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CalPERS Names Peter Cashion New Head Of Sustainability Program

Date 12/01/2023

CalPERS has appointed Peter Cashion as managing investment director (MID) for Sustainable Investments.

CFTC Chairman Behnam To Keynote At ABA’s Derivatives And Futures Law Winter Committee Meeting

Date 12/01/2023

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The Global Blockchain Business Council’s Blockchain Central Davos

Date 12/01/2023

Cboe BZX Exchange To Suspend Trading In VanEck Russia ETF (RSX) And VanEck Russia Small-Cap ETF (RSXJ) And Commence Delisting Proceedings

Date 12/01/2023

Cboe BZX Exchange, Inc. (the “Exchange”) announced today that its Listing Qualifications Department has determined to commence proceedings to delist the VanEck Russia ETF and VanEck Russia Small-Cap ETF (collectively, the “Funds”) -- ticker symbols RSX and RSXJ, respectively -- issued by the VanEck ETF Trust (“VanEck”) from the Exchange. Trading in the Funds on the Exchange has been halted since March 4, 2022 and will be suspended immediately.

EBA Risk Dashboard Shows That Capital And Liquidity Ratios Remain Robust

Date 12/01/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its quarterly Risk Dashboard together with the results of the autumn edition of the Risk Assessment Questionnaire (RAQ).

BIS: Addressing The Risks In Crypto: Laying Out The Options

Date 12/01/2023

Key takeaways

• The recent high-profile failures of FTX and other crypto firms have re-ignited the debate on the appropriate policy response to address the risks in crypto, including through regulation.
• The "shadow financial" functions enabled by crypto markets share many of the vulnerabilities of traditional finance. These risks are exacerbated by specific features of crypto.
• Authorities may consider different – not mutually exclusive – lines of action to tackle the risks in crypto. These include containment or regulation of the crypto sector or an outright ban.
• Central banks and public authorities could also work to make TradFi more attractive. A key option is to encourage sound innovation with central bank digital currencies (CBDCs).

Liquid Staking Derivatives Wars - Kaiko Research: Deep Dive

Date 12/01/2023

As a proof of stake network, Ethereum rewards stakers with block rewards and user fees. However, the 32 ETH minimum required to stake your ETH directly on the network prohibits the vast majority of users from doing so. Enter liquid staking derivatives, or LSDs.

European Supervisory Authorities Identify Good Practices For Financial Education Initiatives On Scams, Fraud And Cyber Security

Date 12/01/2023

The three European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA - ESAs) published today a joint thematic Report on national financial education initiatives on digitalisation, with a focus on cybersecurity, scams, and fraud. The Report identifies good practices that national competent authorities and other public entities can follow when designing and implementing their financial education initiatives.

US Office Of Financial Research Finds Elevated Threats To U.S. Financial Stability Due To Inflation, Tighter Credit, And Geopolitical Uncertainties

Date 12/01/2023

The OFR published its 2022 Annual Report to Congress today, which concluded that macroeconomic conditions and geopolitical uncertainties elevated risks across the financial system last year. The report examined these risks to financial stability between October 1, 2021 – September 30, 2022.

BETTER FINANCE: Potential Ban On Inducements Reduced To False Choice Between “Advice Gap” And “Biased Advice”

Date 12/01/2023

In response to warnings about an “advice gap” if inducements – or rather salescommissions – were to be banned, BETTER FINANCE stresses that there can be no “advice gap” ifthere’s no “advice”: biased advice is not really advice.