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British Columbia Securities Commission Panel Dismisses Allegations That B.C. Man And Company Committed Market Manipulation

Date 31/08/2021

A panel of the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has dismissed allegations that a B.C. man and his company committed market manipulation.

New Zealand Guidelines For Financial Services Businesses And Staff Under Covid-19 Alert Level 3leading

Date 31/08/2021

Latest details on doing business at Alert Level 3 can be found at the COVID-19 Government website.

Ignition, A Global Solana Hackathon, Kicks Off With Up To $5 Million In Prizes And Grants - In Response To The Growing Demand For Another Global Hackathon After The Successful Solana Season Hackathon, Solana Kicks Off Ignition, With More Prizes, Participants, And Competition

Date 31/08/2021

Solana Capital announced it will be launching a global hackathon focused on Web3, DeFi, Gaming, and NFTs. The Ignition hackathon is open to teams from around the globe and will feature live events in select cities. 

EmiSwap Launches On KuCoin Blockchain, Issues Like Low Performance And Excessive Costs To Get Resolved

Date 31/08/2021

EmiSwap (https://emiswap.com), the first, community-governed decentralized exchange (DEX) to provide high rewards for liquidity providers (LPs), which began began its journey from Ethereum, today launched on the Kucoin blockchain, allowing the gamified and decentralized automated market maker exchange to address issues like low performance and excessive costs.

CFTC Staff Provides Temporary No Action Relief From Certain Financial Reporting Requirements To Bank Swap Dealers

Date 31/08/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Market Participants Division today issued a time-limited no-action letter concerning capital and financial reporting obligations for swap dealers (SDs) subject to capital requirements of a prudential regulator (Bank SDs) under the CFTC’s SD financial reporting rules. 

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 31/08/2021

• The S&P Europe 350® added another 2% in August, breaking further into uncharted territory during a seventh straight month in which the index recorded fresh all-time highs.
• Momentum and Information Technology were the leading S&P Europe 350 factor and sector indices, respectively, while the Netherlands punched above its weight among countries. 
• Meanwhile, driven by renewed hopes of accelerating economic growth and a revival in inflation expectations, our European fixed income indices largely posted small losses.

NGX Highlights Opportunities In Green And Sukuk Bonds

Date 31/08/2021

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) continues to drive the development and promotion of retail participation in the Nigerian capital market with its Retail Investor Workshop. On Tuesday, 31 August 2021, NGX hosted a webinar under the series in collaboration with APT Securities and Funds Limited themed, Sukuk and Green Bonds: More Than Just Investing.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Preliminary Annual Report On U.S. Holdings Of Foreign Securities At Year-End 2020

Date 31/08/2021

Preliminary data from an annual survey of U.S. portfolio holdings of foreign securities at year-end 2020 were released today and posted on the Treasury web site at (https://home.treasury.gov/data/treasury-international-capital-tic-system/tic-forms-instructions/us-claims-on-foreigners-from-holdings-of-foreign-securities). The final survey report, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the data, will be released on October 29, 2021.

SEC Monitoring Impact Of Hurricane Ida On Capital Markets

Date 31/08/2021

SEC Chair Gary Gensler has directed the staff to carefully monitor developments as a result of Hurricane Ida making landfall on Aug. 29, 2021. The safety of local residents is our highest priority. We invite inquiries from any person with obligations under the federal securities laws that may be affected by Hurricane Ida. The staff will evaluate the appropriateness of providing regulatory relief for those affected by the storm.

Governor Hochul Announces Nomination Of Adrienne Harris As Superintendent Of The Department Of Financial Services - Former Economic Advisor To President Obama To Become New York's Top Financial Regulator

Date 31/08/2021

Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that Adrienne Harris has been nominated to lead the New York State Department of Financial Services as its next Superintendent. Formerly a top economic advisor to President Obama, Ms. Harris will become the state's top financial regulator tasked with overseeing the banking and insurance industries and their compliance with state laws as New York works to rebuild its economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, if confirmed by the Senate.