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Compensation from broker for Russian CFD (contract for difference)

The UK Financial Ombudsman has ordered Interactive Brokers (IB) to compensate an investor that invested in a Russian CFD (contract for difference). In this case the CFD was for 10.000 Sberbank ordinary shares. Interactive Brokers refused to close the position because they could not trade the underlying Sberbank shares Interactive Brokers had bought to cover the CFD contract. From March 2022 onwards, IB raised the margin required for the position to 100%. By August 2024 the interest alone charged on the position had amounted to around USD $12,000.  The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) introduced a margin close-out rule in 2018 that states that CFD providers have to close positions once the net asset value in the investor's account drops to 50% of the required margin. The Financial Ombudsman ruled that Interactive Brokers was required to stop charging interest and other charges on the CFD position once they had to close the position on the basis of the ESMA 50% margin...
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O'key Group to delist from AIX

On April 10, 2026, the Gerenal Meetingof O'KEY GROUP S.A. decided to suspend trading on the AIX (Astana International Exchange) in the Group's global depositary receipts (ISIN US6708662019) from May 8, 2026 and to terminate trading and exclude these GDRs (ISIN US6708662019) from the official list of the AIX from May 13, 2026. O'key Group GDRs have also been listed on the Moscow Exchange since December 2020. It is planned that after delisting from AIX, the GDR program will continue to be traded on the Moscow Exchange. More information can be found here: https://okeygroup.lu/press-center/press-releases/2026/2033/
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Voluntary conversion of Okey group ADRs

We can now confirm that it is possible to successfully convert Okey group ADRs bought on the AIX into the underlying ordinary shares via voluntary conversion. Okey group, which is the owner of the "Da!" discount supermarkets in Russia, is planning to undergo redomiciliation from Luxembourg to Russia.  The ADRs of the Okey group are traded on the Moscow exchange (39.24 Rubles at the time of writing, which is about 0.50 USD) and on the Astana International Exchange (AIX) (current share price 0.30 USD). The ADRs are also traded over-the-counter (OTC).  After conversion of the ADRs you will receive a share certificate and you will be entered into the shareholder register in Luxembourg as a direct shareholder. Upon redomiciliation of Okey group to Russia your ordinary shares will be automatically transferred to the Russian shareholder register.  In our test run the process took various months to complete, but new cases may be quicker now that the process has been tested. Pleas...
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