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The Next “Century Of Progress": Remarks Before The International Swaps And Derivatives Association Annual Meeting, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., May 10, 2023

Date 10/05/2023

Good afternoon. I’m pleased to be back for what I’m told is the fifth time speaking before the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA). 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.

FINRA And NFA Discuss Crypto Assets At Special Summit - FINRA, NFA Expand MOU To Include Information Sharing, Collaboration

Date 10/05/2023

FINRA and NFA recently held a special summit focused on crypto assets and agreed to expand their Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to address crypto activities that fall within their respective regulatory mandates.

ISDA AGM Studio: Event Preview With ISDA Chairman Eric Litvack And CEO Scott O’Malia

Date 10/05/2023

ISDA CEO Scott O’Malia and ISDA chairman Eric Litvack discuss the key themes on the agenda at ISDA’s 37th Annual General Meeting in Chicago, including the impact of recent market stress events and the increased vulnerability to liquidity shortfalls.

Remarks Before The Municipal Securities Disclosure Conference, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., May 10, 2023

Date 10/05/2023

Good morning. It’s a pleasure to welcome you to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Municipal Securities Disclosure Conference—our first in nearly three years.

Money: A Question Of Purpose And Trust − Speech By Carolyn Wilkins, Bank Of England, External Member Of The Financial Policy Committee - Given At OMFIF Global Annual Digital Monetary Institute Symposium

Date 10/05/2023

Carolyn Wilkins talks about the three main design principles for a Central Bank Digital Currency. It should stay focused on core public policy objectives. It should identify and mitigate financial stability risks. It should also set high standards for technology.

Albis Leasing AG: BaFin Imposes Administrative Fine

Date 10/05/2023

On 25 April 2023, the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) imposed an administrative fine amounting to 70,000 euros on Albis Leasing AG. The fine was imposed due to the company’s failure to comply with obligations under the German Securities Trading Act (Wertpapierhandelsgesetz – WpHG). The company failed to publish within the prescribed period an announcement about the date from which and the website where its 2018 annual financial report was made publicly available.

Digital Value Transfers To Euronext Milan

Date 10/05/2023

• 4th listing of 2023 on Euronext Milan

• Digital Value brings the total number of companies listed on Euronext Milan to 222

• Digital Value is the 25th firm to move from Euronext Growth Milan to Euronext Milan

Alternative Investment Management Association Publishes New Guide On Digital Asset Trading

Date 10/05/2023

• Institutional investors are increasingly looking at how digital assets may be incorporated into existing and new strategies. Meanwhile, the digital asset markets and associated infrastructure continues to evolve.
• A tumultuous year or so for the digital asset markets has led to increased diligence standards by users of venues and exchanges and raised awareness around key considerations for enterprise risk management.
• This latest AIMA Industry Guide on Digital Asset Trading was produced with KPMG and leading digital asset firms and experts including Albourne Partners, Anchorage, Coinbase, Copper and GSR.

IOSCO Publishes A Report To Help Members Enhance SPAC Regulations

Date 10/05/2023

The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions today published a final report on Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs), which aims to help IOSCO members review or improve their approach to these companies.

Single Name CDS: RFM Is Next Frontier For E-Trading In Emerging Markets, By Christopher Basler And Tannia Munroe, Tradeweb

Date 10/05/2023

Last month, Tradeweb became the first electronic trading platform to deploy the request-for-market (RFM) protocol to facilitate a fully electronic single name CDS trade. The two-way market, for which BNP Paribas acted as liquidity provider, involved an emerging market sovereign CDS product, and was executed on Tradeweb’s institutional credit platform.