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Nasdaq To Hold Second Quarter 2022 Investor Conference Call

Date 17/06/2022

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has scheduled its Second Quarter 2022 financial results announcement.

U.S. Treasury Commends Unprecedented Censure Of Russia By Financial Action Task Force - At June Plenary, FATF Takes Important Steps To Fight Corruption, Improve Transparency

Date 17/06/2022

Today in Berlin, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) concluded the last Plenary under the German presidency and produced policy recommendations to strengthen efforts to combat corruption and the misuse of virtual assets. The FATF again condemned the Russian war against Ukraine and, in an unprecedented step, took action to restrict Russia’s FATF membership privileges.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 17/06/2022

The current reports for the week of June 14, 2022 are now available.

DTCC Comments On Senate Confirmation Of SEC Commissioners

Date 17/06/2022

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) issued the following statement in response to the recent confirmations of two SEC Commissioners:

"DTCC congratulates Jaime Lizarraga and Mark Uyeda on their recent Senate confirmation to serve as SEC Commissioners. We look forward to working with them, and everyone at the SEC, to protect and safeguard financial markets."

ISDA And SIFMA Respond To FDIC On Climate-Related Financial Risk Management For Large Banks

Date 17/06/2022

On June 3, 2022, ISDA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association submitted a joint response to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on the principles for climate-related financial risk management for large banks. The associations welcome the FDIC’s principles-based approach to addressing risk management practices related to climate risk, and support the FDIC’s efforts to establish regulatory principles and guidance for new and emerging climate-related financial risks that align with the existing risk management regulatory framework.

Nodal Exchange Successfully Lists New Environmental Futures And Options

Date 17/06/2022

Nodal Exchange announced today the successful listing of new environmental products including several first-of-their-kind futures contracts in voluntary carbon offsets, renewable natural gas certificates and renewable energy credits. The new Nodal Exchange products further expand the world’s largest exchange listed suite of environmental products.

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For June 17th, 2022

Date 17/06/2022

The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria Declared Monday 13th June 2022 (Democracy Day) as a public holiday to commemorate the 2022 Democracy Day celebration.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham On The U.S. Senate Confirmations Of Mark Uyeda And Jaime Lizárraga

Date 17/06/2022

NGX, CIS, NGCL Set To Host Stakeholders To Drive Sustainable Initiatives Across ETDs Market

Date 17/06/2022

Nigerian Exchange Limited (“NGX” or “the Exchange”), in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Stockbrokers (CIS) and NG Clearing (NGCL) is set to host a webinar to deepen the knowledge of the investing public on the recently launched NGX Derivatives Market. The webinar, themed “Exchange-Traded Derivatives: Enhancing the Capital Market for Robust Value Creation” which will be held as part of the Exchange’s capacity-building and market development on Thursday, 23 June at 10:00 AM WAT.

BIS Innovation Hub Announces New Projects And Expands Cyber Security And Green Finance Experiments

Date 17/06/2022

• Eurosystem Centre projects will explore cryptocurrency markets, the implications of post-quantum cryptography for payment systems and climate-related disclosures.
• Cyber security project will include partnership with Israel's central bank.
• Hub expands green finance and regtech/suptech portfolio