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US Department Of Justice: U.S. Taxpayer In Panama Papers Investigation Sentenced To Prison
Date 21/09/2020
A former U.S. resident and taxpayer was sentenced in the Southern District of New York to four years in prison for wire fraud, tax fraud, money laundering, false statements, and other charges.
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Coronavirus Aid, Relief, And Economic Security Act, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, Before The Committee On Financial Services, U.S. House Of Representatives, Washington, D.C.
Date 21/09/2020
Chairwoman Waters, Ranking Member McHenry, and other members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to update you on our ongoing measures to address the hardship wrought by the pandemic. The Federal Reserve, along with others across government, is working to alleviate the economic fallout. We remain committed to using our tools to do what we can, for as long as it takes, to ensure that the recovery will be as strong as possible, and to limit lasting damage to the economy.
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SEC FinHub Staff Statement On OCC Interpretation
Date 21/09/2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission Strategic Hub for Innovation and Financial Technology Staff (FinHub Staff) issues this statement on an interpretation published by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC Interpretation) addressing the authority of national banks and federal savings associations to hold stablecoin reserves. The OCC has limited its Interpretation to holding reserves of a stablecoin associated with hosted wallets that is backed by a single fiat currency and redeemable by the holder of the stablecoin on a 1:1 basis for the underlying fiat currency upon submission of a redemption request to the issuer.
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OCC Guidance Represents Progress For Stablecoins In US Financial System
Date 21/09/2020
Today’s newly issued guidance and commentary from the US Treasury’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) represents significant progress for the advancement of digital dollar stablecoins in the US financial system. As an issuer of USD Coin (USDC), the guidance validates the approach we have taken in building a resilient, powerful and open standard for the use of digital dollars on the internet. -
Federally Chartered Banks And Thrifts May Engage In Certain Stablecoin Activities
Date 21/09/2020
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today published a letter clarifying national banks' and federal savings associations' authority to hold "reserves" on behalf of customers who issue certain stablecoins.
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SEC Charges Index Manager And Friend With Insider Trading
Date 21/09/2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Yinghang “James” Yang, a senior index manager at a globally recognized index provider, and his friend Yuanbiao Chen, a manager at a sushi restaurant, with perpetrating an insider-trading scheme that generated more than $900,000 in illegal profits.
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OCC Announces Settlements With Three Former Senior Wells Fargo Bank Executives
Date 21/09/2020
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced settlements with three former senior executives of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Sioux Falls, South Dakota, for their roles in the bank’s systemic sales practices misconduct.
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IIROC Annual Report Charts Progress Made To Protect Investors And Support Industry Transformation
Date 21/09/2020
The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) today released its Annual Report for 2019-2020, highlighting how the public interest regulator is delivering value for Canadians and the financial system, protecting investors and supporting industry transformation.
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FINRA Executive Vice President Michael Rufino Announces Departure
Date 21/09/2020
FINRA announced today that Michael Rufino will leave the organization at the end of this year after more than 32 years of dedicated service protecting investors and ensuring market integrity. Rufino most recently served as Head of Member Regulation (Sales Practice), where he guided and oversaw FINRA’s Sales Practice Examination, Risk Monitoring and Membership Application Programs in 14 District offices.
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Nadex Refrains From Listing 5-Minute Contracts
Date 21/09/2020
Due to technical issues and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex did not list its Intraday 5-Minute Binary contracts at the opening of trade date September 21, 2020. The issue was corrected and the 5-Minute contracts were listed beginning with the 7:20pm ET expiration time on trade date September 21, 2020.
