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Department of Justice: Former CEO Indicted For Role In Bribing Japanese Officials And BIT Mining Ltd. Resolves Foreign Bribery Investigation
Date 18/11/2024
An indictment was unsealed today charging the former CEO of 500.com (now BIT Mining Ltd.), Zhengming Pan, a Chinese national, with violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). BIT Mining Ltd. has agreed to resolve investigations by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) into related FCPA violations arising from the company’s participation in a corrupt scheme to pay bribes to Japanese government officials.
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SEC Charges BIT Mining With FCPA Violations In Connection With Bribery Scheme To Influence Members Of Japanese Parliament - Company, Formerly Known As 500.Com, Sought To Open Casino In Japan
Date 18/11/2024
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that BIT Mining Ltd., formerly known as 500.com Limited, agreed to pay a $4 million civil penalty to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) from 2017 to 2019 by engaging in a widespread bribery scheme to influence numerous foreign officials, including members of Japan’s parliament, in efforts to establish an integrated resort casino in Japan. 500.com was an online sports lottery service provider headquartered in Shenzhen, China, whose shares traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “WBAI.”
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Treasury International Capital Data For September
Date 18/11/2024
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for September 2024. The next release, which will report on data for October 2024, is scheduled for December 19, 2024.
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CFTC Swaps Report Update
Date 18/11/2024
CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available: http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/SwapsReports/index.htm.
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CFTC Commissioner Mersinger To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The North American Blockchain Summit
Date 18/11/2024
WHAT:
Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger will participate in a fireside chat at the North American Blockchain Summit.
WHEN:
Thursday, November 21, 2024
10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. (CST)
11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (EST)WHERE:
George W. Bush Presidential Library
2943 SMU Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75205
Additional information: North American Blockchain Summit 2024 - Leading Blockchain Conference
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US Treasury Issues Final Regulations To Sharpen And Enhance CFIUS Procedures And Enforcement Authorities To Protect National Security
Date 18/11/2024
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued a final rule to enhance certain CFIUS procedures and sharpen its penalty and enforcement authorities. The final rule is the first substantive update to the monitoring and enforcement provisions of the CFIUS regulations since the implementation of the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (FIRRMA), which amended CFIUS’s governing statute (section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950). The final rule issued today follows a proposed rule issued in April and responds to public comments received in response to the proposed rule.
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Embracing Risk: Remarks At The Ethiopian Capital Market Authority Industry Day, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Washington D.C., Nov. 18, 2024
Date 18/11/2024
Thank you, Glenn (Gordon), for that introduction. Glenn has served the SEC for many years, and so I encourage you to draw upon his deep expertise this week. On this fine American morning, I wish you a wonderful Ethiopian afternoon. I would like to begin by thanking Director General Hana Tehelku of the Ethiopian Capital Market Authority for allowing me to be a part of this wonderful, collaborative opportunity. My thanks as well to Scott Hocklander, our USAID Mission Director, and, of course, the fantastic team of experts from across the US Securities and Exchange Commission. My views are my own as a Commissioner and not necessarily those of the Securities and Exchange Commission or my fellow Commissioners.
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IMPLAN Announces Strategic Investment From Charlesbank Capital Partners
Date 18/11/2024
IMPLAN Group LLC ("IMPLAN" or the "Company"), a leading provider of economic impact data and analytical software, announced today a strategic investment from Charlesbank Capital Partners ("Charlesbank"), a middle-market private equity firm with approximately $19 billion in assets under management as of 9/30/24. This investment will help the Company accelerate its development of new product capabilities, expansion of datasets, and growth of geographic coverage.
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CFTC Commissioner Mersinger To Participate On A Panel At FIA Expo
Date 18/11/2024
WHAT:
Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger will participate in the Innovating Exchange Products for the Future Panel at FIA Expo.
WHEN:
Tuesday, November 19, 2024
11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (CST)
12:40 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. (EST)WHERE:
Sheraton Grand Chicago Riverwalk
301 E North Water St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Additional information: Futures & Options Expo | FIA -
The EBA Appoints New Director To Lead Its Economic & Risk Analysis Department
Date 18/11/2024
The European Banking Authority (EBA) has appointed Kamil Liberadzki as new Director of its Economic & Risk Analysis Department. Kamil Liberadzki, who will be responsible for assessing and monitoring financial stability and the risks and vulnerabilities in the EU banking and financial sector, takes up his new role on 18 November 2024.
