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CFTC Announces Approximately $1.5 Million Whistleblower Award

Date 06/05/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced a whistleblower award of approximately $1.5 million to be paid to an individual whistleblower.  The CFTC granted the whistleblower’s award application for both a CFTC action and a related action brought by another federal regulator.  In ordering the award, the CFTC recognized the contribution of a whistleblower who sought to report his or her concerns internally prior to reporting to the CFTC.

US Department Of Justice: Former Banker Extradited From Malaysia To United States To Face Charges In Multi-Billion Dollar Money Laundering And Bribery Scheme Relating To The 1MDB Fund - Malaysian National To Be Arraigned On FCPA And Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges In Relation To Three Bonds For 1Malaysian Development Berhad

Date 06/05/2019

A Malaysian national, Ng Chong Hwa, 46, also known as “Roger Ng,” has been extradited from Malaysia to the United States to face charges of conspiring to launder billions of dollars embezzled from 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB), Malaysia’s investment development fund, conspiring to violate the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to multiple government officials in Malaysia and Abu Dhabi, and conspiring to violate the FCPA by circumventing the internal accounting controls of a major New York-headquartered financial institution (Financial Institution).

Consolidated Audit Trail: CAT Trader Alert

Date 06/05/2019

The Participants of the CAT NMS, LLC and FINRA CAT LLC published the final version of the CAT Reporting Technical Specifications for Industry Members on April 29, 2019. CAT Alert 2019-02 provides details on the changes incorporated in the latest version of the document and a schedule of CAT Reporting Timelines.  

Nodal Exchange Achieves New Trading Records In Power Futures With Strongest Month Ever

Date 06/05/2019

Nodal Exchange achieved a new monthly trading record in power futures with a total volume of 189 million MWh in April 2019 (notional value of $6 billion per side).

BME Registers A New Green Bond Issue By ADIF

Date 06/05/2019

• With a value of 600 million euros
• It is the third issue of this type launched by the company in BME

Euronext Extends Acceptance Period Of Its Offer On Oslo Børs VPS

Date 06/05/2019

Euronext, the leading pan-European exchange, announces today that it is amending its Offer to acquire Oslo Børs VPS’s outstanding shares by extending the Acceptance Period thereof. As a result, Euronext will continue to receive and accept acceptances of the Offer up to 31 May 2019 at 18:00 Central European Time. All other terms of its Offer as revised remain unchanged.

BME: MARF Registers A New Commercial Paper Programme By New Issuer, Dominion, For 75 Million Euros - 38 Companies Have Already Used This Financing Formula During This BME Market’s First Five Years Of Operation

Date 06/05/2019

Global Dominion Access has registered a new Commercial Paper Programme in MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market. With this new financing tool the company will have a maximum outstanding balance over the next 12 months of up to 75 million euros and can issue commercial paper with amortisation terms of between three days and 24 months.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For TRY Currency

Date 06/05/2019

CCP NCC cancels the ban on short selling of TRY currency starting from May 14, 2019.

CME Group Announces Launch Of New Micro E-mini Equity Index Futures

Date 06/05/2019

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, announced the successful launch of its new Micro E-mini futures on the S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average indexes, which became available for trading today.

Nigerian Stock Exchange Sets To “eRace” Cancer At 2019 NSE Corporate Challenge​

Date 06/05/2019

The Nigerian Stock Exchange (The NSE or Exchange) is pleased to announce that the 6th edition of the NSE Corporate Challenge will hold on Saturday, July 6, 2019, at the Muri-Okunola Park, Adeyemo Alakija Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.