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CME Group Announces Henry Hub Natural Gas Futures Open Interest Reaches Record 1.62 Million Contracts

Date 04/09/2018

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced Henry Hub Natural Gas futures open interest reached a record 1,617,589 contracts on Friday, August 31, surpassing the previous record of 1,606,874 contracts set on August 17, 2018. Open interest represents the total number of outstanding positions held by all participants in a given market.

SEC Names Rebecca J. Olsen As Director Of The Office Of Municipal Securities

Date 04/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Rebecca J. Olsen has been named Director of the agency's Office of Municipal Securities (OMS). Ms. Olsen has served as OMS's Acting Director since September 2017.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo To The City Guildhall, London, United Kingdom

Date 04/09/2018

Introduction

Thank you.

I am grateful to the City of London Corporation and especially Catherine McGuinness for this opportunity to speak to you this evening.

SEC Charges Telecommunications Expense Management Company With Accounting Fraud

Date 04/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a telecommunications expense management company for its use of fraudulent accounting practices that artificially boosted company revenues between 2013 and 2015.  Four former members of the company’s senior management team were also charged for their roles in the alleged misconduct.

SEB Leverages DTCC ALERT’s Regional Custodian Workflow To Manage SSIs

Date 04/09/2018

• Firm joins over 3,000 clients around the world who now leverage ALERT

SEC: Sanofi Charged With FCPA Violations

Date 04/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Paris-based pharmaceutical company Sanofi has agreed to pay more than $25 million to resolve charges that its Kazakhstan and the Middle East subsidiaries made corrupt payments to win business.

Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Extend Comment Period For Proposed Rule Simplifying And Tailoring The “Volcker Rule”

Date 04/09/2018

Five federal financial regulatory agencies on Tuesday extended until Oct. 17, 2018, the comment period for a proposed rule to simplify and tailor compliance requirements for the “Volcker rule.” The Volcker rule generally restricts banking entities from engaging in proprietary trading and from owning or controlling hedge funds or private equity funds. 

EEX: Keeping Energy And Emissions Markets Protected From VAT Fraud

Date 04/09/2018

To protect EU energy and emissions markets from VAT fraud, 18 representative associations of the energy sector are calling on EU institutions to confirm the extension of the derogation for a domestic  reverse charge mechanism for electricity, gas and emission allowances of the VAT Directive. Should the derogation not be prolonged by the Council before the end of the year, Member States will no longer be able to use the mechanism to prevent VAT fraud in these markets

Bursa Malaysia Securities Publicly Reprimands China Automobile Parts Holdings Limited And 3 Directors And Fines 3 Directors

Date 04/09/2018

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad (635998-W) (“Bursa Malaysia Securities”) has publicly reprimanded China Automobile Parts Holdings Limited (“CAP” or “the Company”) and its 3 directors for breaches of the Bursa Malaysia Securities Main Market Listing Requirements (“Main LR”).  In addition, the 3 directors of CAP were also imposed total fines of RM1,523,300 as at to-date.

DO & CO To Replace PORR In Austrian Leading Index ATX

Date 04/09/2018

Today’s review of the index composition results in the following changes according to the index rules: The catering company DO & CO Aktiengesellschaft will replace the construction company PORR AG in the Austrian leading index ATX. DO & CO qualifies for inclusion in the index due to the higher order book turnover and the free float capitalization in the current period. The new index composition of the ATX will take effect as of Monday, 24 September 2018.