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SET Rolls Out YFS 2018 Competition To Groom Young Financial Professionals

Date 18/06/2018

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), in collaboration with capital market alliances, holds the Young Financial Star Competition 2018 (YFS 2018) for the 16th consecutive year, aiming at grooming university-level youth for quality professionals and investors in the capital market with number of participants this year increasing to  6,677 candidates, the highest ever, from 80 universities nationwide.

SGX Welcomes Astrea IV Private Equity Bond Retail Offering

Date 18/06/2018

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed the listing of Astrea IV private equity (PE) Class A-1 bonds issued by Azalea Group, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Temasek Holdings. The issuance marks the first such structure in Singapore for retail investors to subscribe to PE bonds.  

Trust Is The Missing Link In Today's Cryptocurrencies, BIS Says

Date 17/06/2018

Cryptocurrencies' model of generating trust limits their potential to replace conventional money, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) writes in its Annual Economic Report (AER), a new title launched this year.

Members Of Pluristem’s Management Opened The Trading On TASE To Mark The Announcement Of Positive Results In A Clinical Study Among Intermittent Claudication Sufferers

Date 17/06/2018

Nadex Amends Listing Hours For The 2018 Independence Day Holiday

Date 16/06/2018

Nadex will observe the following product specific trading hours for the week of July 2, 2018:

Monday, July 2, 2018: The Exchange will observe regular exchange hours.

Giancarlo, Tuckman Discuss Swaps Reg Version 2.0 On CFTC Talks

Date 15/06/2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo and CFTC Chief Economist Bruce Tuckman discuss Swaps Reg Version 2.0, the white paper the two co-authored, on today’s edition of “CFTC Talks,” the agency’s podcast hosted by Andy Busch, CFTC’s Chief Market Intelligence Officer.

Treasury International Capital Data For April

Date 15/06/2018

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for April 2018.  The next release, which will report on data for May 2018, is scheduled for July 17, 2018.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 15/06/2018

The current reports for the week of June 15, 2018 are now available.

Remarks At The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee Meeting, Commissioner Kara M. Stein, June 14, 2018

Date 15/06/2018

Good morning and welcome to today’s meeting of the Investor Advisory Committee. I want to take this opportunity to thank each of you for taking the time out of your extremely busy schedules to come here today to share your best thoughts with us. I also want to thank Georgia State University, and, in particular, the College of Law, for providing us with such wonderful surroundings.

New York Attorney General Underwood Leads $100 Million 42-State Settlement With Citibank For Manipulating Interest Rate Benchmarks - To Date, State AGs Have Recovered $420 Million From USD LIBOR-Setting Panel Banks For Misconduct

Date 15/06/2018

New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood today announced a $100 million settlement with Citibank for fraudulent conduct involving U.S. Dollar (USD) LIBOR, which is a benchmark interest rate that affects financial instruments worth trillions of dollars and has a widespread impact on global markets and consumers. The investigation was conducted by a working group of 42 state Attorneys General offices, led by New York.