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Overstock Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock OSTKO Begins Trading On ATS Operated By tZERO Subsidiary Pro Securities - OSTKO Is Now The Second Digital Security To Trade On PRO Securities ATS

Date 27/06/2019

tZERO, a technology company and global leader in blockchain innovation for capital markets, announced today that the Digital Voting Series A-1 Preferred Stock, OSTKO (formerly OSTKP), has begun live trading on the PRO Securities ATS, an SEC registered alternative trading system operated by PRO Securities, a tZERO subsidiary and a broker-dealer, and powered by tZERO’s new security token trading technology. OSTKO is the second digital security traded on the PRO Securities ATS, following the commencement of secondary resales among accredited investors of tZERO’s security tokens in January 2019.

Objection Of CFTC Commissioner Brian Quintenz To No-Action Relief from Certain Conditions Of The Floor Trader Provision

Date 27/06/2019

Today’s no-action letter brings to mind the old adage, “Anything worth doing, is worth doing right.” 

Ontario Securities Commission Publishes 2019-2020 Statement Of Priorities

Date 27/06/2019

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today published its 2019-2020 Statement of Priorities, which sets out the 18 priority areas where the OSC intends to focus resources and actions over the coming fiscal year, as well as the expected outcomes.   

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz In Support Of The Staff No Action Letter Regarding Floor Traders

Date 27/06/2019

I support today’s issuance by the Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight of the letter entitled “No-Action Relief for Certain Conditions of the Floor Trader Provision.”  Since my first public statement as a CFTC Commissioner in November 2018, I have urged us to fix the floor trader provision in the swap dealer definition so that it can serve its intended purpose.

FIA Announces Fifth Annual Innovators Pavilion

Date 27/06/2019

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Relief For Floor Traders Engaged In Swaps Activity

Date 27/06/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) announced today that it will provide no-action relief to registered floor traders from compliance with certain conditions in a CFTC regulation related to the “swap dealer” definition. 

Ontario Securities Commission Takes Action To Reduce Burden For Investment Fund Managers

Date 27/06/2019

The Ontario Securities Commission announced today that it will no longer require investment fund managers of pooled funds to apply for approval to act as trustees. As registrants, investment fund managers are capable of acting as trustees and are already subject to a securities regulatory framework for safeguarding the assets of pooled funds.  

Autorité Des Marchés Financiers Announces Its Key Initiatives Planned For 2019-2020

Date 27/06/2019

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) today published the Statement of key planned initiatives for 2019-2020 to inform the industry and the general public of the key regulatory and supervisory initiatives that it plans to carry out this year.

Alberta Securities Commission Consults On Energizing Alberta’s Capital Market

Date 27/06/2019

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) today published ASC Consultation Paper 11-701 Energizing Alberta’s Capital Market. This consultation is seeking input on steps the ASC can take to foster a vibrant public and private capital market in Alberta while protecting investors.

CFTC Announces LabCFTC Accelerator And Second FinTech Conference

Date 27/06/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today two events that facilitate and incorporate market-enhancing FinTech innovation. Today, CFTC launched LabCFTC Accelerator, a component of LabCFTC, and announced that it will hold FinTech Forward 2019, the second annual conference dedicated to exploring the latest in FinTech developments, on October 24, 2019 at its Washington, D.C. headquarters during D.C. FinTech Week.