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Guidance On How To Conduct And Use Risk Assessments Required By The New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation

Date 10/09/2026

The New York State Department of Financial Services (“DFS” or “the Department”) requires regulated entities (“Covered Entities1”) to maintain cybersecurity programs based on their Risk Assessments2. The Department is issuing this guidance to clarify regulatory requirements and highlight best practices when designing, conducting, and updating Risk Assessments (“Guidance”). This Guidance does not create new obligations.

CME Group To Launch CME Securities Clearing On December 7 To Expand Clearing Capacity, Choice And Capital Efficiency In The U.S. Treasury Market - New SEC-Registered Clearing House To Operate Alongside CME Group's Longstanding Cross-Margining Partnership With FICC

Date 10/09/2026

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced that it will launch CME Securities Clearing Inc. on December 7, 2026, pending all necessary regulatory approvals. The clearing house will provide market participants with a new, capital-efficient option to clear U.S. Treasury cash and repo transactions and comply with the SEC's central clearing mandate.

New York State Department Of Financial Services Issues New Cybersecurity Guidance On Risk Assessments For Financial Services Entities - Guidance Emphasizes Importance Of Ongoing Risk Assessments And Reminds Entities Of Compliance Obligations Under Nation-Leading Cybersecurity Regulation

Date 10/09/2026

New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Acting Superintendent Kaitlin Asrow today issued new cybersecurity guidance outlining the Department’s expectations for DFS-regulated entities’ on conducting risk assessments sufficient to inform their cybersecurity programs. The guidance outlines requirements regarding scope, frequency, and the role of risk assessments in informing entities cybersecurity programs. Under the Department’s nation-leading cybersecurity regulation, regulated entities are required to review and update risk assessments at least annually and whenever a change in the business or technology causes a material change to the entities’ cybersecurity risk. 

Lame Duck: Remarks At The Meeting Of The SEC Investor Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Washington D.C., Sept. 10, 2026

Date 10/09/2026

Thank you, George [Georgiev]. Good morning and welcome to the Committee members and today’s panelists. Thank you for your participation in the meeting. Thank you also to Marc Sharma, Adam Moore, Charles Kwon, and Adam Anicich for their tireless work with the Committee.

Remarks At The Investor Advisory Committee Meeting, Paul S. Atkins, SEC Chairman, Washington D.C. [Delivered Virtually], Sept. 10, 2026

Date 10/09/2026

Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I regret that contemporaneous business out of town keeps me from joining you in person today, but I would be remiss not to briefly address this group—albeit pre-recorded—and to thank you for your spirited service on behalf of American investors. I am grateful, as ever, for the thoughtfulness with which you consider the key opportunities and challenges facing them today.

UK Financial Conduct Authority: Man Pleads Guilty To Fraud And Forgery Offences Relating To Fake Takeover Approach

Date 10/09/2026

Christopher Woolcott has pleaded guilty to 4 counts of fraud and forgery after creating a fake takeover bid for Touchstone Exploration Inc.

Scaling Connectivity And Compute Has Never Been So Simple: LDA Reinvents Platform Flexibility

Date 10/09/2026

LDA Technologies (LDA), the innovation leader in advanced ultra-low latency solutions for capital markets, today announces the launch of two highly configurable, ultra-low latency, high-density hardware platforms designed for clients to build the devices their workload requires. Torus is an unprecedented high-density, multi-board platform engineered for compute heavy workloads with compact deployment for trading, HPC, and AI. OmniX brings the lowest latency, FPGA-powered networking platform available with high-bandwidth capture and swappable drives, allowing users to tap, timestamp and record in one box.

ICE Mortgage Monitor: Property Insurance Costs Rise 8.7% Annually, But Rate Of Growth Is Sharply Slowing - Average Annual Property Insurance Costs Declined 6.6% Among Homeowners Who Switched Carriers And Rose 10.4% For Otherscftc Secures

Date 10/09/2026

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), one of the world’s leading providers of financial market technology and data powering global capital markets, today released the September 2026 ICE Mortgage Monitor Report. The analysis finds that while insurance costs reached another record high in the second quarter, the pace of growth is beginning to moderate, and homeowners who shopped for coverage found meaningful opportunities to save.

Private Markets And AI Emerge As Defining Priorities For Asset Managers As Regional Priorities Shape Growth Strategies

Date 10/09/2026

• New Nasdaq Global Indexes survey finds private markets the top-ranked area of client demand across every region
• Among asset managers, 80% now use AI in the product development process, but only 26% actively use it across multiple stages

Christine Lagarde, President Of The ECB, Boris Vujčić, Vice-President Of The ECB - Monetary Policy Statement

Date 10/09/2026

Good afternoon, the Vice-President and I welcome you to our press conference. I would like to thank President Nagel for his kind hospitality and express our special gratitude to his staff for the excellent organisation of today’s meeting of the Governing Council.