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Commonwealth Finance Ministers Call For Fiscal Support Measures To Help Tame Rising nflation

Date 12/10/2022

Today Commonwealth Finance Ministers met on the margins of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF) meetings in Washington DC for the Commonwealth Finance Ministers Meeting 2022 (CFMM) to address emerging economic issues facing the global economy and Commonwealth countries.

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen At Bretton Woods Committee’s International Council

Date 12/10/2022

Thank you for inviting me to meet with the Bretton Woods Committee. I greatly appreciate the Committee’s work in fostering effective global cooperation at this uncertain time in our world economy.

CFTC Chairman Behnam To Participate In A One-On-One Discussion At SIFMA’s Annual Meeting

Date 12/10/2022

ISDA Letter On EMIR Review

Date 12/10/2022

On October 3, 2022, ISDA wrote to the European Commission, the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority to urge them to take the opportunity while working on the revision of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) to remove unnecessary barriers to clearing in Europe and avoid market fragmentation.

CFTC Commissioner Goldsmith Romero To Participate In A Fireside Chat At WCL’s Virtual Currency Law, Regulation, And Policy Institute

Date 12/10/2022

Statement On Updates To Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements For Broker-Dealers And Security-Based Swap Entities, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw, Oct. 12, 2022

Date 12/10/2022

Recordkeeping is not an especially flashy topic. However, for regulators, a robust recordkeeping regime is fundamental to our ability to oversee our regulated entities. Without accurate and complete records, it is difficult or impossible to assess compliance with our rules.

G7 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors´ Statement On The Global Economic Impact Of Russia´S War Of Aggression Against Ukraine And G7 Support To Ukraine

Date 12/10/2022

We, the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, met in Washington D.C. We were honoured to be joined by the Ukrainian Finance Minister. We were also joined by the Heads of the International Monetary Fund, World Bank Group, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, and Financial Stability Board.

ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator: September 2022

Date 12/10/2022

The ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator was 51.0% in September 2022 compared to 51.1% the prior month. The indicator tracks how much global trading activity (as measured by DV01) is conducted in cleared over-the-counter and exchange-traded interest rate derivatives (IRD) that reference the identified risk-free rates (RFRs) in six major currencies. On a traded notional basis, the percentage of RFR-linked IRD increased to 44.9% of total IRD transacted in September 2022 compared to 44.0% the prior month.

G7 Finance Ministers And Central Bank Governors´ Statement On Climate Issues

Date 12/10/2022

In our meeting on climate economics, we underlined our commitment to ambitious climate action and to promoting an orderly and just global transition towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions. We were delighted to be joined by Nicholas Stern, Amar Bhattacharya and Hans Peter Lankes for our discussion.

CME Group Names Jonathan Marcus As General Counsel

Date 12/10/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it has named Jonathan Marcus as Senior Managing Director and General Counsel.