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LiquidityBook Hires Jonathan Cross To Spearhead EMEA Business Operations

Date 25/05/2022

LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud-native buy- and sell-side trading solutions, today announced the hire of Jonathan Cross as General Manager, EMEA. He will be based in the firm’s London office and report directly to CEO Kevin Samuel.

Building Tech To Make Crypto Mainstream, StarkWare Quadruples Valuation To $8b

Date 25/05/2022

• Series D valuation of $8 billion comes on the heels of a $2 billion valuation just six months ago.
• StarkWare processes more transactions than Bitcoin, and is the leading 'scaling' solution for crypto projects trying to overcome the fact that blockchain is congested, and expensive to use.
• Deal was closed in the thick of a crypto bear market. Company says this emphasizes high investor confidence in its tech, which is 'infrastructure we've all been waiting for to move to Web3.'

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero Regarding Charges Against Glencore International AG, Glencore Ltd., And Chemoil Corporation

Date 25/05/2022

Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero released the following statement regarding charges against Glencore International AG, Glencore Ltd., and Chemoil Corporation:

SEC Charges RiverSource Distributors With Improper Switching Of Variable Annuities

Date 25/05/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against RiverSource Distributors Inc. for improper switching or replacing of variable annuities. This is the SEC’s first-ever enforcement proceeding under Section 11 of the Investment Company Act of 1940.

sinaracorp.com: BaFin Investigates High Wealth Group Ltd.

Date 25/05/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that High Wealth Group Ltd. has not been granted authorisation under the KWG to conduct banking business or provide financial services. The company is not supervised by BaFin and is not affiliated with the supervised company Sinara Financial Corporation (Europe) Ltd.

TMX Group CFO David Arnold To Present At The Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Conference

Date 25/05/2022

TMX Group CFO David Arnold will present at the Deutsche Bank Global Financial Services Conference on Wednesday, June 1, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. ET at the Deutsche Bank Center in New York.

Joint Industry Call: Using The Internal Energy Market As A Tool To Manage This Crisis And An Asset To Build The Future

Date 25/05/2022

As the European Council meeting of 30 and 31 May approaches, we reach out to Heads of State and Government as well as to Energy Ministers to stress the importance of the Internal Energy Market in meeting the goals of the European Union of energy affordability, security of supply and decarbonisation. We urge Member States to consider its added value in managing the immediate effects of this crisis and in shaping the energy sector of the future.

Identity Theft Committed Against eToro (Europe) Ltd.: BaFin Issues Warning About The Website fxtoro.de

Date 25/05/2022

In accordance with section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG), BaFin would like to make clear that FxToro AUS Capital Limited, as the presumed operator of the website fxtoro.de, has not been granted authorisation to conduct banking business or provide financial services under the KWG or to provide investment services and ancillary investment services under the German Investment Firm Act (Wertpapierinstitutsgesetz – WpIG). The company is not supervised by BaFin.

Chubb Makes Senior Appointments To Financial Lines Teams In UK, Ireland, South Africa And Global Markets - Nadia Bagijn Appointed Financial Institutions Manager UKISA And CGM - Leon Adeyemi Becomes Cyber Manager UKISA And CGM - Mary Mcgovern Promoted To Management Liability Manager UKISA

Date 25/05/2022

Chubb has today announced three senior appointments to its Financial Lines teams in the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa (UKISA) and Chubb Global Markets (CGM), the company's London Market wholesale and specialty business including its Lloyd's platform.

ATLAS And POLIS Launch On Bitfinex Amid Growing Interest iIn Crypto Gaming

Date 25/05/2022

Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, announced today that it is listing new markets for Star Atlas (ATLAS) and Star Atlas DAO (POLIS). The tokens  enable players to buy and sell game assets to mine resources, buy equipment and have more control of the Star Atlas crypto game. The POLIS token also performs a governance role in the ecosystem.