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US Department Of Justice: John McAfee Indicted For Tax Evasion - Allegedly Hid Cryptocurrency, A Yacht, Real Estate And Other Properties In Nominee Names To Evade Taxes

Date 05/10/2020

An indictment was unsealed today charging John David McAfee with tax evasion and willful failure to file tax returns, announced Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Richard E. Zuckerman of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney D. Michael Dunavant for the Western District of Tennessee. The June 15, 2020 indictment was unsealed following McAfee’s arrest in Spain where he is pending extradition.

SEC Charges John McAfee With Fraudulently Touting ICOs

Date 05/10/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged businessman and computer programmer John McAfee for promoting investments in initial coin offerings (ICOs) to his Twitter followers without disclosing that he was paid to do so. McAfee’s bodyguard, Jimmy Watson, Jr., was also charged for his role in the alleged scheme.

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: World Investor Week Focus On Beginners After Steep Rise In Direct Investment

Date 05/10/2020

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) is using World Investor Week this year to remind thousands of new Kiwi investors to do their homework and understand the risks of investing in financial markets.

SEC Staff Releases Report On U.S. Credit Market Interconnectedness And The Effects Of The COVID-19 Economic Shock - Announces October 14 Staff Roundtable To Discuss Issues Raised In Report

Date 05/10/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a staff report titled U.S. Credit Markets: Interconnectedness and the Effects of the COVID-19 Economic Shock, which focuses on the origination, distribution and secondary market flow of credit across U.S. credit markets. The staff report also addresses how the related interconnections in our credit markets operated as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic took hold. In addition, staff will host a Roundtable on Interconnectedness and Risk in U.S. Credit Markets to discuss the issues raised in the report on the afternoon of Oct.14.

FINRA And The FINRA Investor Education Foundation Promote World Investor Week 2020

Date 05/10/2020

FINRA and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) join securities regulators and investor advocates around the globe to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection in recognition of World Investor Week 2020, a global weeklong campaign held Oct. 5-11, which will be celebrated throughout the entire month of October due to the ongoing pandemic.

BOX Exchange HSVF Multicast Source Address Changes

Date 05/10/2020

On Friday, October 9, 2020 at 6:00PM EST, BOX Exchange LLC (“BOX”) will begin offering new host routes for the High Speed Vendor Feed (“HSVF”). The new host routes will allow Participants to distribute HSVF Multicast source addresses over multiple cross connects.

Cboe Global Markets Reports September 2020 Trading Volume

Date 05/10/2020

• Options ADV up 6 percent, Futures up 11 percent, U.S. Equities up 12 percent, European Equities up 19 percent and Global FX up 11 percent from previous month
• Total options volume up 34 percent year-over-year
• ADV in SPX options, VIX futures and VIX options up 20 percent, 22 percent and 5 percent, respectively
• Total U.S. equities volume up 34 percent year-over-year

CME: Soybean Futures Reach Open Interest Record Of 1 Million Contracts

Date 05/10/2020

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that open interest in Soybean Futures reached a record of 1,005,393 contracts on October 2, 2020, up from the previous open interest record of 994,165 set on September 30, 2020.

ISDA Publishes Proposal For Greater Collaboration Between Derivatives And SFT Markets

Date 05/10/2020

ISDA has today published a new whitepaper that identifies opportunities for greater collaboration between derivatives and securities financing transaction (SFT) markets, and sets out a proposal for how this could be achieved.

European Council President Charles Michel To Discuss Recent And Next EU Summit With MEPs

Date 05/10/2020

From 9.15, MEPs are to assess the results of the special European Council meeting, in particular on escalating tensions between Turkey and its EU neighbours.