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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority Statement On Blackfort/Arena Sentencing

Date 03/07/2018

The FMA acknowledges the sentencing today in the Serious Fraud Office’s criminal prosecution of Mr Jimmy McNicholl and Mr Lance Ryan, also known as Lance Jared Thompson. These individuals were prosecuted in relation to a Ponzi scheme in Christchurch that resulted in hundreds of people investing a total of $8.3m.

Nasdaq Launches U.S. Treasury Futures Product

Date 02/07/2018

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced it will launch U.S. DV01 Treasury Futures, a new interest rate risk product trading on the Nasdaq Futures Exchange (NFX).  U.S. DV01 Treasury Futures, or “the dollar value of one basis point,” will allow clients to hedge against the price sensitivity of a portfolio of cash market U.S. Treasuries across the yield curve from 2-year to 30-year maturities.  The new product will be available for trading on Thursday, July 19, 2018, pending regulatory approval.

CFTC Staff Issues Report Assessing CME Agricultural Block Trades

Date 02/07/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Market Intelligence Branch (MIB) issued a report today that analyzes agricultural block trading in the grains, oilseeds, and livestock markets at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

OneChicago Announces Trading Volume For June 2018

Date 02/07/2018

OneChicago, LLC (ONE), a securities finance exchange, today announced its June 2018 volume of 596,352, a decrease of 77% year-over-year. OneChicago is a CFTC and SEC regulated exchange offering Single Stock Futures (SSF), a Delta One product, on approximately 1,800 equities, including ADRs and ETFs.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 02/07/2018

Due to the Federal holiday on Wednesday, July 4, the weekly Commitments of Traders market report will be released on Monday, July 9 at 3:30pm.

OCC Cleared Contract Volume Up Six Percent In June

Date 02/07/2018

• Highest June for Total Options Volume on Record
• Equity options volume up eight percent in June and average daily volume up 24 percent year-to-date
• Securities lending activity up 17 percent in June and 22 percent year-to-date

CFTC Charges Operator Of Commodity Trading Fund With Defrauding Fund Participants

Date 02/07/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, charging Defendant Harris Bruce Landgarten of Old Brookville, New York, with defrauding participants in a commodity pool that he operated, the Tradeanedge Members Fund (TMF).  The CFTC Complaint also charges Landgarten with providing his pool participants false account statements and with commingling pool funds with non-pool funds.

SEC Charges KBR For Inflating Key Performance Metric

Date 02/07/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged global engineering and construction company KBR Inc. for inflating a key performance metric known as work in backlog.  KBR agreed to pay a $2.5 million penalty to settle the SEC’s charges.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 02/07/2018

Due to the Federal holiday on Wednesday, July 4, the Weekly Swaps market report will be released on Thursday, July 5 at 3:30pm.

ETFGI Reports 28 Consecutive Months Of Net Inflows Into Smart Beta ETFs And ETPs Listed Globally With US$5.28 Billion During May 2018

Date 02/07/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada gathered US$1.41 Bn in net inflows in May 2018. YTD 2018 net inflows are at US$7.97 Bn, which is less than the US$9.12 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)