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ASX Chief Compliance Officer To Resign

Date 31/07/2025

Following a successful career at ASX spanning 15 years, ASX Chief Compliance Officer Daniel Moran has announced his resignation. 

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority: Southern Cross Travel Insurance Admits To Making Misleading Statements And Pays More Than $1million

Date 31/07/2025

Following an investigation, Southern Cross Benefits Limited (trading as Southern Cross Travel Insurance) has admitted liability for breaches of fair dealing laws and has paid $1,105,000 to the Crown.

SIFMA Statement On President’s Working Group Report On Digital Assets

Date 30/07/2025

SIFMA today released the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the President’s Working Group (PWG) report on digital assets, entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology”:

“SIFMA appreciates the engagement of the President’s Working Group (PWG) on Digital Assets Markets in supporting innovation and regulatory modernization.  SIFMA has proposed a series of recommendations to the PWG to bolster U.S. leadership in digital assets by removing obstacles to bank engagement with digital asset activities, and we welcome the PWG’s support for many of these recommendations.  This includes clarifying that banks can permissibly engage in crypto asset activities; creating consistent rules across agencies; regulating the activity, not the technology; and setting clear and uniform risk-management expectations."

Acting CFTC Chairman Pham Lauds Presidential Working Group Recommendations To Usher In Golden Age Of Crypto In The U.S.

Date 30/07/2025

The President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets today released a multi-agency report on recommendations to strengthen American leadership in digital financial technology. The report included input from multiple federal agencies, including the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

BlackRock And Standard Chartered Execute First Indian Government Bond Trade Electronically Via MarketAxess

Date 30/07/2025

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced the successful execution of the first trade on its newly launched, fully electronic trading solution for Indian Government Bonds (IGBs), designed specifically for Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) and market makers.

Statement On The President’s Working Group Recommendations, Paul S. Atkins, SEC Chairman, July 30, 2025

Date 30/07/2025

The policy recommendations that the President’s Working Group (PWG) put forth today follow months of deep collaboration across agencies and perspectives. Together, we have developed a blueprint to achieve President Trump’s vision of making America the crypto capital of the world.

Federal Reserve Issues FOMC Statement

Date 30/07/2025

Although swings in net exports continue to affect the data, recent indicators suggest that growth of economic activity moderated in the first half of the year. The unemployment rate remains low, and labor market conditions remain solid. Inflation remains somewhat elevated.

Adam Cohen Named US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Chief Counsel

Date 30/07/2025

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced Adam Cohen as Senior Deputy Comptroller and Chief Counsel.

MIAX Options Exchanges - OPRA Experienced A Dissemination Issue

Date 30/07/2025

OPRA experienced a dissemination issue and failed over to the DR Data Center. The intermittent issues occurred between 10:46 a.m. and 11:23 a.m.

CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter On SEF Order Book

Date 30/07/2025