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Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin, February 23,2024, Issue 4

Date 26/02/2024

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Speech Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson: Building A Regulatory Framework For AI In Financial Markets - Regulating AI In Financial Markets

Date 23/02/2024

I would like to thank the New York City Bar Association for the kind invitation to join you for today’s exciting program. Thank you to the organizers of the Emerging Technology Symposium and co-chairs Adele Hogan and Jerome Walker. I am also thankful to my staff Rebecca Lewis, Julia Welch, and Tamika Bent for their assistance preparing my draft remarks today. While my remarks are my own, I am hopeful that focusing on the implications of introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in financial markets will be of interest.

Remarks At Ohio State Law Journal Symposium 2024, Gurbir S. Grewal, SEC Director, Division Of Enforcement, Washington D.C., Feb. 23, 2024

Date 23/02/2024

Good afternoon, everyone.

Dean Rose, thank you for the kind introduction.

And thank you to the Ohio State Law Journal for the invitation to share brief remarks and participate in this afternoon’s fireside chat.

U.S. Department Of Justice: Oil And Gas Trader Convicted For Role In Foreign Bribery And Money Laundering Scheme

Date 23/02/2024

A federal jury in Brooklyn convicted an oil and gas trader today for his role in a scheme to bribe Ecuadorean and Mexican government officials and to launder money to secure contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars for his then-employer, Vitol Inc. (Vitol), the U.S. affiliate of the largest independent energy trading firm in the world.

Readout: US Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting On February 23, 2024

Date 23/02/2024

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen convened a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) in executive session at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury).  

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 23/02/2024

The current reports for the week of February 20, 2024 are now available. Report data is also available in the CFTC Public Reporting Environment (PRE), which allows users to search, filter, customize and download report data.

FATF Advances Work To Combat Money Laundering And Terrorist Financing

Date 23/02/2024

Today, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the global standard-setting body for anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), concluded its fifth Plenary under the Singaporean presidency. The FATF made several key advances, including kicking off a public consultation on potential changes to the FATF Recommendation on wire transfer information and the adoption of new guidance on trusts. The FATF also noted its concern on Russian Federation’s growing financial connectivity with North Korea and Iran.

Ted Dowd Named Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller And Chief Counsel US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency

Date 23/02/2024

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced that Ted Dowd will serve as Acting Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel, effective April 8, 2024. Mr. Dowd will serve in this position while the agency initiates a search for a successor to Ben McDonough, who will be taking a position at another agency.

ISDA Clearing Model Comparison

Date 23/02/2024

On February 1, ISDA published a comparison of US Treasury clearing models at the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation, as well as models for clearing repos at other central counterparties (CCPs) globally and models for clearing derivatives. This comparison is intended to help market participants understand existing and potential new clearing models for UST cash and repo transactions as they implement the US SEC’s recent rules requiring clearing of such transactions.

Korean Retail Investors Continue To Be Active Purchasers Of Overseas Listed ETFs In January

Date 23/02/2024

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that in January, 25 of the top 50 overseas securities purchased by Korean retail investors were ETFs listed in the United States and Japan. The number of ETFs on the list is down by 1 from 26 in December. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted)