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ASIC Slashes Red Tape And Calls For Further Regulatory Simplification Proposals

Date 03/09/2025

A new report from ASIC reveals the agency has culled more than 9,240 pages of regulation since the beginning of the year as it calls for further ideas for regulatory simplification.

NZX Shareholder Metrics - August 2025

Date 03/09/2025

Please see attached NZX Limited shareholder metrics for August 2025.

US Office Of the Comptroller Of The Currency Releases CRA Performance Evaluations For 11 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 02/09/2025

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 August 1, 2025, through August 31, 2025.

MarketAxess To Participate In The Barclays Global Financial Services Conference

Date 02/09/2025

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced that Chris Concannon, Chief Executive Officer, and Ilene Fiszel Bieler, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference on September 9, 2025.

SEC And CFTC Staff Issue Joint Statement On Trading Of Certain Spot Crypto Asset Products

Date 02/09/2025

Staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a Joint Statement regarding the trading of certain spot crypto asset products. This Joint Statement clarifies staff’s views that SEC- and CFTC- registered exchanges are not prohibited from facilitating the trading of certain spot commodity products. The joint effort exemplifies how staff of the two agencies can coordinate to promote trading venue choice and optionality for market participants.

SEC-CFTC Joint Staff Statement (Project Crypto-Crypto Sprint)

Date 02/09/2025

Introduction

The SEC’s Division of Trading and Markets and the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk (collectively, the “Divisions”) are announcing a cross-agency initiative in furtherance of the SEC’s Project Crypto and the CFTC’s Crypto Sprint to coordinate efforts regarding the process for enabling the trading of certain spot crypto asset products.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 02/09/2025

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available: http://www.cftc.gov/MarketReports/SwapsReports/index.htm.

Vienna Stock Exchange: STRABAG And PORR Enter The ATX

Date 02/09/2025

The semi-annual review of Austrian indices by the Index Committee has resulted in a change of the composition of the ATX. STRABAG SE and PORR AG have been added to Austria's benchmark index, replacing Telekom Austria AG and Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG. The composition of the ATX is based on two key criteria: the average daily turnover on the stock exchange (liquidity) and free float capitalisation of the company.

ISDA The Swap - Episode 51: Trading Places

Date 02/09/2025

Markets have been volatile so far this year, but what has this meant for market liquidity? The Swap talks to Chris Edmonds from Intercontinental Exchange on trading activity and the market, economic and geopolitical outlook.

Ontario Securities Commission: New Framework For Distributing Disgorged Funds Collected To Harmed Investors Comes Into Force

Date 02/09/2025

On September 1, 2025, a new statutory framework and related Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) Rules came into force to facilitate the distribution of funds collected under disgorgement orders to investors who have been directly harmed. This follows the announcement of the new framework by the OSC in June 2025.