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The Royal Mint Unveils First Of A Kind Solid Gold Payment Card

Date 11/10/2019

• Highly exclusive solid gold payment card developed in association with Mastercard and Accomplish Financial
• World’s first hallmarked precious metal payment card
• Fully customisable and extraordinarily unique
• Account comes with limitless spend, zero FX and no transaction fees
• First payment card in the world to use source-traceable metals

SGX Reports Market Statistics For September 2019

Date 11/10/2019

• Risk-management demand drives strong July-September quarter for commodities, FX
• Singapore securities market turnover increases year-on-year

InfiniGold To Launch The Perth Mint Gold Token - The Perth Mint Gold Token (PMGT) Will Be The First Digital Gold Token On A Public Blockchain Backed By Government Guaranteed Gold

Date 11/10/2019

Leading precious metals digitisation company, InfiniGold has today announced the launch of the Perth Mint Gold Token (PMGT), a digital token backed 1:1 by GoldPass certificates issued by The  Perth Mint, the world’s largest refiner of newly mined gold which is guaranteed by the highly rated sovereign entity, the Government of Western Australia.

Montréal Exchange Interest Rate Derivative Trading Ceases At 1:30P PM. Today - Exchange's Markets Closed On October 14, 2019

Date 11/10/2019

Interest rate derivative trading will cease at 1:30 p.m. today, October 11, 2019. Furthermore, the Exchange's markets will be closed on October 14, 2019.

New Research: Many U.S. Investors With Low Financial Literacy Levels Are Ill Equipped To Manage Personal Finances, Especially Investments

Date 10/10/2019

Many U.S. investors with “alarmingly low” levels of financial knowledge lack confidence in their ability to meet their financial goals, according to new research conducted by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC) at the George Washington University School of Business.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Reviews Rules On Pricing Methodology

Date 10/10/2019

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The Exchange or NSE) is pleased to announce the amendment to the rules on Pricing Methodology; price movements of equity securities traded on The Exchange. The amendments, which will be effective on Friday, October 11, 2019 are to Rules 15:29.2. C.2 of the Rulebook of the Exchange, 2015 (Dealing Members’ Rules). Specifically, the amendments relate to the minimum trade quantity required to change prices for equity securities traded on The Exchange.

American Financial Exchange Will File With The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) To Become A Designated Contract Market (DCM)

Date 10/10/2019

American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American financial institutions, announced today it will file to become a designated contract market (DCM) with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) under the name AMERIBOR Benchmark Futures Exchange™ (ABFX™). DCMs are futures exchanges that operate under the regulatory oversight of the CFTC, pursuant to the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA).

In Case You Missed It: CFTC Chairman Tarbert Comments On Cryptocurrency Regulation At Yahoo! Finance All Markets Summit

Date 10/10/2019

Today at the Yahoo! Finance All Markets Summit in New York City, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Heath P. Tarbert participated in a wide-ranging interview on cryptocurrency regulation and other CFTC agenda items.

Federal Reserve Board Finalizes Rules That Tailor Its Regulations For Domestic And Foreign Banks To More Closely Match Their Risk Profiles

Date 10/10/2019

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday finalized rules that tailor its regulations for domestic and foreign banks to more closely match their risk profiles. The rules reduce compliance requirements for firms with less risk while maintaining the most stringent requirements for the largest and most complex banks.

Building Better Bridges, Speech By Charles Randell, Chair Of The FCA, Delivered At The Investment Association Annual Dinner

Date 10/10/2019

Thank you for inviting me to speak tonight and add a regulatory perspective. Its good timing because weve begun to debate the future of regulation at the FCA, taking stock of the system we currently have and considering the different options which may be available in the future, and I know you all have strong views on this. So its good to be here.