Delivering Fast Payments for All
Federal Reserve will invest in a new service to help ensure that real-time fast payments are available to everyone.
August 2019
Leverage Ratio Examined for Derivative Trading
The Basel leverage ratio has caused banks to reduce their clearing activity for E S&P 500 E-mini futures.
Asian Stocks down Over 2%, Bitcoin Above 11,000
In cryptocurrencies, BTCUSD had a strong weekend breaking above 11,000 and trades at 11,553 hitting the daily low at 10,758 and the daily high at 11,650.
ASIC consults on sunsetting class order for changing scheme constitutions
ASIC has released a consultation paper proposing to remake class order, Changing scheme constitutions, on changing the constitution of registered schemes.
FCA Provides Clarity on Current Cryptoassets Regulation
FCA Final Guidance which sets out the cryptoassets activities it regulates. This is in response to the FCA’s consultation published earlier this year.
SEC Charges Brixmor Property Group Inc. and Former Senior Executives with Accounting Fraud
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Brixmor Property Group Inc.
Chairman Tarbert Assumes Sponsorship of the CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that Chairman Heath P. Tarbert will sponsor the CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC).
Facebook’s New Digital Currency, the Libra, Continued to Draw Congressional Scrutiny
Examining Regulatory Frameworks, A good portion of the hearing was dedicated to skepticism of Facebook’s digital currency idea, the Libra.
CFTC Charges Trader with Spoofing in Financial Futures Markets
CFTC today issued an order filing and settling charges against Benjamin Cox, for engaging in spoofing in the CME E-mini futures markets.
DTCC’s CFO Talks Pricing Strategy & Delivering Greater Value to Clients
DTCC’s commitment to deliver clients value, the firm launched a comprehensive review of fee structures across all its products and services last year.
CFTC Orders Principal of Binary Options Trading Firm to Pay $200,000 for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations
CFTC Orders Principal of Binary Options Trading Firm to Pay $200,000 for Illegal Off-Exchange Trading and Registration Violations.
Also filing this week: Rick Steves, Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.