Category: Financial Services

April 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SFC fines Guoyuan Securities Brokerage Limited $4.5 million

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) just announced that has reprimanded Guoyuan Securities Brokerage (Hong Kong) Limited and fined it $4.5 million for its failure to conduct proper enquiries and scrutiny to mitigate the risks of money laundering and terrorist financing when processing third party fund transfers for clients between September 2010 and July 2012.…

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Securities and Exchange Commission proposes Transaction Fee Pilot for NMS Stocks
April 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Chief of FCPA Unit Kara Novaco Brockmeyer leaves SEC after 17 years of service

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Kara Novaco Brockmeyer, Chief of the Enforcement Division’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Unit, is planning to leave the agency later this month. Since 2011, Ms. Brockmeyer has led a national unit of 38 attorneys, accountants, and other specialists focusing on violations of the anti-bribery and accounting…

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CSA proposes rule regarding non-GAAP and other financial measures
April 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian securities regulators seek input on proposed business conduct rules for derivatives dealers and advisers

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment Proposed National Instrument 93-101 Derivatives: Business Conduct and a related proposed companion policy. The proposed instrument establishes an investor protection regime for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets that is consistent with international standards and foreign requirements and is intended to create a uniform approach to derivatives business conduct…

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April 04, 2017 BY admin

CME Group announces first successful trades of Monday Weekly S&P 500 options

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced the successful launch of S&P 500 and E-mini S&P 500 Monday Weekly options on futures. The total volume through the first two trading days was 5,490 contracts with participation from 10 firms. Open interest reached 5,319 as of today, April 4th. Launched in…

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April 04, 2017 BY admin

CME March Forex volumes up 28% MoM and 7% YoY to 978K

Forex volume on CME Group it was announced earlier averaged 978,000 contracts per day in March 2017, up 7% from March 2016 and up 28% from February 2017. Last month Brazilian real currency contracts helped drive volume, as the Latin American country's currency has come back after being battered over the past few years. Highlights for March…

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ESMA bond liquidity data
April 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ESMA updates MIFID II/MIFIR investor protection Q&As

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has added 10 new Q&As to its Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on the implementation of investor protection topics under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive and Regulation (MiFID II/ MiFIR). The MiFID II Q&A provide clarifications on the following topics: Best execution; Suitability; Post sale reporting; Inducements…

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Eurex volumes
April 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eurex March report sees strong volumes with 11% rise YoY in contracts traded

Rate hike expectations support trading volumes With the release of March's turnover on Deutsche Börse’s cash markets also comes the first quarter report of derivatives exchange Eurex. With further US interest rate hikes on the horizon and a looming end to Quantitative Easing, demand for market instruments to hedge risk has been growing strongly in the first quarter. Hedging…

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April 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

FCA warns against The Loan Expert clone firm

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has put out details of the cloned firm The Loan Expert / www.theloan.expert. Fraudsters are using the details of firms, authorised by the FCA, to try to convince people that they work for a genuine, authorised firm. Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of…

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