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Judgement From The Swedish Patent And Market Court - Nasdaq Dismissed Of All Allegations - The Court Establishes That Nasdaq´S Actions Should Be Considered As Part Of Normal Competitive Behavior And Not To Constitute An Abuse Of A Dominant Position

Date 19/01/2018

The Swedish Patent and Market Court has in a judgement dated January 15, 2018 dismissed all allegations towards Nasdaq of having abused a dominant position in October 2010. The Swedish Competition Authority had claimed that Nasdaq foreclosed the competitor Burgundy from the market by preventing Burgundy from renting space in the datacenter where Nasdaq´s trading engine was located.

CFTC Charges Patrick K. McDonnell And His Company CabbageTech, Corp. D/B/A Coin Drop Markets With Engaging In Fraudulent Virtual Currency Scheme

Date 19/01/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 18, 2018, filed a federal civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Defendants Patrick K. McDonnell, of Staten Island, New York, and CabbageTech, Corp. d/b/a Coin Drop Markets (CDM), a New York corporation, charging them with fraud and misappropriation in connection with purchases and trading of Bitcoin and Litecoin.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 19 January, 2018

Date 19/01/2018

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report.

Joint Statement By SEC And CFTC Enforcement Directors Regarding Virtual Currency Enforcement Actions

Date 19/01/2018

Joint statement from CFTC Enforcement Director James McDonald and SEC Enforcement Co-Directors Stephanie Avakian and Steven Peikin regarding virtual currency enforcement actions.

CFTC Charges Colorado Resident Dillon Michael Dean And His Company, The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, With Engaging In A Bitcoin And Binary Options Fraud Scheme

Date 19/01/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on January 18, 2018 filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York against Defendants Dillon Michael Dean of Longmont, Colorado, and his company The Entrepreneurs Headquarters Limited, a UK-registered company. The CFTC Complaint charges the Defendants with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to solicit Bitcoin from members of the public, misrepresenting that customers’ funds would be pooled and invested in products including binary options, making Ponzi-style payments to commodity pool participants from other participants’ funds, misappropriating pool participants’ funds, and failing to register with the CFTC as a Commodity Pool Operator (CPO) and Associated Person of a CPO, as required.

SGX Reports 2Q FY2018 Net Profit Of S$88 Million

Date 19/01/2018

2Q FY2018 Financial Summary

• Revenue: S$205 million, up 3% from a year earlier
• Operating profit: S$103 million, up 1%
• Net profit: S$88 million, unchanged
• Earnings per share: 8.2 cents, unchanged
• Interim dividend per share: 5 cents, unchanged

Bursa Malaysia: Sector Update For OCR Group Berhad

Date 19/01/2018

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (“Bursa Securities”) has decided to update the classification of sector for OCR Group Berhad (“OCR”) to come into effect on 9.00 a.m., Monday, 29 January 2018. 

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Publication Of Summary Points From Strategic Directions And Priorities 2017-2018

Date 19/01/2018

The FSA published Summary Points from Strategic Directions and Priorities 2017-2018 , which indicate what goals the FSA aims to attain during the period from July 2017 to June 2018, and how.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Proposes Amendments To Takeovers Rules

Date 19/01/2018

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today launched a three-month consultation on proposed amendments (Note 1) to the Codes on Takeovers and Mergers and Share Buy-backs (Codes).

Japan's Financial Services Agency: Publication Of Summary Points From Progress And Assessment Of The Strategic Directions And Priorities 2016-2017

Date 19/01/2018

The FSA published Summary Points from Progress and Assessment of the Strategic Directions and Priorities 2016-2017, which outlines the analysis on Japan’s financial system and the challenges identified during the program year 2016 (July 2016 to June 2017).