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Muddying The Waters: More Confusion On Crypto Asset Security Status, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, May 31, 2025

Date 02/06/2025

Over the last several months, we have heard repeatedly that the Commission, and its new Crypto Task Force, are embarking on a quest to give the crypto industry regulatory clarity. We’ve heard “change is coming fast”  for crypto at the SEC and that the crypto markets will soon be free from the “limbo” they’ve been “languishing […] in for years.”

CFTC Names Paul Hayeck As Acting Director Of Division Of Enforcement

Date 02/06/2025

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham today announced Paul G. Hayeck as the Acting Director of the Division of Enforcement. Hayeck has served at the CFTC for 25 years and has been a deputy director in the Division of Enforcement since 2013. He will continue to serve as the acting chief of the Division’s Complex Fraud Task Force.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange May 2025

Date 02/06/2025

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics;

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and member

PIABA President: Recent Changes Will Harm Investors And Drastically Reduce Public Arbitrator Pool, But FINRA Never Sought Stakeholder Input Or Public Comments

Date 02/06/2025

The Public Investors Advocate Bar Association (PIABA) condemns Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for implementing sweeping changes to new arbitrator qualifications without consulting investor advocates or providing an opportunity for public comment. The rules went into effect May 24, 2025, with PIABA notified days after implementation.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets: Trading Statistics May 2025

Date 02/06/2025

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic and Baltic markets.

Small Business Sales Growth Inches Higher In May Despite Lingering Uncertainty - Fiserv Small Business Index Rises +0.2% Month-Over-Month, Maintaining Steady Growth Of +3.3% Year-Over-Year

Date 02/06/2025

Fiserv, Inc. (NYSE: FI), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, has published the Fiserv Small Business Index for May 2025, with the seasonally-adjusted Index remaining flat at 151. Despite shifting spending patterns as consumers navigate near-term economic uncertainty, small businesses maintained solid year-over-year sales growth of (+3.3%) and total transactions rose (+3.8%).

Quantitative Tightening And Monetary Policy Stance − Speech By Catherine L. Mann, Bank Of England Member Of The Monetary Policy Committee, Prepared For The IF 75th Anniversary Conference In Washington DC

Date 02/06/2025

Catherine L. Mann highlights how the Bank of England’s balance sheet is important for monetary policy purposes. She discusses the implications of reducing the stock of gilts for her interest rate decisions.

Deutsche Börse Cash Market Trading Volumes In May 2025

Date 02/06/2025

Deutsche Börse’s cash markets generated a turnover of €152.20 billion in May (previous year: €114.19 billion / previous month: €188.40 billion).

ICE Mortgage Monitor: Record Levels Of Home Equity And Falling Rates Drive Highest HELOC Withdraws Since 2008 - 48M Homeowners Sit On $11.5T In Tappable Equity Entering Q2 2025 As HELOC Rates Ease, Driving Demand

Date 02/06/2025

ICE Mortgage Technology, a neutral provider of a robust end-to-end mortgage platform and part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), today released its June 2025 Mortgage Monitor report. The analysis of mortgage, real estate and public records data shows U.S. mortgage holders carried a record $17.6 trillion in home equity entering the second quarter of 2025, with $11.5 trillion considered “tappable” — that is, available for borrowing while maintaining at least a 20% equity cushion.

London Stock Exchange Group plc - Total Voting Rights

Date 02/06/2025

The following notification is made in accordance with Rule 5.6 of the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.

As at close of business on 30 May 2025, London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) confirms that its share capital consists of a total of 543,599,966 ordinary shares made up of: (i) 528,911,026 ordinary shares of 6 79/86 pence each (excluding treasury shares); and (ii) 14,688,940 ordinary shares held in treasury. Therefore, the total number of voting rights in LSEG on 30 May 2025 is 528,911,026. The above figure of 528,911,026 may be used by shareholders as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, LSEG under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.