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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.

SIFMA Statement On The SEC’s Final Rule Amending Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements

Date 12/10/2022

SIFMA today issued the following statement from Melissa MacGregor, SIFMA Managing Director and Associate General Counsel, regarding the Securities and Exchange Commission’s approval of amendments to ’34 Act requirements for electronic recordkeeping requirements to provide alternatives to the antiquated “write once, read many” or WORM standard:

Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, September 20–21, 2022

Date 12/10/2022

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on September 20–21, 2022. The minutes for each regularly scheduled meeting of the Committee ordinarily are made available three weeks after the day of the policy decision and subsequently are published in the Board’s Annual Report. The descriptions of economic and financial conditions contained in these minutes are based solely on the information that was available to the Committee at the time of the meeting.