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SEC: Walmart Charged With FCPA Violations

Date 20/06/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Walmart with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by failing to operate a sufficient anti-corruption compliance program for more than a decade as the retailer experienced rapid international growth.

CME Group And BarclayHedge Honor Managed Futures Leaders At Eighth Annual Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards

Date 20/06/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, and BarclayHedge, a division of Backstop Solutions Group, recognized top managed futures industry leaders at the eighth annual Managed Futures Pinnacle Awards last night.

SEC Freezes Assets in International Manipulative Trading Scheme

Date 20/06/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against five foreign traders for executing illegal matched trades in the stock of Medico International, Inc. (MDDT).  The SEC also obtained an emergency court order freezing assets held in brokerage accounts of the defendants, including approximately $144,000 that otherwise could have been wired offshore, and hundreds of thousands of shares of MDDT stock.

The Updated Coefficients For Moscow Exchange Indices To Come Into Force

Date 20/06/2019

ollowing coefficients for Moscow Exchange indices come into force from June 21, 2019:

Bank Of England - Asset Purchase Facility: Gilt Purchases - Market Notice 20 June 2019

Date 20/06/2019

As set out in the MPC’s statement of 20 June 2019, the MPC has agreed to make £3.84bn of gilt purchases, financed by central bank reserves, to reinvest the cash flows associated with the maturity on 22 July 2019 of a gilt owned by the Asset Purchase Facility (APF).

ESMA Agrees Position Limits Under MiFID II

Date 20/06/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today three opinions on position limits regarding commodity derivatives under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/MIFIR).  

Bank Of England: Minutes Of Money Markets Committee Meeting - 16 May 2019

Date 20/06/2019

The Money Markets Committee is a forum for market participants and authorities to discuss the UK unsecured deposits and funding market and securities lending and repo markets.

ESMA Announces Hearing On SFTR Reporting

Date 20/06/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will hold an open hearing on its consultation paper published on 27 May 2019 on draft Guidelines for the reporting under the Securities Financing Transactions Regulation (SFTR).

LuxSE Rings The Bell For China Merchants Bank

Date 20/06/2019

On Thursday 20 June, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange marked China Merchants Bank’s first bond listing in Luxembourg since 1997. The €300 million bond is the Chinese bank’s first-ever listed Euro-denominated bond. The Ring the Bell ceremony took place at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange in the presence of H.E. Mr Huang Changqing, the Chinese Ambassador to Luxembourg.

Moscow Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Determined For June MOEX Index Futures

Date 20/06/2019