billion in a tap of an existing 39-year bond.

The Bank And Benchmark Reform - Speech Given By Chris Salmon, Executive Director, Markets, Bank Of England Roundtable On Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, London 6 July 2017

Date 18/07/2017

Thank you to NatWest Markets for hosting this event, and let me add my own welcome and thanks to you all for coming.

The Governor has set out the need for a substantial transition from Libor to near-risk free alternatives.

Marex Spectron Adds Client OTC Hedging Capability

Date 18/07/2017

Marex Spectron, the global commodities broker, today announced the addition of Marex Solutions, a division dedicated to providing customised derivative hedging solutions for clients.

EEX Group Grows Significantly In Emissions, Agriculturals And Freight In First Half Of 2017 - Uncertainty About Split Of The German-Austrian Price Zone Leads To Volume Decrease On Power Derivatives Market

Date 18/07/2017

Following a record result in the business year 2016, EEX Group has published its half year volumes for 2017, achieving notable increases in the markets for emission rights, agricultural products and global commodities (i.e. freight) alongside decreases on the power derivatives market. Double digit growth was also achieved on the natural gas spot business. A challenging regulatory environment, in particular the price zone debate and possible split of the German/Austria bidding zone has had an impact on the trading volumes in EEX’s power markets which was in line with the performance in the European power market as a whole.

ESMA Recommends Improvements In Financial Information Enforcement

Date 18/07/2017

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published the results of a peer review conducted into how national competent authorities (NCAs) supervise financial information (IFRS) according to the Guidelines on Enforcement of Financial Information (Guidelines). The report identifies areas where NCAs can improve their enforcement and makes recommendations to support these improvements.

256 Institutional Investors Register In ADX During First Half Of 2017 - Total Number Of Investors In ADX Reaches 961 Thousand With 2276 Numbers Issued During First Half 2017

Date 18/07/2017

The total number of investors in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) by the end of the first half of 2017 reached 961,000 investors. Furthermore, ADX has issued 2276 investor numbers during the first half of 2017.

Research Results: Using The GRI Sustainability Reporting Framework Improves The Quality Of ESG Disclosures - Joint Research From G&A Institute And Baruch College Shows

Date 18/07/2017

Governance & Accountability Institute, Inc. is the exclusive data partner for the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in the United States, United Kingdom, and The Republic of Ireland. In this role the Institute monitors, collects and analyzes every sustainability report published in these three countries. The results of this pro-bono work help to feed the GRI's "Sustainability Disclosure Database," the largest sustainability database in the world, with 41,734 sustainability reports as of June 30th, 2017.

ESAs Consult On Amendments To Technical Standards On The Mapping Of ECAIs

Date 18/07/2017

The Joint Committee of the three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) launched today a public consultation to amend the Implementing Regulations on the mapping of credit assessments of External Credit Assessment Institutions (ECAIs) for credit risk to reflect the recognition of five new credit rating agencies (CRAs) and the deregistration of one CRA. The Implementing Regulations are part of the EU Single Rulebook for banking and insurance aimed at creating a safe and sound regulatory framework consistently applicable across the European Union (EU). The consultation runs until 18/09/2017.

CPMI And IOSCO: Implementation Monitoring Of PFMI: Level 2 Assessment Report For Singapore

Date 18/07/2017

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have today published a report that finds that Singapore’s legal, regulatory and oversight framework for key payments and settlement systems complies with CPMI-IOSCO’s Principles for financial market infrastructures (PFMI) with the one exception of Principle 24 regarding disclosure of market data by trade repositories (TRs).