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CFTC Charges Individual With Multi-Million Dollar Bitcoin Fraud

Date 30/09/2019

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today charged Jon Barry Thompson of Easton, Pennsylvania, with knowingly or recklessly making false representations to customers in connection with the purported purchase of bitcoin worth over $7 million.  In a complaint filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the CFTC alleges that contrary to Thompson’s false representations, neither he nor a company with which he was affiliated had possession or control of the bitcoin that was to be delivered to the customers.  The complaint alleges that bitcoin was never delivered to the customers and customer funds were not safeguarded as promised. This case is brought in connection with the CFTC Division of Enforcement Virtual Currencies Task Force.

NSE Indices Index Dashboard For The Month Ended September 2019

Date 30/09/2019

Click here to download the NSE ' Index Dashboard' for the month ended September 2019. 

Chicago Business Barometer™ – Drifts To 47.1 In September

Date 30/09/2019

The Chicago Business Barometer^TM, produced with MNI, fell 3.3 points to 47.1 in September, following August’s rebound to 50.4.  

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Price Determined For RUSFAR Futures Contract

Date 30/09/2019

On 30 September 2019, the final settlement price of the MOEX RUSFAR futures contract was determined:

1MFR-9.19 – 93.14000

Europex General Assembly Elects New Leadership Team For 2020-2021

Date 30/09/2019

The Europex General Assembly, during a regular meeting in Zadar, Croatia, on 27 September 2019, held elections for the upcoming 2020-2021 mandate.

ESMA Launches Call For Evidence On The Effects Of Product Intervention Measures

Date 30/09/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today launched a call for evidence on the effects of product intervention measures regarding contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options on market participants and clients. 

Intercontinental Exchange And MSCI Expand Relationship

Date 30/09/2019

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, and MSCI Inc. (NYSE:MSCI), a leading provider of mission-critical decision support tools and services for the global investment community, today announced they have expanded their existing relationship. This expansion includes a long-term extension of ICE’s existing license agreement for listed futures based on MSCI Indexes. In addition, MSCI will license ESG data to ICE Data Services for index construction, while ICE Data Services’ leading fixed income pricing and reference data will be integrated into MSCI’s platform.

Bermuda Stock Exchange Marks Start Of World Investor Week

Date 30/09/2019

The Bermuda Stock Exchange (BSX) marks the start of World Investor Week with an opening bell ceremony.

IMF Releases The 2019 Financial Access Survey Results

Date 30/09/2019

On September 30, 2019, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) released the results of the tenth annual Financial Access Survey (FAS). The FAS is a unique supply-side dataset that enables policymakers to measure and monitor financial inclusion and benchmark progress against peers. The dataset covers 189 jurisdictions with more than 150 indicators on financial access and use with historical data from 2004.

ACER Assesses Consistency Of Proposed Projects Of Common Interest For Trans-European Energy Infrastructure

Date 30/09/2019

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) has published two Opinions on the electricity and the gas draft lists of Projects of Common Interest, in which it assesses the consistent application of criteria, cost-benefit analysis (CBA) methodology and cross-border relevance of projects across regions, according to the EU Regulation on guidelines for trans-European energy infrastructure.