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SEC Halts Penny Stock Scheme Targeting Seniors

Date 27/11/2019

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has filed an emergency action and obtained an asset freeze against the operators of a South Florida-based investment scheme that defrauded over 100 retail investors, many of whom are seniors. Two of the defendants charged were previously barred by the Commission from acting as brokers and offering penny stocks to investors.

ESMA Publishes Responses To Consultation On Aligning MIFIR To The Changes Introduced By EMIR Refit

Date 27/11/2019

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published the responses it received to its consultation on aligning the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) requirements to the changes introduced by the revision of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR Refit).

EBA Holding Research Workshop On The Future Of Stress Tests In The Banking Sector

Date 27/11/2019

The European Banking Authority (EBA) is organising on 27 and 28 November a research workshop on "The future of stress tests in the banking sector – approaches, governance and methodologies". The workshop brought together economists from national supervisory authorities and leading academics to discuss the future of stress testing in the banking sector and explore what measures could be taken by policy makers to best benefit from the exercise.

CryptoCompare To Offer Digital Asset Data To Institutional Clients Via The BT Radianz Cloud

Date 27/11/2019

CryptoCompare, a global leader in digital asset data, today announced the availability of a suite of digital asset data products in the BT Radianz Cloud, one of the world’s largest secure financial markets cloud communities. The comprehensive real-time and historical dataset will provide institutional clients with a granular, reliable view of the digital asset class.

EBRD: Morocco Deepens Money, Derivatives, Capital Markets

Date 27/11/2019

• Central Bank of Morocco introduces a new risk-free rate
• The new risk-free rate will enhance development of new products, leading to a more resilient financial system
• Benchmark, developed with EBRD support, to be published starting January 2020

ACER: Implementation Of Network Code On Requirements For Generators On Track

Date 27/11/2019

The implementation of the Network Code on Requirements for Generators is well on track in the majority of Member States, according to the latest Implementation Monitoring Report on the matter published today by the European Union Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER).

Federal Reserve Board Approves Fee Schedule For Federal Reserve Bank Priced Services

Date 27/11/2019

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced the approval of fee schedules, effective January 2, 2020, for payment services the Federal Reserve Banks provide to depository institutions (priced services).

Chicago Business Barometer™ – Rose To 46.3 In November

Date 27/11/2019

Key Points – November Report

The  Chicago  Business  Barometer^TM,  produced  with MNI, rose 3.1 points in November, hitting a two-month high 46.3.

Commodities Rise But Without Conviction, Commodity Prices Finally Join Other Asset Classes In Increasing, William May, Senior Economist, IHS Markit

Date 27/11/2019

Commodity prices, as measured by the IHS Markit Materials Price index (MPI), rose 1.4% last week, their first increase since mid-September. Sentiment in commodity markets does seem to be shifting ever so slightly, though the caution is that a one week move hardly constitutes a rally.

Crypto Haters’ Bitcoin Cynicism Is Placing Them On The Wrong Side Of History - Nigel Green, Chief Executive deVere Group

Date 27/11/2019

The price of Bitcoin has dropped in recent weeks, but cryptocurrencies are redefining and reshaping the financial system and their influence is growing. Denying this puts you on the wrong side of history.