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Securities Commission Malaysia Fines Former Unit Trust Consultant RM2 Million For Defrauding Investor

Date 02/09/2022

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) has reprimanded and imposed a fine amounting to RM2 million against former unit trust consultant Harani bin Kamarudin for deceiving an investor between November 2012 to November 2019, causing the victim to lose RM1.32 million. 

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Announcement Of Changing The Company Name Of MKS（Switzerland）SA

Date 02/09/2022

Due to the business development needs, MKS（Switzerland）SA, as an international member of SGE, has Changed its name to MKS PAMP SA.

Montréal Exchange Interest Rate Derivative Trading Ceases At 13:30 Today - Exchange's Markets Closed September 5, 2022

Date 02/09/2022

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, September 2, 2022. Furthermore, the Exchange's markets will be closed on September 5, 2022.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting With Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo And Finance Minister Zainab Ahmed

Date 02/09/2022

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with Nigerian Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and Finance Minister Ahmed. During the meeting, Secretary Yellen discussed the increasing impacts of climate change on the economies of the United States and Nigeria and both countries’ plans to address these impacts, including through Nigeria's Energy Transition Plan, as well as the recently enacted U.S. Inflation Reduction Act. The Secretary also spoke about the critical need to respond to global food insecurity—that has been exacerbated by Russia's illegal war in Ukraine—including through the International Financial Institution Action Plan to Address Food Insecurity. Secretary Yellen also shared views on the global macroeconomic outlook.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – August 2022

Date 01/09/2022

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book1 equities turnover value increased by 9.4% YoY to PLN 19.4 billion
• Index futures turnover volume increased by 173.3% YoY to 730,500 contracts
• Non-Treasury bonds EOB turnover value on Catalyst increased by 235.7% YoY to PLN 570.6 million
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP decreased by 73.0% YoY to PLN 13.5 billion
• Structured products turnover value increased by 9.0% YoY to PLN 228.6 million
• ETF turnover value increased by 123% to PLN 81.4 million
• Electricity turnover volume decreased by 22.9% to 11.7 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume decreased by 65.0% YoY to 7.8 TWh

Federal Reserve Board Announces Termination Of Enforcement Action With HSBC Holdings Plc

Date 01/09/2022

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the termination of the enforcement action listed below:

CME Group Executives To Present At Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

Date 01/09/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that Chief Financial Officer John Pietrowicz, Deputy Chief Financial Officer Lynne Fitzpatrick and Senior Managing Director, Global Head of Commodities, Options & International Markets Derek Sammann will present a fireside chat at the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference in New York on Monday, September 12, 2022 at 2:45 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Revised Lists Of The Moscow Exchange Indices Announced

Date 01/09/2022

Today Moscow Exchange announced the results of the quarterly review for MOEX indices. All changes were made upon recommendations from the Index Committee and will be implemented from 16 September 2022. The Exchange has also set free-floats for several companies.

Derivatives Dominate ETH Markets Ahead Of Merge - Kaiko Research: Deep Dive, By Conor Ryder, CFA

Date 01/09/2022

The perpetual futures market serves as the battleground for institutions, risk-hedgers and speculators alike. In the bull run of 2021, perpetual futures acted as one of the main catalysts for all time highs as new money piled into the market with excessive leverage. Flash forward to September 2022 and we’re seeing this new money return to perpetual futures markets more ferociously than ever, specifically for ETH, with open interest recently breaking all time highs, ahead of one of the biggest idiosyncratic catalysts crypto has seen in some time, the Ethereum Merge.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Trading Key Figures August 2022

Date 01/09/2022

In August 2022, trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange reached CHF 78.3 billion, 1.3% more than in the previous month, while the number of transactions decreased by 2.3% to a total of 4,028,431. The SMI® declined by 2.6% and reached 10,855.0 points at the end of the month.