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Qatar Stock Exchange - FTSE Global Equity Index Series: September 2020 Semi-Annual Review

Date 23/08/2020

FTSE Russell has announced the results of its September 2020 Semi-Annual Review, the detailed as below:

Update On The Consolidated Audit Trail: Data Security And Implementation Progress - SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Brett Redfearn Director, SEC Division Of Trading And Markets, Manisha Kimmel, SEC Senior Policy Advisor, Regulatory Reporting, Aug. 21, 2020

Date 21/08/2020

Today, the Commission proposed amendments to the national market system (“NMS”) plan governing the consolidated audit trail (“CAT NMS Plan”). The proposed amendments are designed to enhance data security related to the ongoing development and operations of the consolidated audit trail ("CAT"). In 2016, the Commission approved the CAT NMS Plan prepared by FINRA and the national securities exchanges (collectively, the “SROs”) which included various security requirements.[1] Today’s proposal would take additional steps to reduce cybersecurity risks and is the latest in a series of Commission actions to move the development of the CAT forward and enhance the CAT’s data security standards and posture, including  by reducing the scope of sensitive data collected.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 21/08/2020

The current reports for the week of August 18, 2020 are now available.

Statement On Proposed Amendments To The National Market System Plan Governing The Consolidated Audit Trail To Enhance Data Security, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Aug. 21, 2020

Date 21/08/2020

Today the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed amendments to the national market system plan governing the consolidated audit trail (CAT).  Because the proposed amendments are designed to enhance the security of the consolidated audit trail, I supported the proposal.  I would have preferred the bolder step of confronting the CAT’s real and serious liberty implications. 

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 21/08/2020

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 August 17, 2020 as indicated in the Weekly Notice. 

US Federal Agencies Issue Statement Providing Additional Information For Certain Bank Secrecy Act Due Diligence Requirements

Date 21/08/2020

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the National Credit Union Administration, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued a joint statement clarifying that Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) due diligence requirements for customers who may be considered "politically exposed persons" (PEPs) should be commensurate with the risks posed by the PEP relationship.

SEC Proposes Data Security Enhancements To The CAT NMS Plan

Date 21/08/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to the national market system plan governing the Consolidated Audit Trail (the “CAT NMS Plan”) to bolster the Consolidated Audit Trail’s (“CAT”) data security.  While the CAT NMS Plan currently sets forth a number of requirements regarding the security and confidentiality of CAT data, the proposed amendments to the CAT NMS Plan are the latest SEC action to limit the scope of sensitive information required to be collected by CAT and enhance the security of the CAT and the protections afforded to CAT data. 

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 21/08/2020

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, GBP-JPY, GBP-USD, USD-CAD, or USD-JPY5-Minute Intraday Currency Binary contracts were listed for the 6:05pm expiration times on trade date August 17, 2020.

CFTC Orders Toronto-Based Firm To Pay $500,000 For Violating Capital, Reporting, And Supervision Rules

Date 21/08/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and settling charges against OANDA Corporation, a futures commission merchant (FCM) and retail foreign exchange dealer (RFED) headquartered in Toronto, Canada, for violating certain capital, reporting, and supervision rules.

David Mcallister, Chair Of The European Parliament's EU-UK Coordination Group, Underlines The Need For Rapid Progress In EU-UK Negotiations

Date 21/08/2020