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CFTC To Host A Career Forum For College, University And Law School Students And Recent Graduates

Date 25/10/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of Minority and Women Inclusion (OMWI) will host an in-person and virtual Career Forum for Colleges, Universities, and Law Schools on November 14-16. The forum will occur in half-day sessions, highlighting career paths across the CFTC in various occupations.

CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Deliver A Keynote Address At The Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank

Date 25/10/2023

CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Participate In Fireside Chat With Former FTC Chair William Kovacic Hosted By WSJ

Date 25/10/2023

MIAX Options - Complex Order Legging Through The NBBO

Date 25/10/2023

The MIAX Options Exchange has delayed a proposal to amend Exchange Rule 518 to permit component legs of complex orders that leg into the Simple Order Book to execute at prices outside of the NBBO until 2024.

“Partners Of Honest Business And Prosecutors Of Dishonesty”: Remarks Before The 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., Oct. 25, 2023

Date 25/10/2023

I am pleased to join you at the 2023 Securities Enforcement Forum. 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 SEC staff.

Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization Releases Its 2022 – 23 Enforcement Report - Guide To The Enforcement Process Aims To Enhance Investor Protection

Date 25/10/2023

The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) released its 2022-23 Enforcement Report today, which highlights the past fiscal year’s enforcement activities and CIRO’s continued dedication to protecting investors from unfair, improper or fraudulent practices, improving investment industry standards, and strengthening market integrity.

Readout: First Meeting Of The Financial Working Group Between The United States And The People’s Republic Of China

Date 25/10/2023

Following the first meeting of the Economic Working Group on Monday, the United States and the People’s Republic of China today held the first meeting of the Financial Working Group (FWG), which serves as an ongoing channel for both countries to discuss financial policy matters and cooperation on common challenges. The two-hour virtual meeting included a substantive and wide-ranging discussion on domestic and global financial stability, financial supervision and regulation, sustainable finance, and anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT). U.S. officials also frankly raised areas of disagreement. The meeting was led by senior officials from the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the People’s Bank of China, with participation by other regulatory agencies.

CFTC And State Regulators Enter Consent Order With California Precious Metals Dealer In $68 Million Fraud Targeting The Elderly

Date 25/10/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and 30 state securities regulatory agencies that are members of the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) today announced entry of a consent order in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against Safeguard Metals LLC and Jeffrey Ikahn (formerly Jeffrey Santulan a/k/a Jeffrey Hill) finding them liable for operating a nationwide $68 million fraudulent scheme, involving the sale of fraudulently overpriced silver coins that targeted elderly and retirement-aged people.    

BIS: Artificial Intelligence, Services Globalisation And Income Inequality

Date 25/10/2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly embedded into modern economies. This prompts fundamental questions about its implications for income distribution. This study seeks to explore how AI-related investment is associated with changes in income and income shares for various segments of the population. As AI continues to expand its capabilities, outperforming human capabilities in an array of tasks, the implications of this technological evolution for income inequality become even more important. The primary focus is on how AI-induced structural shifts in production and the labour market relate to income disparities.

Taming The Beast: Exegy Announces FIX Processing With FPGA - Introducing A Purpose-Built Solution To Handle The Complexity Of FIX While Dramatically Improving Performance

Date 25/10/2023

Exegy, a leading developer of high-performance trading solutions for the financial industry, is today announcing that FIX protocol support is now available on nxFramework, an FPGA-based development framework designed to reduce server resource consumption by as much as 10-20 times. This industry-first solution is purpose-built to reduce costs and accelerate time-to-production when developing ultra-low latency trading systems.