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CFTC Financial Data For Futures Commission Merchants Update

Date 08/07/2022

The latest reports for May 2022 are now available.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 08/07/2022

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions:

Change To MIAX Order Monitor To Allow Members To Determine Pre-Set Value To Be Used As The Threshold Setting For Evaluating Market Orders To Sell In Zero Bid Series

Date 08/07/2022

Beginning July 12, 2022, MIAX Options will allow Members to determine a pre-set value to be used as the threshold setting (“Threshold Setting”) that the Exchange will use when evaluating market orders to sell when the national best bid is zero and the national best offer is less than, equal to, or greater than, the Threshold Setting.

Nigerian Exchange Wekly Market Report For July 8th, 2022

Date 08/07/2022

A total turnover of 822.404 million shares worth N10.366 billion in 20,643 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.348 billion shares valued at N24.487 billion that exchanged hands last week in 22,155 deals.

ING, NXP And Samsung Develop New Way Of Paying With Your Mobile Phone

Date 08/07/2022

ING and NXP Semiconductors have developed a payment method that involves pointing your mobile phone in the direction of the person you’re paying. The method is called NEAR and was developed by ING Factory, ING’s workshop for technological customer and payment innovations. ING and NXP are collaborating with Samsung to ensure that the payment method is compatible with their devices. This first peer-to-peer payment application involves making a payment by holding a phone close to another phone. It means that users no longer need to search for each other’s username, email address or telephone number if, for example, they want to buy something at a jumble sale, put some money in a collection box or split a restaurant bill.

ESMA Reminds Stakeholders Of Prospectus Supervision Under EU Ukraine War Sanctions

Date 08/07/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has today released a Public Statement on prospectus supervision in the context of EU sanctions over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Participate In A Fireside Chat At DC Bar Moderated By Former CFTC General Counsel Jonathan Marcus

Date 08/07/2022

WHAT:

Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson will participate in a Fireside Chat, Introducing the New CFTC Commissioner, hosted by the D.C. Bar’s Finance and Securities Law Community

WHEN:

Tuesday, July 12, 2022
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. (EDT)

WHERE:

Virtual Event.

More information here: DC Bar | Event

Solvency II: Striking The Balance − Speech By Sam Woods, Bank Of England Deputy Governor For Prudential Regulation And Chief Executive Officer Of The UK Prudential Regulation Authority, Given At Bank Of England Webinar

Date 08/07/2022

Sam Woods talks about reforms to the regulation of insurance providers. He says the key aims of the reforms are to make the insurance sector work better for the UK economy and to safeguard policyholders.

Crypto-Assets And Decentralized Finance Through A Financial Stability Lens: Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard At Bank Of England Conference, London, United Kingdom

Date 08/07/2022

Recent volatility has exposed serious vulnerabilities in the crypto financial system.1 While touted as a fundamental break from traditional finance, the crypto financial system turns out to be susceptible to the same risks that are all too familiar from traditional finance, such as leverage, settlement, opacity, and maturity and liquidity transformation. As we work to future-proof our financial stability agenda, it is important to ensure the regulatory perimeter encompasses crypto finance.

ESMA Reviews MiFID II Product Governance Guidelines

Date 08/07/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, is consulting on reviewed guidelines on MiFID II product governance guidelines. ESMA proposes updating the 2017 product governance guidelines following several recent regulatory and supervisory developments, including the outcome of the 2021 common supervisory action (CSA) on product governance.