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CFTC Commissioner Johnson To Participate In A Panel Discussion At RAID Digital 2022 Conference: New Tech Governance For The New Globalization

Date 03/10/2022

CFTC Charges Digital Asset Derivatives Platform And Miami Resident With Facilitating Unlawful Futures Transactions, Failing To Register, And Attempted Manipulation Of Native Token

Date 03/10/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida against Florida resident Adam Todd and four companies he controlled – Digitex LLC, Digitex Limited, Digitex Software Limited, and Blockster Holdings Limited Corporation. The complaint alleges that Todd and his companies operated a digital asset exchange under the trade name “Digitex Futures.” Todd and Digitex Futures are charged with illegally offering futures transactions on a platform other than a designated contract market and also with attempting to manipulate the price of the Digitex Futures native token.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Regarding Unregistered Crypto Futures Platform, Price Manipulation, And Failure To Comply With AML/KYC/CIP Obligations

Date 03/10/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida charging Adam Todd and companies he controls (Digitex LLC, Digitex Limited, Digitex Software Limited, and Blockster Holdings Limited Corporation, collectively d/b/a Digitex Futures) with illegally offering digital asset futures, including bitcoin and ether futures, failing to register as a futures commission merchant (FCM) and comply with the Bank Secrecy Act, and manipulating and attempting to manipulate a digital asset token (DGTX) issued by Digitex Futures.

SEC Charges Kim Kardashian For Unlawfully Touting Crypto Security

Date 03/10/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced charges against Kim Kardashian for touting on social media a crypto asset security offered and sold by EthereumMax without disclosing the payment she received for the promotion. Kardashian agreed to settle the charges, pay $1.26 million in penalties, disgorgement, and interest, and cooperate with the Commission’s ongoing investigation.

Radout: U.S. Department Of The Treasury Hosts Discussion wWith Banks On Enhancing The Impact Of Net-Zero Finance Commitments

Date 03/10/2022

Last Friday, the U.S. Department of the Treasury hosted a discussion with banks engaged in work on net-zero commitments.  Under Secretary for Domestic Finance Nellie Liang, Climate Counselor to the Secretary John Morton, and officials from across the Treasury Department engaged banks to better understand how they are setting, implementing, and accounting for net-zero targets.  The discussion focused on best practices, transparency, opportunities, and challenges for banks in their efforts to finance net zero-aligned activities. The discussion was part of an ongoing effort by Treasury to engage external stakeholders who play an essential role in the net zero transition. Treasury is interested in finding ways to encourage transparent and accountable progress toward meeting our climate goals. Attendees present included representatives from Bank of America, Citi, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Trading Key Figures September 2022

Date 03/10/2022

In September 2022, trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange reached CHF 94.5 billion, 20.6% more than in the previous month, while the number of transactions increased by 20.7% to a total of 4,860,528. The SMI® declined by 5.4% and reached 10,267.6 points at the end of the month.

BIS - Big Tech Regulation: In Search Of A New Framework

Date 03/10/2022

Technological innovation in the market for financial services has given rise to new products, new delivery channels and, most importantly, new providers, such as big techs. These developments are the source of a number of opportunities but may also present certain risks that need to be addressed by appropriate policy action.

Bank Of England: Gilt Market Operations – Market Notice 3 October 2022

Date 03/10/2022

This Market Notice supplements the Bank’s Market Notice and Press Release of 28 September setting out the details of its temporary purchases of long-dated UK government bonds.

SEC To Spotlight Financial Planning And Resilience During World Investor Week 2022

Date 03/10/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it will highlight the importance of long-term planning and investor resilience during World Investor Week (WIW) 2022, which takes place October 3-9. Planning for life’s unexpected challenges, being mindful of economic conditions, and creating an investment portfolio for the long term help investors set strong foundations to build their financial futures.

BIS: The Scarring Effects Of Deep Contractions

Date 03/10/2022

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In the last two decades, the global economy has experienced several major contractions that were characterised by scarring effects. The Great Financial Crisis is the prime example. More recently, the deep recessions following the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and the economic fallout from the Russian invasion of Ukraine have also raised the fears of long-term scarring. At the same time, we still know little about how scarring is caused, and the circumstances under which it becomes more probable, even though these are critical questions for both policymakers and researchers.