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Bursa Malaysia Partners With Digital Asset And VMware To Develop Dematerialisation Proof-Of-Concept

Date 14/09/2021

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (“Bursa Malaysia” or the “Exchange”), today embarked on a Dematerialisation Proof-of-Concept to facilitate the dematerialisation of securities certificates leveraging Daml smart contracts from Digital Asset and a highly scalable distributed ledger platform from VMware. The project aims to test blockchain-powered technologies’ efficiency and operational feasibility in the issuance of dematerialised securities certificates, with initial emphasis on Structured Warrants.     

Circular Of Shanghai International Energy Exchange On Trading Adjustments For The Mid-Autumn Festival 2021

Date 14/09/2021

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Circular on Trading Adjustments for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2021 as follows:

In accordance with Trading Schedule during National Holidays for Year 2021 and Risk Management Rules of the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, Shanghai International Energy Exchange hereby notifies the trading adjustments for the Mid-Autumn Festival 2021 as follows:

Webinar For Regulators In The GCC Examines The Development Of Supervisory And Supervisory Techniques In The Gulf Region Hosted By UAE Securities And Commodities Authority And AFE

Date 14/09/2021

Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), in collaboration with the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE) hosted the first GCC webinar to discuss evolution of supervisory technologies within the Gulf region. The event attracted participants from various regulatory authorities within Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC), exchanges and financial market players.

Notice On Adjustments To Margins And Price Limits Of Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange Products During 2021 Mid-Autumn Festival Holidays

Date 14/09/2021

According to Article 9 of the Measures for the Administration of Risk Control of Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange, Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange (ZCE) hereby adjusts margins and price limits of some futures as follows:

From the settlement on September 16, 2021, margins and price limits of Soda Ash futures will be adjusted to 12% and ±8% respectively. Margins and price limits of Ferroalloy and Silicon Manganese futures will be adjusted to 10% and ±8% respectively. Margins and price limits of PTA and Polyester Fiber futures will be adjusted to 8% and ±7% respectively.

Singapore’s PayNow And India’s UPI To Link In 2022

Date 14/09/2021

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Reserve Bank of India today announced plans to link Singapore’s PayNow and India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) real-time payment systems by July 2022.

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Notification On Temporary Adjustment To Price Limit Of iAu99.5

Date 14/09/2021

The low trading volume of iAu99.5 resulting in the deviation between the settlement price and the market price exceed the price limit. In order to meet the market trading demand, ensure the physical circulation and serve the gold industry, Shanghai Gold Exchange will adjust the price limit of iAu99.5 to 60% from the trading day of September 15th, 2021 (the night session of September 14th, 2021), and restore the price limit to the original level after the price returns to a reasonable range.

New York Attorney General Letitia James Shuts Down Virtual Currency Trading Platform And Stops Cryptocurrency CEO From Continuing Fraudulent Conduct - Coinseed Put Thousands Of Investors’ Money At Risk Despite Ongoing Lawsuit

Date 13/09/2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured a judgment against the virtual currency trading platform Coinseed, as well as founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Delgerdalai Davaasambuu, that permanently halts their illegal and fraudulent operations and puts in place a permanent receiver to protect investors’ funds. The receiver has also taken control of the company’s website so that it may no longer be used as part of the defendants’ fraudulent schemes. Additionally, the court awarded a $3 million judgment against the defendants. In February, Attorney General James filed a lawsuit against Coinseed and its CEO for defrauding thousands of investors across the nation out of millions of dollars. In the months since the suit was filed, Coinseed and its CEO have continued their fraud and commenced additional fraudulent conduct by trading in investors’ accounts without permission and then blocking investors from accessing those accounts.

Canadian Securities Regulators Launch New Website

Date 13/09/2021

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is pleased to launch its newly refreshed website (www.securities-administrators.ca) as part of the CSA’s continued efforts to streamline and enhance the information and resources available to market participants.

New York Attorney General Letitia James Secures Nearly Half A Billion Dollars To Resolve Illegal Stock And Cryptocurrency Sales - GTV Media Group And Saraca Media Group Unlawfully - Sold Stocks And Digital Instruments Without Registering In New York

Date 13/09/2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced she has secured a recovery of nearly half a billion dollars unlawfully obtained from investors who financially backed GTV Media Group, Inc. and its parent company, Saraca Media Group, Inc. The agreement signed with the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) lays out how the two companies — tied to Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui and, previously, to Steve Bannon, who briefly served as a non-executive director of GTV Media — unlawfully sold stocks and two digital instruments promoted as cryptocurrencies without registering in New York state, and forces the companies to pay $479.9 million to settle claims that they failed to register as securities dealers and/or commodities broker-dealers.   

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

Date 13/09/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 13.09.2021, 20-45 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 4198) and initial margins (up to 16.25 %) for the security MO-RM were changed. New values are available here