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China Freezes Trading in 1,300 Companies, Locking Up 40% of Market Cap
July 8th, 2015
A wave of Chinese companies halted trading in their shares and regulators unveiled new measures to prop up the value of small-cap stocks in the latest attempts to stem a rout that’s wiped more than $3.5 trillion of value. ...
ESMA report proposes to include ETDs in EMIR’s interoperability arrangements for CCPs
July 3rd, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its final report on interoperability arrangements between EU-based clearing houses (CCPs) required under the European Markets Iinfrastructre Regulation (EMIR) and related Guidelines and Recommendations. In its report, ESMA recommands to extend ...
China stocks plunge as market rout deepens
July 3rd, 2015
China‘s main stock benchmark plunged more than 5 percent Friday as government stabilizing measures failed to reassure panicky investors while other Asian indexes fell ahead of Greece‘s weekend austerity referendum. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index in mainland China ...
CySec update for CommexFX Ltd CIF licence suspension
July 2nd, 2015
Following previous announcement dated 12 June 2015, the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission, following a decision in the meeting dated 29 June 2015, announces that the authorisation of the Cyprus Investment Firm ‘CommexFX Ltd’, with number 153/11, continuous to ...
SEC Charges Former Stockbroker With Conducting Ponzi Scheme
July 2nd, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged a former stockbroker in Pennsylvania with conducting a Ponzi scheme and stealing investor money to purchase a condominium in Florida and afford his own vacations and other luxuries. The SEC alleges that ...
China allows brokerages to issue bonds
July 2nd, 2015
China‘s securities watchdog on Wednesday allowed stock brokerages to issue bonds to widen their funding channels after a continued losing streak on the country’s stock market. Brokerage were allowed to issue or transfer short-term corporate bonds via stock exchanges ...
SEC Charges Goldman Sachs With Violating Market Access Rule
July 1st, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. with violating the market access rule in connection with a trading incident that resulted in erroneous executions of options contracts. Goldman Sachs agreed to pay a $7 million penalty to ...
CySec announced Revocation of UCITS license
June 30th, 2015
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission has issued an announcement to inform about the revocation of the operation licence of the Local Common Fund ‘Argus Funds’ (umbrella scheme) (‘the Common Fund’) with number UCITS 04/78. The Revocation is pursuant to ...
ESMA agrees to proposed short-selling ban by Greek HCMC
June 30th, 2015
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has issued today its official opinion agreeing to a seven-day emergency short selling prohibition proposed by the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HMCM) under the Short Selling Regulation. The ban will take effect on 00:00:01 ...
SEC Charges KKR With Misallocating Broken Deal Expenses
June 30th, 2015
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR) with misallocating more than $17 million in so-called “broken deal” expenses to its flagship private equity funds in breach of its fiduciary duty. KKR agreed to ...
