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Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date June 14, 2019

Date 25/06/2019

At the end of the settlement date of June 14, 2019, short interest in 2,373 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 8,008,076,464 shares compared with 7,955,089,392 shares in 2,363 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 31, 2019. The mid-June short interest represents 4.17 compared with 4.08 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 25/06/2019

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of June 14, 2019.

BOX Exchange: New Rules Amending Clearing Participant Give-Ups

Date 25/06/2019

BOX Exchange LLC (“BOX”) recently filed to amend BOX Rule 7190 (Clearing Participant Give-Up) to allow for Clearing Participants to restrict one or more of their OCC clearing numbers.

Chief Innovation Officer Discusses Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Support Of Responsible Innovation

Date 25/06/2019

The agency’s Chief Innovation Officer Beth Knickerbocker today discussed the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s (OCC) efforts to support responsible innovation in the federal banking system during a hearing held by the Task Force on Financial Technology of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services.

British Columbia Securities Commission - GFIN: Looking Back, Looking Forward

Date 25/06/2019

The Global Financial Innovation Network (GFIN) has marked its first year with the publication of a reportdescribing the consortium’s achievements and its ambitions for the future.

​€24 Million Cryptocurrency Theft Unraveled With Eurojust’s Support

Date 25/06/2019

The UK and Dutch national authorities, in a joint operation with Eurojust and Europol, arrested 6 people as part of an ongoing investigation into a €24 million cryptocurrency theft. The suspects were arrested following simultaneous search warrants that were carried out in Charlcombe, Bath, Trowbridge, UK, as well as Amsterdam and Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The thieves are suspected of targetting users’ bitcoin tokens, affecting at least 4 000 victims in 12 countries; these numbers are expected to grow further. With the active support of Eurojust and Europol, the authorities seized a larger number of electronic devices, equipment and valuable assets.

Alberta Securities Commission: Global Financial Innovation Network Reports On First Year

Date 25/06/2019

The Alberta Securities Commission (ASC), a member of the Global Financial Innovation Network (GFiN), is pleased to publish the GFiN One Year On report. 

Economic Outlook And Monetary Policy Review, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, At The Council On Foreign Relations, New York, New York

Date 25/06/2019

Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to speak at the Council on Foreign Relations. I will begin with a progress report on the broad public review my Federal Reserve colleagues and I are conducting of the strategy, tools, and communication practices we use to achieve the objectives Congress has assigned to us by law—maximum employment and price stability, or the dual mandate. Then I will discuss the outlook for the U.S. economy and monetary policy. I look forward to the discussion that will follow.

OCC's 2018 Digital Annual Report

Date 25/06/2019

Click here to view OCC's 2018 Digital Annual Report.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Update From Case At Southwark Crown Court

Date 25/06/2019

Today Fabiana Abdel-Malek and Walid Anis Choucair have each been convicted of three offences of insider dealing following an eleven week trial brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) at Southwark Crown Court.  The jury is still considering its verdicts in respect of two further charges alleged against each defendant.