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New Investor Advocacy Coalition Calls On SEC, Congress To Fix RIA Forced Arbitration Problems - Formation Of Investor Advocacy Coalition Follows Increasing Complaints From Wronged Investors, Scathing SEC OIA Report That Found Rias In ‘Violation Of The Fiduciary Duty’; Groups Calling For Reforms To Industry-Favored Forced Arbitration Practices

Date 01/02/2024

A coalition of investor advocacy groups, including the Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA), the American Association for Justice (AAJ), Americans for Financial Reform (AFR), Better Markets, Consumer Federation of America (CFA), the National Association of Consumer Advocates (NACA), and Public Citizen, formally announced a new campaign aimed at reforming Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) rules for registered investor advisers (RIA) during a press conference held at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

JonesTrading Continues Building Specialty Finance And Real Estate Research - Hires Jason Weaver As Managing Director, Equity Research

Date 01/02/2024

JonesTrading Institutional Services LLC (“JonesTrading”) continues to recruit top industry talent, naming Jason Weaver as Managing Director, Equity Research. Mr. Weaver will focus on Specialty Finance and Real Estate. He reports to Soumit Roy, Head of JonesTrading Research.

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Releases CRA Evaluations For 18 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 01/02/2024

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of January 1, 2024, through January 31, 2024.  The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

CFTC Commissioner Pham Announces Additional Executive Staff Appointments

Date 01/02/2024

CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham today announced new executive staff appointments in her Washington, D.C. office. Taylor Foy joins Commissioner Pham’s team as a Senior Advisor and Nicholas Elliot has joined as a Confidential Assistant and Policy Advisor.

US Department Of Justice: Foreign National Charged For International Money Laundering Conspiracy And Role In Operation Of Unlicensed Digital Currency Exchange BTC-e

Date 01/02/2024

An indictment was unsealed on Tuesday charging a Belarusian and Cypriot national with money laundering conspiracy and operation of an unlicensed money services business.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange January 2024

Date 01/02/2024

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and member

Deutsche Börse Cash Market Trading Volumes In January 2024

Date 01/02/2024

Deutsche Börse’s cash markets generated a turnover of € 105.01 billion in January (previous year: €106.95 billion / previous month: €97.40 billion).

The EBA Consults On Draft Technical Standards On Residual Risk Add-On Hedges Under The Fundamental Review Of The Trading Book

Date 01/02/2024

The EBA consults on draft technical standards on residual risk add-on hedges under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book 
The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the conditions for determining whether an instrument attracting residual risk acts as a hedge. These RTS are part of the Phase 1 deliverables of the EBA roadmap on the implementation of the EU banking package in the area of market risk. The consultation runs until 3 May 2024.

Boerse Stuttgart Records January Turnover Of Around EUR 8.5 Billion - Trading Volume Increases Compared To The Same Month Of The Previous Year - Growth In Structured Securities, Bonds And Exchange-Traded Products

Date 01/02/2024

Based on the order book statistics, Boerse Stuttgart generated turnover of around EUR 8,5 billion in January – around 11 percent more than in the same month of the previous year.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics January 2024

Date 01/02/2024

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for January 2024: