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Press Conference By KATO Katsunobu, Japan Minister Of Finance And Minister Of State For Financial Services - Mitsubishi UFJ Bank

Date 20/12/2024

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(Friday, December 13, 2024, 8:33 am to 8:39 am)

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There were cases of theft of a large amount of money and goods from safe-deposit boxes at Mitsubishi UFJ Bank, Ltd. This may not be necessarily considered merely as the bank's problem, but the damage is considerably large, so how do you view this? Furthermore, is the Financial Services Agency (FSA) considering issuing an order to request reporting or the like to the bank regarding this issue?

Shanghai Gold Exchange: Notice On Exemption Of Fees Related To Silver Delivery Services In 2025

Date 20/12/2024

For the purpose of promoting the development of the silver market and reducing costs of members and customers, SGE will continue to waive the Delivery Fees of silver contracts, Transportation and Insurance Fees of silver contracts, and Leasing Service Fees of silver bullions for members and customers.

ASIC: Federal Court Finds CFD Issuers Engaged In Systemic Unconscionable Conduct With Customer Losses Totalling Over $83 Million

Date 20/12/2024

The Federal Court today found that collapsed contracts for difference (CFD) issuer, Union Standard International Group Pty Ltd (USG) and two of its former corporate authorised representatives, BrightAU Capital Pty Ltd (trading as TradeFred) and Maxi EFX Global AU Pty Ltd (trading as EuropeFX), engaged in systemic unconscionable conduct as well as a raft of other contraventions of the law between 2018 and 2020.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Publishes Review Of Stock Exchange Of Hong Kong’s Performance In Regulating Listing Matters

Date 20/12/2024

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released a report on its review of the performance of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) in regulating listing matters during 2022 and 2023.

Autorité des Marchés Financiers Adjusts Its Annual And Other Fees For 2025

Date 19/12/2024

Annual and other fees payable under the laws administered by the Autorité des marchés financiers (the “AMF”) will be adjusted effective January 1, 2025.

The adjusted fees are set out in two notices published in Part 1 of the Gazette officielle du Québec This link will open in a new window and in section 1.1 of the AMF Bulletin dated December 19, 2024 (Vol. 21, No. 50). The adjusted fees will also be posted on the AMF website under Fees and costs payable to the AMF.

SEC: Global Aerospace Company AAR And Former Executive Of Its Subsidiary Settle Charges For Bribing Nepalese And South African Officials

Date 19/12/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Illinois-based AAR CORP., a global provider of aviation services and products, agreed to resolve Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) charges in connection with two bribery schemes. AAR agreed to pay approximately $30 million to settle the SEC’s charges. Deepak Sharma, a former executive of a wholly owned AAR subsidiary, also settled SEC charges related to the same bribery schemes.

Nadex Self-Certifies Commercial Economic Event Contract (Hometown Celebration)

Date 19/12/2024

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.2(a) 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”), Nadex self-certified the terms and conditions for its new Commercial Economic Event Contract (Hometown Celebration). These contracts will be listed on or after trade date December 23, 2024.

Nadex Self-Certifies Commercial Economic Event Contract (Fed Funds Rate Hike)

Date 19/12/2024

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.2(a) 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”), Nadex self-certified the terms and conditions for its new Commercial Economic Event Contract (Fed Funds Rate Hike). These contracts will be listed on or after trade date December 23, 2024.

Treasury International Capital Data For October

Date 19/12/2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for October 2024.  The next release, which will report on data for November 2024, is scheduled for January 17, 2025. 

Nadex Self-Certifies Commercial Economic Event Contract (Time Person Of The Year)

Date 19/12/2024

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.2(a) 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”), Nadex self-certified the terms and conditions for its new Commercial Economic Event Contract (Time Person of the Year). These contracts will be listed on or after trade date December 23, 2024.