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Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission: Amendments To The Code On Real Estate Investment Trusts Take Effect

Date 04/12/2020

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) announces that amendments to the Code on Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT Code) have taken effect.

The Council Of Experts Concerning The Follow-Up Of Japan's Stewardship Code And Japan's Corporate Governance Code: The Twenty-Second Council

Date 04/12/2020

Meeting Material and Minutes will be published on FSA website.

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Nadex Amends Listing Hours For The 2020 Christmas Holiday

Date 04/12/2020

Nadex will observe the following modified holiday schedule for the 2020 Christmas Holiday:

Monday, December 21, 2020:  The Exchange will observe normal business hours.  Unless otherwise specified below, all Weekly contracts listed on this trade date will expire on Thursday, December 24, 2020.  The only Event contract which will be listed during the week of December 21, 2020 will be the Initial Jobless Claims, which will open and close at its normal times.

Chainalysis: Darknet Market Revenue Already Surpassed 2019 Totals

Date 04/12/2020

• Darknet market revenue has already surpassed its 2019 total, making 2020 the highest year in revenues yet
• However, the number of active markets has fallen significantly, suggesting competitor consolidation and the number of individual purchases has fallen 
• COVID has undoubtedly hindered darknet markets’ sales and operations by causing supply chain disruptions, particularly shipping delays.
  • However, overall impact on darknet market closures has been minimal
  • Rather than COVID, Chainalysis believes increased competition and law enforcement crackdowns have made it more difficult to run darknet markets which is why we're seeing a drop

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 04/12/2020

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of November 30, 2020 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

CME Group Chief Financial Officer And Global Head Of Financial And OTC Products To Present At Goldman Sachs 2020 U.S. Financial Services Conference

Date 04/12/2020

CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz, Chief Financial Officer and Sean Tully, Global Head of Financial and OTC Products, will present virtually at the Goldman Sachs 2020 U.S. Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, at 9:20 a.m. (Eastern Time). 

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 04/12/2020

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions: 

• No EUR/JPY or GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date November 30, 2020;

• No GBP/USD or GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date December 1, 2020;

• No GBP/JPY 5-Minute contracts were listed for the 6:05pm ET expiration time on trade date December 4, 2020.

Statement By The Acting Comptroller Of The Currency Regarding Issuance Of FSOC's 2020 Annual Report

Date 03/12/2020

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Brian P. Brooks made the following statement today at the meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) with respect to the issuance of FSOC’s 2020 annual report:

I support issuance of the FSOC’s annual report and the recommendations set forth in the report.  I thank the FSOC staff and staff of the other agencies for their hard work on this report.  I believe that the FSOC’s recommendations strengthen the progress we have already made to enhance risk management and prudential controls in our financial system.

Independent Reports On NZX IT And Cybersecurity Completed

Date 03/12/2020

NZX confirms completion of the independent reviews into the clearing and settlement incidents between March and April 2020, and the Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that began in August 2020. It also confirms that key recommendations have already been implemented, or are being actively progressed. The incidents were confirmed as being completely separate from each other.

FIA Welcomes New House Agriculture Committee Leadership

Date 03/12/2020

FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today released the following statement congratulating House Agriculture Committee Chairman-designate Representative David Scott and Ranking Member-designate Representative Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson. FIA recognized and thanked outgoing Chairman Collin Peterson and Ranking Member Conaway for their leadership and decades of public service: