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CME Group Announces Launch Of First-Ever Precious Metals Spread And Ratio Futures Contracts

Date 15/09/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the launch of the first-ever, exchange-traded precious metals spread and ratio futures contracts. The three new contracts include Gold/Silver Ratio futures, Gold/Platinum Spread futures and Platinum/Palladium Spread futures and will begin trading on Monday, October 24, 2016, pending regulatory review.

CFTC Staff Announces That Yieldbroker Pty Limited Qualifies For No-Action Relief In Connection With CFTC No-Action Letter No. 15-29

Date 14/09/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Divisions of Market Oversight (DMO) and Swap and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today announced that Yieldbroker, a multilateral swaps trading facility that is licensed and regulated in Australia, has qualified for no-action relief in connection with CFTC No-Action Letter No. 15-29 (see Qualified Australian Licensed Market Letter or QALM Letter under Related Links). This makes Yieldbroker the first foreign-regulated, multilateral swap trading facility that permits direct access to U.S. persons to qualify for long-term no-action relief from the requirement to register as a swap execution facility (SEF) with the CFTC.

Thomson Reuters Appoints Kristin Peck To The Board Of Directors

Date 14/09/2016

Thomson Reuters (TSX/NYSE: TRI) today announced the appointment of Kristin Peck to the company’s Board of Directors effective immediately.

SEC: Statement On Jury’s Verdict In Trial Of The City Of Miami And Michael Boudreaux, Andrew Ceresney, Director, Division Of Enforcement

Date 14/09/2016

"We are very pleased by today’s jury verdict holding the City of Miami, a recidivist violator of the federal securities laws, and its former Budget Director (Michael Boudreaux) liable for multiple counts of antifraud violations of the federal securities laws.  After a two and one-half week trial, the jury took less than a day to decide that the City and Boudreaux had committed securities fraud in connection with their disclosures concerning the deteriorating financial condition of the City during 2007 and 2008 and in three separate offerings of municipal securities in 2009.  Based on the jury’s findings, the SEC anticipates that the Federal District Court Judge will also enter a finding that the City of Miami violated a prior SEC order, imposed after a fully litigated administrative trial, prohibiting it from engaging in fraudulent conduct.  This was the first federal jury trial by the SEC against a municipality or one of  its officers for violations of the federal securities laws.  We will continue to hold municipalities and their officers accountable, including through trials, if they engage in financial fraud or other conduct that violates the federal securities laws."

Call For Candidates - Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Creates A Technological Innovation Advisory Committee

Date 14/09/2016

The Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) is calling for candidates to serve on a Technological Innovation Advisory Committee (TIAC).

Alberta Securities Commission Seeks Comment On Proposed Changes To Disclosure Requirements Regarding The Representation Of Women On Boards And In Senior Management

Date 14/09/2016

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) today published for comment proposed amendments to National Instrument 58-101 Disclosure of Corporate Governance Practices (NI 58-101) and Form 58-101F1 Corporate Governance Disclosure.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 14/09/2016

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

Equity Market Structure In 2016 And For The Future, SEC Chair Mary Jo White, Washington, D.C., Sept. 14, 2016, Keynote Address, Security Traders Association, 83rd Annual Market Structure Conference

Date 14/09/2016

Thank you, Jim [Toes], for that kind introduction.  I am honored to join you again for your annual market structure conference.

The American equity markets are the strongest in the world, and one of the Commission’s most important responsibilities is to work every day to maintain their fairness, orderliness, and efficiency.  Optimizing market structure is a continuous process, one that requires the Commission to act with both care and intensity, strictly guided by what is best for investors and capital formation for public companies.

Nasdaq Included In Dow Jones Sustainability Index - Joins Nasdaq-Listed Companies Including Adobe, Intel, And Starbucks

Date 14/09/2016

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced it has been selected to join the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI). Nasdaq is one of 16 companies added to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index in 2016, which is comprised of 146 companies.

CFTC Wins Jury Verdict In Commodity Pool Fraud Case - Defendant Grace Elizabeth Reisinger Is Found Responsible For Futures Fraud, Options Fraud And CPO Fraud, As Well As Registration Violations

Date 14/09/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois foundGrace Elizabeth Reisinger of Grand Island, Nebraska, liable for operating a fraudulent commodity pool scheme between 2005 and 2008. The CFTC charged that Reisinger and her company, ROF Consulting, LLC(ROF), fraudulently solicited and accepted at least $2.75 million from participants in the NCCN commodity pool, operated by Reisinger.  The jury deliberated for less than 90 minutes before returning a liability verdict on all charges.  The trial capped off years of contentious litigation, beginning with the filing of a Complaint on June 29, 2011.  (See CFTC Complaint and Press Release 6065-11, June 30, 2011.)