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Tokyo Financial Exchange: Trading Volume In February 2018

Date 01/03/2018

(1) Interest Rate Futures contracts

The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 123,797 ( + 27.6% MoM / + 28.1% YoY ) and its average daily volume was 6,516.

Removal Of The S$50,000 Issue Limit For Singapore Savings Bonds

Date 01/03/2018

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced that the S$50,000 Issue Limit1for the Singapore Savings Bonds (SSB) will be removed from 1 March 2018. 

The Saudi Stock Exchange Performance Report – February 2018

Date 01/03/2018

At the end of February 2018 Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) closed at 7,418.80 points, decreased by 231.32  points 3.02% over the close of  the  previous  month. 

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Prices Of Cash-Settled Oil Futures February 2018 Contracts

Date 01/03/2018

Final settlement prices for cash-settled oil futures February 2018 contracts are as follows:

(Yen/kl)
Platts cash-settled Dubai Crude Oil  42,590
Cash-settled Barge Gasoline          65,470
Cash-settled Lorry Gasoline          60,970
Platts cash-settled Barge Kerosene   71,590
Platts cash-settled Lorry Kerosene   64,740
Platts cash-settled Barge Gas Oil    63,560
Platts cash-settled Lorry Gas Oil    60,600

US Justice Department: Deloitte & Touche Agrees To Pay $149.5 Million To Settle Claims Arising From Its Audits Of Failed Mortgage Lender Taylor, Bean & Whitaker

Date 01/03/2018

The Justice Department announced today that Deloitte & Touche LLP has agreed to pay the United States $149.5 million to resolve potential False Claims Act liability arising from Deloitte’s role as the independent outside auditor of Taylor, Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp. (TBW), a failed originator of mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) in the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

MIAX Options - March 1, 2018 Fee Changes - Amendment To Market Maker Monthly Trading Permit & Port Fees

Date 01/03/2018

Effective March 1, 2018, pending SEC approval, the MIAX Options Fee Schedule will be amended.

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Testify Before The U.S. House Appropriations Subcommittee Regarding The Commission’s FY 2019 Budget Request

Date 28/02/2018

SEC Files Charges Seeking To Halt Recidivist And Associates In Scheme To Defraud Small Businesses

Date 28/02/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged three-time recidivist Steven J. Muehler with operating an unregistered broker-dealer, facilitating an unregistered securities offering, and defrauding small businesses, while promising to help them raise money from investors.  Three companies under Muehler’s control, Muehler’s wife, Claudia M. Muehler, and his associate, Koorosh “Danny” Rahimi, were also charged.  Because the scheme is ongoing, the SEC is also seeking a preliminary injunction to stop Muehler’s ongoing violations of the securities laws, pending trial of the action.

Nasdaq Files Annual Report On Form 10-K

Date 28/02/2018

On February 28, 2018, Nasdaq filed its annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The Form 10-K can be accessed on Nasdaq’s website athttp://ir.nasdaq.com/sec.cfm and on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov.

Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2017

Date 28/02/2018

Preliminary data from the June 2017 benchmark survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities were released today on the Treasury website at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/fpis.aspx.  Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 30, 2018.  The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.  The next annual survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2018; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2019.