Is Cryptocurrency a Security?

Globally, as at November 7, 2020, there were over 6,700 types of cryptocurrencies including, Bitcoin, the most popular digital currency, which currently trades at USD$15,014.90. This amounts to approximately TTD$101,964.75. At the beginning of the fourth quarter of 2020, cryptocurrencies recorded a cumulative market capitalisation of USD$237.1 billion. Despite this, …

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Securities Market Bulletin #6

The Novel Coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic continues to affect various sectors of the world’s economies causing downturns across the globe. While global leaders implement fiscal and monetary stimulus packages, the economic development and outlook of many countries remain uncertain. The International Monetary Fund’s World Economic Outlook Update (June 2020) projected a …

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TTSEC Hosts 9th US SEC Technical Assistance Programme

Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (“TTSEC”) is host to the 9th Technical Assistance Programme for financial sector regulators in the Caribbean, being facilitated by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (US SEC).  This year however, as a result of COVID-19, the programme is being conducted via a …

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Public Notice – Commission’s Orders for the period July 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020.

In accordance with Section 159(12) of the Securities Act, Chapter 83:02 of the Laws of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago (also referred to herein as the “Securities Act, 2012”), the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission”) is required to issue a Notice in at least two …

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