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New Zealand Government Announcement: Workplaces That Can Open At Level 4

Date 19/08/2021

Update from the Director General of Health: 19 August 2021, 2pm

The Director General of Health has declared that registered banks and licensed non-bank deposit taking entities carrying out critical financial services may operate as a Level 4 Business or Service.  View the Gazette notice.

SEC: Market Structure Updated Metrics

Date 18/08/2021

SEC Staff is pleased to provide the following updates:

•  Updated Metrics. Data series containing daily cancel-to-trade ratios, trade-order volumes, hidden rates, and odd-lot rate metrics for Q2 2021 are now available. This data extends to 114 total months the data series you can view in the data visualization tool as well as download in CSV format. The visualization for quote-life data now defaults to Q2 2021.

IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva’s Statement On The Summit Of The Heads Of State Of The Economic And Monetary Community Of Central Africa (CEMAC)

Date 18/08/2021

• Fruitful discussions with Central African States Leaders on the economic impact of the pandemic and the challenges facing the region. Discussions also focused on the need to create job opportunities, improve living standards, and strengthen transparency.
• The IMF remains a partner of the region as countries strive to pave the way for post-pandemic sustainable growth.

US Department Of Justice: Ohio Resident Pleads Guilty To Operating Darknet-Based Bitcoin ‘Mixer’ That Laundered Over $300 Million

Date 18/08/2021

An Ohio man pleaded guilty today to a money laundering conspiracy arising from his operation of Helix, a Darknet-based cryptocurrency laundering service.

Statement Of Acting CFTC Chairman Behnam On The Passing Of Philip McBride Johnson

Date 18/08/2021

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Rostin Behnam issued the following statement on the passing of former CFTC Chairman Philip McBride Johnson:

“The CFTC shares in mourning the recent passing of former Chairman Philip McBride Johnson, who served as Chairman from 1981 until 1983. In 1982, as Chairman, he reached an agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman John Shad on the Shad-Johnson Accord, which paved the way for futures on stock indexes. A true CFTC trailblazer, Chairman Johnson was instrumental in drafting key provisions of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 that created the CFTC, giving life to a small independent agency that would become a world leader in the regulation and oversight of derivatives."

SEC Charges Netflix Insider Trading Ring

Date 18/08/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against three former Netflix Inc. software engineers and two close associates who generated over $3 million in total profits by trading on confidential information about Netflix's subscriber growth.

Alberta Securities Commission Sanctions Ashmit Patel, Zulfikar Rashid And Kilimanjaro Capital Ltd. For Market Manipulation

Date 18/08/2021

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) has sanctioned Ashmit Patel, Zulfikar Rashid and Kilimanjaro Capital Ltd. (now known as N1 Technologies Inc.) for breaching Alberta securities laws.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security TJX-RM

Date 18/08/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 18.08.2021, 19-45 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 5588) and initial margins (up to 17.5 %) for the security TJX-RM were changed. New values are available here

CME Group Denies Rumors Of A Bid For Cboe Global Markets

Date 18/08/2021

In response to press reports, CME Group today issued the following statement:  

"CME Group denies all rumors that is in conversations to acquire Cboe Global Markets.  The company has not had any discussions with Cboe whatsoever.  While the company does not typically comment on rumor or speculation, today's inaccurate information required correction." 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security PFE-RM

Date 18/08/2021

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 18.08.2021, 18-20 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 3955) and initial margins (up to 15 %) for the security PFE-RM were changed. New values are available here