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Ontario Securities Commission Dialogue 2021 To Take Place Virtually And Examine Conditions For Financial Industry Growth - Event Features Ontario Minister Of Finance, Keynote Presentation By Bank Of Canada Deputy Governor, And Luncheon Remarks By A Legendary U.S. Academic

Date 08/10/2021

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced a selection of speakers headlining its annual conference, OSC Dialogue 2021. This year’s theme is Creating Conditions for Growth. Speakers will discuss the role of the financial community, regulators and policymakers in fostering vibrant capital markets as we emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic. This virtual conference will feature important conversations about transforming Ontario into an even more attractive destination for investors, innovators and entrepreneurs.

British Columbia Securities Commission Alleges Failure To Disclose Material Information And Insider Trading Connected To Canada Jetlines Ltd.

Date 08/10/2021

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) alleges that an ultra-low-cost airline failed to disclose material information and that its director committed insider trading.

Women Are Stock Market Investors But Still A Long Way From Leadership Positions In Publicly Traded Companies - B3’s Unprecedented Survey Among 408 Publicly Traded Companies Lays Out The Numbers For Female Executive Officers And Female Board Members

Date 08/10/2021

Out of the 100 publicly traded companies in Brazil, only six have three or more women in senior management positions, 25 only have one and 61 have no female executive officers at all.  These data are part of an unprecedented survey by Brazil’s exchange B3, which seeks to go beyond providing yet another blank portrait of the Brazilian female world.

International Community Strikes A Ground-Breaking Tax Deal For The Digital Age

Date 08/10/2021

The landmark deal, agreed by 136 countries and jurisdictions representing more than 90% of global GDP, will also reallocate more than USD 125 billion of profits from around 100 of the world’s largest and most profitable MNEs to countries worldwide, ensuring that these firms pay a fair share of tax wherever they operate and generate profits.

Summary Of Day 2 Of The Second Three Seas Stock Exchanges Conference In Warsaw

Date 08/10/2021

• The second Three Seas Stock Exchanges Conference took place in Warsaw on 7-8 October 2021 as part of the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW)
• The event brought together Polish authorities and European institutions, Three Seas Exchanges CEOs and companies participating in the CEEplus index
• The second day of the Conference was dedicated to discussing the co-operation in the Three Seas Exchanges Initiative 
• President of Poland Andrzej Duda is the honorary patron of GPW’s 30th anniversary

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For October 8th, 2021

Date 08/10/2021

A total turnover of 2.179 billion shares worth N21.963 billion in 22,438 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.187 billion shares valued at N16.183 billion that exchanged hands last week in 14,377 deals.

CFTC Charges North Carolina Companies And Their Owners In $1 Million Foreign Currency Fraud And Misappropriation Scheme - Federal Court Issues Restraining Order Against Defendants Freezing Assets And Preserving Records

Date 08/10/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced today that it filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, charging defendants Storm Bryant and Elijah Bryant, III  of Los Angeles, California and CapitalStorm, LLC, GenerationBlack, LLC and NCome, LLC, all North Carolina limited liability companies, with fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation and registration violations relating to a $1.05 million fraudulent scheme operated by the Bryants through their corporate entities.

Statement By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen On The OECD Inclusive Framework Announcement

Date 08/10/2021

Today’s agreement represents a once-in-a-generation accomplishment for economic diplomacy. We’ve turned tireless negotiations into decades of increased prosperity – for both America and the world. Today’s agreement represents a once-in-a-generation accomplishment for economic diplomacy.

CFTC Charges Two Men And Their Companies With Commodity Pool Fraud, Other Violations

Date 08/10/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the filing of a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, charging defendants Purvesh Mankad and his affiliated entities CTAX Series, LLC, a CFTC-registered commodity pool operator, and CTAX Partners, LLC, a CFTC-registered introducing broker, with fraudulent solicitation, misappropriation of pool participant funds, and making false statements to the National Futures Association (NFA) regarding the fraud.

September 2021 Monthly Figures At Eurex

Date 08/10/2021

Aside from European equity index derivatives that stayed virtually flat with negative growth of 3 percent, all other derivatives trading segments at Eurex showed good growth in September. European equity derivatives led the way with growth of 43 percent – from 20.9 million traded contracts in September 2020 to 29.9 million this year – while European interest rate derivates grew by 20 percent from 53.6 million to 64.6 million traded contracts.