Westpac Banking Corporation has paid a penalty of $127,250 to comply with an infringement notice (Infringement Notice) given to it by ASIC. The infringement notice was issued in response to an alleged breach of the ASIC Derivative Transactions (Reporting) Rules 2013 (ASIC Rules) during the period from 2 October 2013 to 30 April 2015. This…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has announced that Judge J. Paul Oetken of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered an Opinion and Order (Order) against Defendants Gary Creagh and Wall Street Pirate Management, LLC (Wall Street Pirate), both of New York, New York. The Order, entered on…
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The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) announced that the partial suspension of the CIF authorisation of Xtrade Europe Ltd ('the Company'), number 108/10, for the provision of financial services and the performance of financial activities to new clients is herewith withdrawn/terminated and the registration of the Company in the Registry of authorised persons is…
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The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) today ordered the former chairman and chief executive officer of Greencool Technology Holdings Limited, Mr Gu Chujun, to disgorge $481,969,785 of profit from his market misconduct, Hong Kong SFC just announced. This is the largest disgorgement order amount ever imposed by the MMT to date. On 29 December 2016, the…
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Euronext just announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has confirmed its non-objection for Euronext to grant direct trading access to U.S. participants on the CAC 40® Dividend Index Futures and the AEX® Dividend Index Futures. Effective 13 June 2017, Euronext participants and investors domiciled in the U.S. now have direct trading access…
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ASIC announced that has commenced civil penalty proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia in Melbourne against Patrick John Godfrey, former managing director of Banksia Securities Limited (In Liquidation). ASIC alleges that: Banksia’s financial reports for the financial years ending 30 June 2011 and 30 June 2012, and the half-year financial report for the half…
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Avelacom, a global provider of infrastructure and connectivity solutions for trading, announced its network expansion to Riyadh with the aim to allow global capital markets access low-latency, real-time market data feeds across various asset classes of Saudi Stock Market (Tadawul). This market data solution is designed in response to a high demand from the global…
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ASIC announced that has permanently banned Perth man, David Fong, from providing financial services and engaging in credit activities after it was found that he acted dishonestly in the course of providing financial services and failed to comply with the 'best interests' duty. Mr Fong was an authorised representative of AMP Financial Planning Pty Ltd…
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CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced it plans to list options on Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS), a U.S. cable provider. CBOE Holdings anticipates trading in options on Altice USA will begin on Friday, June 30, once the underlying stock has been certified as meeting all of CBOE Holdings' applicable exchanges' listing criteria. The company plans…
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LeapRate Exclusive... LeapRate has learned from sources in Israel that online gaming giant William Hill plc (LON:WMH) will be shutting its operation in Israel. More than 200 of the company's approximately 250 Tel Aviv based employees will be laid off, and the company's offices at the Azrieli Towers (pictured above) will be vacated. A small number…
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