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Bank Of England: Summary Minutes Of Sub-Group And Task Force Meetings – June/July 2022

Date 08/09/2022

The Working Group on Sterling Risk-Free Reference Rates, which is comprised of a diverse set of market participants, is working to assist in finalising the transition away from LIBOR.

HM Treasury And Bank Of England To Launch The Energy Markets Financing Scheme (EMFS)

Date 08/09/2022

HM Treasury, working with the Bank of England, will launch the Energy Markets Financing Scheme (EMFS).

CFTC: Federal Court Orders New York Man To Pay Over $800,000 For Commodity Pool Fraud

Date 08/09/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York entered a final judgment and consent order on August 31 for a permanent injunction, monetary sanctions, and equitable relief against Tae Hung Kang, a/k/a Kevin Kang, of Queens, New York. 

BETTER FINANCE: Financial Repression | Low ECB Interest Rates & High Inflation Generate A Loss Of €1 Trillion In Purchasing Power For European Savers In 2022 Alone

Date 08/09/2022

In a late bid to address soaring inflation in the Euro area, the European Central Bank (ECB) increased interest rates for the first time in 11 years in July 2022, raising its main rate to 0 percent after eight years of negative rates, and reaching 0,75% today. Notwithstanding, Eurozone inflation hit a new record high of 9.1% in August, further deepening Europe’s cost-of-living crisis.

Bitfinex To List Chain (XCN) With Its Vision For Smarter, More Connected Economy

Date 08/09/2022

Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, will list Chain (XCN), the governance and utility asset of the Chain Protocol, which aims to build cryptographic ledger systems to make financial services smarter, more secure and connected. 

Kennedy And Crypto: SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., Sept. 8, 2022

Date 08/09/2022

Thank you. It is good to be back with SEC Speaks.

I’d like to thank the Practising Law Institute for working with our agency on this program, and my colleagues Gurbir Grewal and William Birdthistle for co-chairing this event. As is customary, I’d like to note my views are my own, and I’m not speaking on behalf of the Commission or SEC staff.

Speech By European Commissioner McGuinness At The Eurofi Conference In Prague

Date 08/09/2022

January feels like so far in the past. Because we were full of optimism.

We had managed a crisis, the pandemic, of enormous proportions. It hasn't gone completely but we managed it and we were coming out of that with a real sense of strong economic growth and vibrancy.

Fiserv to Present At Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference

Date 08/09/2022

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, announced today that   Frank Bisignano, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference on Monday, September 12, at 5 p.m. ET.

RBC Investor & Treasury Services Appointed Custodian By City Of Richmond Hill

Date 08/09/2022

RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS) has been appointed by the City of Richmond Hill (Richmond Hill) to provide custody and reporting services for the city’s consolidated assets. The partnership officially commenced on April 29, 2022.

CME Group To Launch E-mini Nasdaq-100 Tuesday And Thursday Weekly Options On October 3

Date 08/09/2022

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced it will expand its suite of E-mini Nasdaq-100 options with the launch of Tuesday and Thursday Weekly options on October 3, pending regulatory review. These new weekly options contracts will complement the existing Monday, Wednesday and Friday Weeklies, End-of-Month and Quarterly options on Nasdaq-100 futures.