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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Secures Interim Asset Preservation Orders Over PTT Limited And Steven Robertson

Date 26/04/2019

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has obtained interim asset preservation orders over the assets of PTT Limited, Steven Robertson and associated entities, from the High Court in Auckland. This is part of an ongoing investigation into PTT Limited. The FMA has concerns that client funds may be at risk and the company may be operating in breach of financial market legislation. Neither Mr Robertson nor PTT is registered on the Financial Services Provider Register.
New York Attorney General James Announces Court Order Against “Crypto” Currency Company Under Investigation For Fraud

Date 25/04/2019

Attorney General Letitia James today announced that her office obtained a court order enjoining iFinex Inc., operator of the Bitfinex virtual asset trading platform, and Tether Limited, issuer of the “tether” virtual currency, and their related entities, from further violations of New York law in connection with an ongoing activities that may have defrauded New York investors that trade in virtual or “crypto” currency.
IIROC Proposes More Flexible, Proportionate Disciplinary Actions For Enforcement - National Regulator's Proposed Rules Would Include Minor Violation Fines And Early Resolution Offers

Date 25/04/2019

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada(IIROC) is publishing for comment a rule amendment proposing two alternative forms of discipline to provide more flexibility in the way individuals and firms are disciplined for breaking IIROC's rules.
Nadex Product Schedule For The Week Of April 29, 2019

Date 25/04/2019

Due to the Japan holidays from Monday, April 29, 2019 through Friday, May 3, 2019, no Japan 225 contracts will be offered for the week of April 29, 2019.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Dan M. Berkovitz On Proposed Amendments To The Commission’s Regulations Relating To Certain Swap Data Repository And Data Reporting Requirements

Date 25/04/2019

I am pleased to support the Commission’s notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to amend its rules for swap data repositories (“SDRs”) and data reporting requirements. The proposed amendments reflect the Commission’s commitment to accurate, detailed, and timely swaps data for regulators, market participants, and the public through enhanced data verification and error correction procedures, among other amendments. They are an important step in achieving the Dodd-Frank Act’s mandate of swap data reporting as an integral part of OTC derivatives reform and financial market stability.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 25/04/2019

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of April 15, 2019.
Statement Of Concurrence Of CFTC Commissioner Dawn D. Stump On Proposed Rule Amendments To The Commission’s Regulations Relating To Certain Swap Data Repository And Data Reporting Requirements

Date 25/04/2019

The Commission is publishing for public comment “Proposed Amendments to the Commission’s Regulations Relating to Certain Swap Data Repository and Swap Data Reporting Requirements” (Proposal). Accurate swap data reporting is vital to our ability to make appropriate policy choices. I very much look forward to receiving feedback from all parties impacted by this Proposal to assure that the Commission has robust and accurate data, which is a lynchpin of future Commission decision-making.
Texas Public Pension Funds Keep Pace With Major Benchmarks

Date 25/04/2019

The investments which Texas’ public pension systems selected for securing their members’ retirement benefits fit closely with their long-term expectations for returns and exceeded global benchmarks. The findings are from the latest survey of 63 responding public employee retirement systems for police, firefighters, and municipal employees performed by the Maples Group for the Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems.
Statement Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo On Proposed Rule Amendments To The Commission’s Regulations Relating To Certain Swap Data Repository And Data Reporting Requirements

Date 25/04/2019

A critical component of the 2008 financial crisis was the inability of regulators to assess and quantify the counterparty credit risk of large banks and swaps dealers. To address this shortcoming, the Dodd-Frank Act gave the CFTC broad responsibility to enhance regulatory transparency and price discovery for market participants through trade reporting to swap data repositories (SDRs).
Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date April 15, 2019

Date 25/04/2019

At the end of the settlement date of April 15, 2019, short interest in 2,362 Nasdaq Global MarketSM securities totaled 7,726,263,589 shares compared with 7,861,097,225 shares in 2,357 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of March 29, 2019. The mid-April short interest represents 4.15 compared with 4.12 days for the prior reporting period.