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Too Big To Jail: Internal Treasury Documents Reveal Why Justice Department Did Not Prosecute HSBC

Date 11/07/2016

The House Financial Services Committee on Monday released a staff report of its investigation into the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision not to prosecute HSBC or any of its executives or employees for serious violations of U.S. anti-money laundering laws and related offenses.

Alberta Securities Commission Announces Appointments Of New Commission Member, Lead Independent Member

Date 11/07/2016

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) is pleased to announce that the Lieutenant Governor in Council has appointed Maryse Saint-Laurent, ICD.D, as a member of the ASC for a three-year term commencing July 7, 2016.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Report Examines Risks Facing National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 11/07/2016

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported strategic, credit, operational, and compliance risks remain top concerns in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Spring 2016, released today.

CFTC Orders Singapore-Based Agrocorp International Pte Ltd. To Pay $150,000 For Call Cotton Reporting Violations

Date 11/07/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Agrocorp International Pte Ltd. (Agrocorp), a commodities trading and distribution company headquartered in Singapore, for failing to file CFTC Form 304 Reports reporting its call cotton purchases and sales when it held or controlled at least one hundred (100) cotton futures positions.

CBOE To List SPX Monday-Expiring Weeklys Options

Date 11/07/2016

• Monday Weeklys Provide Investors With Additional Tool for Hedging Over-the-Weekend Risks
• Introduction of Monday Weeklys Follows Successful Launch of Wednesday Weeklys in February 

Results Of The June 2016 Survey On Credit Terms And Conditions In Euro-Denominated Securities Financing And Over-The-Counter Derivatives Markets (SESFOD)

Date 11/07/2016

• Overall credit terms and conditions offered to all counterparty types tightened slightly, reflecting less favourable price and non-price credit terms across the entire spectrum of securities financing and OTC derivatives markets
• In the provision of finance that is collateralised by euro-denominated securities banks offered more favourable financing rates
• Market liquidity for the underlying collateral deteriorated on balance but not for the securities financing market itself

EEX New Participant: Total Gas & Power Ltd.

Date 11/07/2016

Total Gas & Power Ltd. has been additionally admitted to exchange trading for Belgian Financial Power Futures and Dutch Financial Power Futures.

ThinkForex Rebrands To ThinkMarkets And Launches ThinkTrader – Its Own Proprietary Trading Platform

Date 11/07/2016

ThinkForex, the leading provider of financial derivatives trading, has rebranded to ThinkMarkets and launches ThinkTrader, its own multi-asset trading platform - both the brand and the platform go live today.

CFTC Orders Golden Agri International Pte Ltd. To Pay $150,000 For Failing To Report Cash Positions

Date 11/07/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Golden Agri International Pte Ltd. (Golden Agri), an entity that operates as a processor and trader of crude palm oil, which it hedges with soybean oil futures contracts, for failing to file CFTC Form 204 Reports as required by CFTC Regulation 19.01. Golden Agri is a private limited company formed in Singapore and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Golden Agri-Resources Ltd. located in Indonesia.

EBA Updates On Monitoring Of Additional Tier 1 Instruments

Date 11/07/2016

Update of the AT1 monitoring report