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Securities Commission Malaysia And Youth And Sports Ministry Collaborate In ‘TN50 PRS’ To Encourage Young Malaysians To Save For Future

Date 26/01/2018

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) and the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS) today announced a new  collaboration under  the National  Transformation  2050 (TN50), called “TN50 PRS Youth Incentive” (TN50 PRS), to encourage Malaysian youths to save and invest for the future. The partnership was launched by Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin, witnessed by the SC Chairman Tan Sri Ranjit Ajit Singh and Private Pension Administrator Malaysia (PPA) Chairman Datuk Zaiton Mohd Hassan at the TN50 PRS Youth Event: Building savings for the future.

Court Of Appeal Upholds Ontario Securities Commission Panel Decisions In Insider Tipping And Trading Case

Date 25/01/2018

On January 25, 2018, the Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC’s) Reasons for Decision on the Merits dated March 24, 2015 and its Reasons for Decision on Sanctions and Costs dated August 24, 2015 with respect to Howard Miller and Francis Cheng. The Court’s decision was the first time it considered the interpretation and application of the definition of a “person in a special relationship with an issuer” in relation to insider trading and tipping.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Keynote The Commodity Markets Council State Of The Industry 2018

Date 25/01/2018

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index Breaks New Record And Reaches 52,851.06 Points

Date 25/01/2018

The FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index rose to 52,851.06 at Wednesday’s close from Tuesday’s 52,260.49. The new record closing high represents an increase of over 10% since the beginning of 2018.

MIAX Options: Adoption Of Chapter XVIII, Index Options And Amendment Of Certain Existing Rules Relating To Position And Exercise Limits For Cash-Settled Index Options

Date 25/01/2018

MIAX Options has received approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt rules relating to the listing and trading of cash-settled index options (Chapter XVIII - Index Options), as well as to amend certain existing MIAX Options rules relating to position and exercise limits for cash-settled index options. 

CFTC Chairman Giancarlo To Keynote DerivCon 2018: SEFCON Transformed, Pivoting From Adoption To Adaptation

Date 25/01/2018

SEC Invites Regulated Entities To Voluntarily Submit Self-Assessments Of Diversity Policies And Practices

Date 25/01/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) today introduced its Diversity Assessment Report for Entities Regulated by the SEC.

CFTC And SEC Chairmen In Joint Op-Ed: In Support Of Market-Enhancing Innovation, We Will Continue To Bring Transparency And Integrity To Markets

Date 25/01/2018

CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo and SEC Chairman Jay Clayton wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal today about virtual currencies and the role both regulators have in ensuring that market integrity and transparency are part of the growth of these important innovations in order to protect all market participants, including retail investors:

OTC Markets Group Adds BMO InvestorLine As Distributor Of Real-Time Level 1+ Quotes

Date 25/01/2018

OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM), operator of financial markets for 10,000 U.S. and global securities, today announced BMO InvestorLine, a leading broker in Canada, as a new distributor of OTC Markets' real-time Level 1+ Quotes.

CFTC Commissioner Quintenz To Keynote At DerivCon 2018: SEFCON Transformed, Pivoting From Adoption To Adaptation

Date 25/01/2018