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MIAX Pearl Options - Amendment To Rule 404, Series Of Option Contracts Open For Trading, To Adopt A New Strike Listing Program

Date 29/11/2023

A new strike interval program for stocks that are priced less than $2.50 is now effective on MIAX Pearl Options.

Freedom: Remarks At Meeting Of The Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Washington D.C., Nov. 29, 2023

Date 29/11/2023

Thank you, Erica [Duignan]. And good morning and thank you to the speakers and Committee members for joining today and your continued willingness to serve. We greatly value your input.

SEC Names Kate E. Zoladz As Regional Director Of Los Angeles Office

Date 29/11/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Kate E. Zoladz has been named Regional Director of the Los Angeles Office, effective Dec. 3, 2023. Ms. Zoladz has served as Acting Co-Director since June 2023 and as the Associate Regional Director for Enforcement since October 2019. She joined the agency in 2010.

EBA Consults On Standards For Assessing The Materiality Of Extensions And Changes To The New Market Risk Internal Models Under The Fundamental Review Of The Trading Book

Date 29/11/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the conditions for assessing the materiality of extensions and changes to the use of internal models as well as to the subset of the modellable risk factors applicable under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) rules. These RTS are part of the Phase 4 deliverables of the EBA roadmap for the new market and counterparty credit risk approaches. The consultation runs until 29 February 2023.

Ontario Securities Commission Survey Follows Up On Canadians’ Crypto Asset Knowledge

Date 29/11/2023

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today released the results of a follow up survey that looked at investor knowledge and views on crypto assets. The 2023 survey found that Canadians’ crypto ownership has dropped 23% in the past year and interest in crypto is declining.

FIA October 2023 SEF Tracker

Date 29/11/2023

CCData Digital Asset Management Review: Crypto AUM Surges To $43.8bn, Marking 120% YTD Increase

Date 29/11/2023

CCData’s November Digital Asset Management Review (DAMR) is now available. This monthly report provides readers with an overview of the global digital asset investment product landscape, examining key developments across various product types and tracking their adoption by analysing assets under management, trading volumes, price performance and more.

FTSE UK Index Series – Quarterly Review December 2023 - Intermediate Capital Group To Join The FTSE 100 Index

Date 29/11/2023

FTSE Russell, the global index provider, confirms today that Intermediate Capital Group will be joining the FTSE 100 Index as a result of the December 2023 quarterly review. In the rebalance, Hargreaves Lansdown will leave the FTSE 100 Index and enter the FTSE 250 Index.

Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Information Security And Operational Risks To Central Banks - Report By The Consultative Group On Risk Management (CGRM) Established At The BIS Representative Office For The Americas

Date 29/11/2023

Introducing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) will have far-reaching implications for the operations of the issuing central bank and the risk it faces. Both will depend mainly on the particular design adopted and on a large range of factors internal and external to the central bank. This report analyses the operating, technology, third-party and business continuity risks for the issuing central bank. It therefore provides a useful complement to other work on CBDCs, which tends to focus on their implications for financial stability, monetary policy and the wider economy.

Prepared Remarks Before The Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee By SEC Chair Gary Gensler

Date 29/11/2023

Good morning. I’m pleased to speak with the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff.