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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 12/09/2022

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen At Chief Lynn Malerba’s Swearing In Ceremony As The United States Treasurer

Date 12/09/2022

Good afternoon, everyone. It’s a privilege to welcome you to the Treasury Department for today’s historic ceremony. 

SEC Charges Hudson Advisors And Lone Star Global For Failing To Disclose That Fund Fees Included More Than $50 Million Of Owner’s Income Tax Liability

Date 12/09/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced charges today against registered investment advisers Hudson Advisors L.P. and Lone Star Global Acquisitions Ltd. for including Hudson’s owner’s anticipated income tax liability as a component of certain fees charged to 14 private equity funds they managed. Hudson and Lone Star Global have agreed to pay $11.2 million in civil penalties and have reimbursed the affected funds $68.5 million, which includes interest on the undisclosed tax liability charges.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Decides To Impose Conditions On Takeover Of Link Group

Date 12/09/2022

Following announcements made on Monday 12 September by Link Group to the Australian Securities Exchange and Dye and Durham (D&D) to the Toronto Stock Exchange, the Financial Conduct Authority is providing a short update on its involvement in the proposed takeover of the Link Group by D&D.

It's Merge Week - Kaiko Research: Data Debrief

Date 12/09/2022

• Price Movements: Markets experienced a strong rebound dominated by ETH, which closed the week up 12%. 
• Market Liquidity: USDC, TUSD, and USDP accounted for just 3% of total stablecoin volume on Binance before the exchange announced plans to de-list pairs and auto-convert deposits to BUSD.
• Derivatives: Open interest for Ethereum Classic (ETC) recently hit all time highs as miners shift computational resources to the hard-forked PoW Ethereum chain.
• Macro Trends: Risk assets rallied despite the largest-ever ECB rate hike and growing energy concerns. 

ESAs Warn Of Rising Risks Amid A Deteriorating Economic Outlook

Date 12/09/2022

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) issued today their Autumn 2022 joint risk report. The report highlights that the deteriorating economic outlook, high inflation and rising energy prices have increased vulnerabilities across the financial sectors. The ESAs advise national supervisors, financial institutions and market participants to prepare for challenges ahead.

Investor Jitters Over The Merge Prompt Outflows From Ethereum - CoinShares Research: Fund Flows

Date 12/09/2022

The headline for this week's Fund Flows Report is:Investor jitters over the Merge prompt outflows from Ethereum.

EBA Issues Opinion On Measures To Address Macroprudential Risk Following Notification By De Nederlandsche Bank

Date 12/09/2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today an Opinion following the notification by De Nederlandsche Bank (Central Bank of the Netherlands) of its intention to extend a macroprudential measure introduced in 2020 and activated on 1 January 2022. The measure imposes a minimum average risk weight on Dutch housing loan portfolios for credit institutions that have adopted an internal ratings-based (IRB) approach. Based on the submitted evidence the EBA does not object to the extension of the measure.

LuxSE Marks KfW’s EUR 50 Bn Green Bond Milestone

Date 12/09/2022

KfW, a promotional bank owned by the Federal Republic of Germany and the German federal states, has reached the milestone of EUR 50 billion in total green bond issuance since 2014. This achievement was marked by a Ring the Bell ceremony at the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), the reference listing venue for KfW’s green bonds.  

Intercontinental Exchange Publishes Seventh Annual Sustainability Report

Date 12/09/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today released the company’s annual sustainability report, which includes environmental, social and governance (ESG) highlights from the last year and outlines the ways in which ICE continues to advance its ESG initiatives. ICE issued its first sustainability report in 2016 and has continued to release a new report each year for the past seven years.