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TOCOM To List Technically Specified Rubber (TSR) Futures On October 9

Date 05/09/2018

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) has scheduled the listing of Technically Specified Rubber (TSR) futures contracts for October 9, 2018, pending regulatory approval from the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry.

NZX Shareholder Metrics August 2018

Date 05/09/2018

Please see attached NZX shareholder metrics for August 2018.

MSCI And Tadawul To Launch Joint Saudi Arabia Tradeable Index For Domestic And International Investors

Date 05/09/2018

MSCI Inc., a leading provider of indexes and portfolio construction and risk management tools and services for global investors, today announced the signing of an agreement with the Saudi Stock Exchange Co. (Tadawul), the largest stock exchange in the region in terms of market capitalization and turnover, to create a joint tradeable index that can serve as the basis for investment instruments including derivatives and ETFs. 

CME Group Announces Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Open Interest Reaches Record 1.62 Million Contracts

Date 04/09/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced Henry Hub Natural Gas futures open interest reached a record 1,617,589 contracts on Friday, August 31, surpassing the previous record of 1,606,874 contracts set on August 17, 2018. Open interest represents the total number of outstanding positions held by all participants in a given market.

SEC Names Rebecca J. Olsen As Director Of The Office Of Municipal Securities

Date 04/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Rebecca J. Olsen has been named Director of the agency's Office of Municipal Securities (OMS). Ms. Olsen has served as OMS's Acting Director since September 2017.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo To The City Guildhall, London, United Kingdom

Date 04/09/2018

Introduction

Thank you.

I am grateful to the City of London Corporation and especially Catherine McGuinness for this opportunity to speak to you this evening.

SEC Charges Telecommunications Expense Management Company With Accounting Fraud

Date 04/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a telecommunications expense management company for its use of fraudulent accounting practices that artificially boosted company revenues between 2013 and 2015.  Four former members of the company’s senior management team were also charged for their roles in the alleged misconduct.

SEB Leverages DTCC ALERT’s Regional Custodian Workflow To Manage SSIs

Date 04/09/2018

• Firm joins over 3,000 clients around the world who now leverage ALERT

SEC: Sanofi Charged With FCPA Violations

Date 04/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Paris-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi has agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve charges that its Kazakhstan and the Middle East subsidiaries made corrupt payments to win business.

Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Extend Comment Period For Proposed Rule Simplifying And Tailoring The “Volcker Rule”

Date 04/09/2018

Five federal financial regulatory agencies on Tuesday extended until Oct. 17, 2018, the comment period for a proposed rule to simplify and tailor compliance requirements for the “Volcker rule.” The Volcker rule generally restricts banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading and from owning or controlling hedge funds or private equity funds.