Category: Financial Services

SFC fines
February 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MMT sanctions Yorkey Optical, its CEO and Financial Controller for late disclosure of inside information

The Market Misconduct Tribunal (MMT) has found that Yorkey Optical International (Cayman) Limited, its CEO Mr Nagai Michio and Financial Controller Mr Ng Chi Ching failed to disclose inside information as soon as reasonably practicable under the corporate disclosure regime following proceedings brought by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC). The MMT found that there…

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fma warns against unregulated company
February 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Italy regulator CONSOB warns against three new companies

Financial markets regulator National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (CONSOB) just published a warning against GMoption, LinkGM Limited and BT Systems Ltd. These companies are not authorised to provide investment services or carry out activities in Italy in any way and, including through the website www.gmoption.com. The Commissione Nazionale per le Società e…

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csa report
February 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian securities regulators increase collaboration to deter market misconduct

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) released its 2016 Enforcement Report. The ninth annual report highlights actions taken across Canada to deter and sanction wrongdoing in the capital markets. In 2016, CSA members continued with efforts to deter and sanction financial wrongdoing, with two jurisdictions implementing whistleblower programs, and a third partnering with law enforcement,” said…

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February 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

ICAP dismissed from US Libor class action case

NEX Group plc (LON:NXG) announced that on 21 February 2017 the United States District Court in the Southern District of New York dismissed two entities which formed part of the ICAP Group (ICAP plc and ICAP Europe Limited) from a class action case brought by various investors who alleged manipulation of the Euro Interbank Offered…

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February 28, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

CBOE Holdings Inc. to join S&P 500

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced that it will join the S&P 500®, effective at the open of trading on Wednesday, March 1. Edward Tilly, CEO of CBOE Holdings, commented: We are honored to join ranks with other great blue chip companies listed in the S&P 500. This recognition highlights our company's continued strong growth…

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February 27, 2017 BY admin

Trax and Droit partner for EMIR eligibility and derivatives reporting service

Trax, a provider of regulatory reporting, trade matching and capital market data services, has reached agreement with Droit Financial Technologies (Droit), the provider of real-time global regulatory decision systems for capital markets, to offer an eligibility determination and regulatory reporting service to help firms meet the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) for derivatives. The Trax…

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February 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

EEX and Belektron facilitate access to EUA and EUAA auctions

The European Energy Exchange (EEX) and the independent carbon trading company Belektron have signed a cooperation agreement to further facilitate access to the primary market auctions at EEX. The cooperation aims at opening the emissions auctions to a wider customer base, in particular, for smaller and medium-sized companies (SMEs). Belektron will act as an intermediary…

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February 27, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX releases 2016 annual results announcement

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (HKEX) just released a presentation by HKEX Chief Executive Charles Li and Group Chief Financial Officer Paul Kennedy on 2016 Final Results Announcement. Here are the highlights: Political and economic uncertainties continue to impact investment sentiment Increase in futures volumes and strict cost control lessened impact of fall…

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