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SEC Charges App Annie And Its Founder With Securities Fraud - Company Will Pay $10 Million To Settle First Enforcement Action Against Alternative Data Provider

Date 14/09/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that App Annie Inc., a leading alternative data provider for the mobile app industry, and its co-founder and former CEO and Chairman Bertrand Schmitt, have agreed to settle securities fraud charges for engaging in deceptive practices and making material misrepresentations about how App Annie's alternative data was derived. App Annie and Schmitt have agreed to pay more than $10 million to settle the matter, which is the SEC's first enforcement action charging an alternative data provider with securities fraud.

BOX Options: Annual SIFMA BCP/Reg SCI Test

Date 14/09/2021

In coordination with other market centers and in support of Regulation SCI, BOX Exchange LLC (“BOX”) will be participating in the annual SIFMA BCP Test on Saturday, October 23, 2021.

Cboe FX To Launch Hosted Algo Service With XTX Markets

Date 14/09/2021

Cboe FX to support access to XTX Markets Execution Algo via its ECN platform- Participants will be able to access advanced agency execution solution utilizing Cboe FX’s technology and credit infrastructure- This service meets growing demand for algorithmic execution in FX markets

CFTC Charges Texas Resident And Six U.S. And Costa Rican Companies With Engaging In Two Fraudulent Schemes Totaling $6 Million

Date 14/09/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of an enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, charging defendants Rudy Avila and six U.S. and Costa Rican companies with fraudulent solicitation to trade in commodity futures, options on commodity futures, and retail off-exchange foreign currency (derivatives and forex), misappropriation of funds, and issuing false statements.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury Announces U.S. Support For A Proposal At The OECD To End Official Financing Support For Unabated Coal Power

Date 14/09/2021

Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the United States has joined Canada, the European Union, South Korea, Norway, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom to co-sponsor a proposal at a September 15 meeting of the OECD’s Participants to the Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits that seeks to end official export financing support for unabated coal power.  This proposal limits official export credit support for coal power by expanding the scope of the commitments made in the Sector Understanding on Export Credits for Coal Fired Electricity Generation Projects, a 2016 OECD guideline.  For the United States, only carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration technology, or CCUS, qualifies as abatement.

Testimony Before The United States Senate Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., Sept. 14, 2021

Date 14/09/2021

Good morning, Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and members of the Committee. I’m honored to appear before you today for the first time as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. I’d like to thank you for your support in my confirmation this spring. As is customary, I will note that my views are my own, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security LVS-RM

Date 14/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 14.09.2021, 17-20 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 2553) and initial margins (up to 30 %) for the security LVS-RM were changed. New values are available here

Refinitiv Announces The 2021 D&I Index Top 100 Most Diverse & Inclusive Organizations Globally

Date 14/09/2021

• Refinitiv D&I Index measures relative performance against multiple factors that define diverse and inclusive workplaces.
• Industries leading this year’s index: 13 banking, investment services & insurance; 9 pharmaceuticals; 8 specialty retailers; 7 telecommunications services and personal & household products & services.
• United States leads the Top 100 list: 25 firms followed by United Kingdom 9; Australia, Italy and Germany 6; Canada, France, and South Africa 5.  
• Refinitiv Diversity & Inclusion report shows progress across cultural board diversity: EMEA leads the way with the most culturally diverse boards. Regionally, Africa is making the most progress with 3 percentage point improvement over 5 years. 

BME Launches Braindex, A 100% Online Financial Training Platform

Date 14/09/2021

• This new educational environment, which is based on Instituto BME's over 30 years of experience, seeks to promote financial and stock market culture
• The courses, aimed at all types of students, focus on Financial Markets and Products, Disclosure, Technology and Regulation applied to the sector

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security CMCSA-RM

Date 14/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 14.09.2021, 17-23 (MSK) the lower bound of the price band (up to 3939) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security CMCSA-RM were changed. New values are available here