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Abu Dhabi Global Market And The Beijing Financial Street Services Bureau Form New Collaboration To Support Belt-And-Road Initiative

Date 08/09/2018

Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Beijing Financial Street Services Bureau concluded a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Beijing, capital of the People’s Republic of China, on 6 September, 2018. The MoU was signed by Mr Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM, and Mr Li Yi, Deputy District Mayor of Xicheng District People’s Government of Beijing Municipality. The MoU serves to promote the development of financial centres in China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and heighten engagements.  

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 08/09/2018

The current reports for the week of September 7, 2018 are now available.

See previous weeks in Historical Commitments of Traders Reports.

CFTC: Financial Data For FCMs

Date 07/09/2018

Futures commission merchants (FCMs) and retail foreign exchange dealers (RFEDs) must file monthly financial reports with the CFTC's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) within 17 business days after the end of the month. Selected financial information from these reports is published below. The most recent month-end information generally is added within 12 business days after FCMs and RFEDs file their reports, but occasionally may be added later. For example:  The 17th business day filing “due date" for February 28, 2015 financial reports was March 25, 2015.  The 12 business day target for posting these data was April 10, 2015.

Dan Berkovitz Sworn In To Serve As A CFTC Commissioner

Date 07/09/2018

Dan M. Berkovitz was sworn in today to serve as a Commissioner for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The swearing in was held at the E. Barrett Prettyman Federal Courthouse in the District of Columb

MiFID II: ESMA Issues Latest Double Volume Cap Data

Date 07/09/2018

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its public register with the latest set of double volume cap (DVC) data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).

SEC Charges Microcap Fraudsters For Roles In Lucrative Market Manipulation Schemes

Date 07/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a group of 10 individuals and 10 associated entities for their participation in long-running fraudulent schemes that generated over $27 million from unlawful stock sales and caused significant harm to retail investors who were left holding virtually worthless stock.

ACER: Stakeholders Believe That REMIT Benefits The Integrity And Transparency Of Energy Markets

Date 07/09/2018

In the 2nd Energy Market Integrity and Transparency Forum – organised by ACER in Ljubljana on 6 and 7 September – stakeholders highlighted the benefits of REMIT for the integrity and transparency of wholesale energy markets in the European Union and welcomed the fact that REMIT data collection and data sharing with national authorities are fully operational.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Weekly Market Report For 07 September 2018

Date 07/09/2018

A total turnover of 892.725 million shares worth N13.075 billion in 15,607 deals were traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange in contrast to a total of 1.533 billion shares valued at N23.026 billion that exchanged hands last week in 17,009 deals.

FESE: Response To The Consultation On 'Amendment To Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/588 (RTS 11)'

Date 07/09/2018

The ESMA initiative to amend RTS 11 to account for trading activity of third country instruments outside the Union is welcomed by FESE. We consider that option d) may strike a reasonable balance between the regulatory objectives of harmonising tick sizes for non-EU shares across the EU,

ESMA Publishes The Responses To The CP No. 6 Under EMIR

Date 07/09/2018

ESMA has published the responses received to the Consultation Paper no.6 on the Clearing Obligation under EMIR.