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LuLu International Exchange Chooses Private Cloud Service Provider Taeknizon To Transform Its IT Infrastructure And Critical Applications - The UAE-Headquartered Financial Services Company Benefits From Highly Scalable, Secure And Flexible Digital Infrastructure That Is Ready To Grow With Its Business

Date 28/02/2021

Taeknizon, a private cloud service provider in the Middle East and Asia, was selected by LuLu International Exchange, a top three financial services provider in the UAE, to transform its operations and migrate critical IT infrastructure and applications to the cloud. LuLu International Exchange is using Taeknizon’s Taekni Cloud services to accelerate infrastructure consolidation and cost optimization in a multi-cloud environment.  

CME Group Chief Financial Officer, Chief Commercial Officer And Global Head Of Commodities And Options Products To Present At Raymond James Virtual Institutional Investors Conference

Date 27/02/2021

CME Group announced today that John Pietrowicz, Chief Financial Officer; Julie Winkler, Chief Commercial Officer; and Derek Sammann, Global Head of Commodities and Options Products; will present virtually at the 42nd Annual Raymond James Virtual Institutional Investors Conference on Tuesday, March 2, 2021, at 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time).

Ontario Securities Commission Announces New Members Of The Investor Advisory Panel

Date 26/02/2021

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today announced three new members of its independent Investor Advisory Panel (IAP) following a public application process.

NYSE To Commence Delisting Proceedings Against CNOOC Limited (CEO) To Comply With Executive Order 13959

Date 26/02/2021

The New York Stock Exchange LLC (“NYSE” or “Exchange”) announced today that the staff of NYSE Regulation has determined to commence proceedings to delist the American depositary shares of CNOOC Limited (the “Issuer”) — ticker symbol CEO — from the NYSE. Trading in the American depositary shares will be suspended at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 9, 2021.

U.S. Department Of The Treasury: Preliminary Report On Foreign Holdings Of U.S. Securities At End-June 2020

Date 26/02/2021

Preliminary data from the June 2020 annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities were released today on the Treasury website at http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/Pages/shlreports.aspx. Final survey results, which will include additional detail as well as possible revisions to the preliminary data, will be reported on April 30, 2021. The survey was undertaken jointly by Treasury, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The next annual survey will cover holdings at the end of June 2021; preliminary data are expected to be released by February 28, 2022.

SEC Fee Rate Advisory #3 For Fiscal Year 2021

Date 26/02/2021

Pursuant to Section 31(j)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Commission has determined that a mid-year adjustment to the Section 31 fee rate for fiscal year 2021 is not required. These adjustments do not directly affect the amount of funding available to the SEC.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 26/02/2021

The current reports for the week of February 23, 2021 are now available.

S&P Dow Jones Indices Europe Dashboard

Date 26/02/2021

• Despite a sharp sell-off at month end, both the S&P Europe 350® and the S&P United Kingdom finished February a few percentage points higher than they began. 
• Smaller stocks, commodity-linked segments, and cyclical sectors outperformed along with Value. Meanwhile defensive equities and Momentum lagged. 
• As bond prices declined in concert across the region, the broad-based S&P European Sovereign Bond Index’s yield turned positive for the first time since July 2020.

SEC Suspends Trading In Multiple Issuers Based On Social Media And Trading Activity

Date 26/02/2021

As part of its continuing effort to respond to potential attempts to exploit investors during the recent market volatility, the Securities and Exchange Commission today suspended trading in the securities of 15 companies because of questionable trading and social media activity.

Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 26/02/2021

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased volatility in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of February 22, 2021 as indicated in the Weekly Notice.