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SEC Charges Day-Trading Education Firm For Unregistered Security-Based Swap Transactions

Date 23/10/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Israeli company Tradenet Capital Markets Ltd. for offering and selling security-based swaps to over 5,000 retail investors without registration and for failing to transact its swaps on a registered national exchange.

LabCFTC Opens Registration For Final “Empower Innovation 2020” Event On November 17 - Agenda Features “Tech Talks,” Discussions About The “Future of Digital Finance” And CFTC’s Science Prize Competition Winner Announcement

Date 23/10/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today opened registration and released the agenda for LabCFTC’s third and final Empower Innovation 2020 session, “The Future of Digital Finance.” This interactive virtual series was developed to facilitate a dialogue on cutting-edge fintech innovation among innovators, regulators, market participants, and the public. [See CFTC Press Release No. 8198-20]

ESMA Consults On CCP Supervisory Reviews And Evaluation Processes

Date 23/10/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has launched today a consultation on guidelines addressing the consistency of supervisory reviews and evaluation processes of CCPs under Article 21 of EMIR.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters For New Shares

Date 23/10/2020

New shares will be accepted to margin trading starting from November 2, 2020. From this date on, risk parameters will be applied according to the table below.

Fiserv: As Digital Commerce Adoption Accelerates, Cybersecurity Concerns Remain A Constant For Consumers

Date 23/10/2020

• 79% of consumers say cybersecurity is equally or more concerning than it was for them a year ago
• Consumers identified their pet’s name as the most popular choice for a security password; 22% of consumers rely on furry friends to secure their accounts

MIAX Options: Support For Related Futures Cross (RFC) Orders On The Exchange

Date 23/10/2020

MIAX Options will implement two changes to support the trading of Related Futures Cross (“RFC”) Orders.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters On Securities Market - Update

Date 23/10/2020

CCP NCC sets the following risk parameters on Securities market for Globaltrans Investment PLC (ticker GLTR) starting from October 28, 2020:

Statement At The IDC Conference And Governing Council Meeting, Dalia Blass, Director, SEC Division Of Investment Management, Oct. 22, 2020

Date 23/10/2020

Introduction

Good morning. Thank you, Jon [Zeschin] for the kind introduction, and thank you for inviting me to speak with you. It is a pleasure to join the funds directors’ community today at this conference as I have done over the past three years. Though the virtual posture we are meeting in this year is a different experience, I welcome the opportunity to share insight on the Division’s work with you. In particular, I would like to focus my remarks today on our outreach initiatives.

Bank Of England Signs Up To ISDA's IBOR Fallbacks Protocol

Date 23/10/2020

The Bank of England (the Bank), has signed up to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association’s (ISDA) ‘IBOR Fallbacks Protocol’ (the Protocol)

ESMA Consults On Standards For CCP ACTIVITIES And Model Amendments

Date 23/10/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has launched a consultation on draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) related to changes to central counterparties’ (CCPs) activities and models.