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Identity Fraud: BaFin Warns Consumers About The Websites freedominvestment.us And freedominvestment.de

Date 08/01/2024

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the websites freedominvestment.us and freedominvestment.de and the services they are offering. According to information available to BaFin, the unknown operator is providing financial and investment services on these websites without the required authorisation. The operator refers to itself using the names Freedom Investments, FIT, FIT Freedom Investments Inc. German Branch, X-Trade Brokers, FIT S.A. and FIT Financial Services Inc. On the website freedominvestment.us, the operator claims to be supervised by BaFin. This is not the case.

BaFin Warns Consumers About The Website conceptmarkets.pro

Date 08/01/2024

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website conceptmarkets.pro. According to information available to BaFin, the operator is providing financial and investment services on this website without the required authorisation. The website allegedly offers consumers the opportunity to trade in currencies and derivatives.

EEX Now Provides REMIT Disclosure Services To Baltic-Finnish Gas Markets

Date 08/01/2024

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has successfully launched REMIT Inside Information Disclosure Services for Baltic-Finnish natural gas markets, previously offered by GET Baltic. The integration of these services into the EEX Transparency Platform follows EEX’s acquisition of the majority shareholding in GET Baltic and is the first joint accomplishment in the framework of the planned integration of the Baltic-Finnish gas markets into EEX. To date, 23 customers have signed up to use EEX’s reporting services for the Baltic-Finnish gas markets.

Vienna Stock Exchange: Financial New Year's Resolutions Easier To Realise With The Wiener Börse Akademie

Date 08/01/2024

With the turn of the year, personal goals come back into focus: improving one's own financial situation is often high on the New Year's resolutions list. The Wiener Börse Akademie helps to realise this resolution and offers the opportunity to raise one's own financial knowledge to a new level with 30 subject areas in around 100 courses. A special treat is available right at the start of the year: from 8 to 22 January 2024, there is a 15% discount on numerous offers as a New Year's bonus. The seminars and workshops cover a wide range of knowledge and are aimed at both beginners and professionals. The full programme of courses (in German) can be downloaded from the Vienna Stock Exchange website.

Nasdaq European Markets Sustains Its Strong Position In The SME Listings And Sustainable Debt Market In 2023

Date 08/01/2024

• Nasdaq European Markets welcomed 33 listings, including 7 initial public offerings (IPOs), raising a total of EUR 431 million risk capital and EUR 11.6 bn in secondary offerings
• Nasdaq celebrated its 130th company to transfer from Nasdaq First North Growth Market to Main Market

ESAs Consult On Draft Implementing Technical Standards Specifying Certain Tasks Of Collection Bodies And Certain Functionalities Of The European Single Access Point

Date 08/01/2024

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – the ESAs) today published a Consultation Paper on the draft implementing technical standards (ITSs) regarding the tasks of the collection bodies and the functionalities of the European Single Access Point (ESAP). These ITSs and the requirements they set out are designed to enable future users to be able to effectively harness the comprehensive financial and sustainability information centralised on the ESAP. Stakeholders are encouraged to provide their feedback to this consultation by 8 March 2024.

Dalian Commodity Exchange Deals With 43 Cases Of Abnormal Trading In December 2023

Date 08/01/2024

Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) continues to investigate and handle abnormal trading activities and violations for the purposes of performing front-line market supervision responsibilities, regulating futures trading activities, preventing and mitigating market risks and protecting the legitimate rights and interests of market participants. In December 2023, 43 cases of abnormal trading were investigated and handled.

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Investigation And Penalties For Violations Of Relevant Rules And Regulations In December 2023

Date 08/01/2024

Shanghai Futures Exchange (hereinafter referred to as “The Exchange”) has been on continuous efforts in investigating and penalizing violations of relevant rules and regulations, so as to strengthen the risk management of the futures market, regulate the futures trading activities and protect the legitimate rights and interests of futures market participants. The enforcement against such violations in December 2023 are listed as follows:

Shanghai International Energy Exchange Has Released Its Circular On Suspending TSR20 Futures Delivery Business Of CMST Shandong International Logistics Co., Ltd.

Date 08/01/2024

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Circular on Suspending TSR20 Futures Delivery Business of CMST Shandong International Logistics Co., Ltd. as follows:

Securities Market Herald Included In A Guide To The Core Journals Of China Again

Date 08/01/2024

Recently, it has been authoritatively released by the editorial board of A Guide to the Core Journals of China (2023 Edition) that the Securities Market Herald, an academic journal administered and sponsored by SZSE, has been included in core journals relating to the sectors of “currency, finance, banking and insurance” in A Guide to the Core Journals of China (2023 Edition) (i.e. the 10th edition).