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ICE Mortgage Technology Updates Website To Display Real-Time Mortgage Data

Date 15/03/2022

ICE Mortgage TechnologyTM, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced that its website home page has been updated with access to real-time mortgage data with Insights™ by ICE Mortgage Technology. These interactive tools present data including 30-year note rates, closed loan rates, days to close, and loan purpose information.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With Qatari Minister Of Finance H.E. Mr. Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari

Date 15/03/2022

Yesterday, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with Qatari Minister of Finance H.E. Mr. Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari.  Secretary Yellen congratulated Minister Al Kuwari on the 50th anniversary of U.S.-Qatar diplomatic relations and reiterated the importance of the U.S.-Qatar bilateral relationship, highlighting President Biden’s recent designation of Qatar as a major non-NATO ally.  Secretary Yellen also welcomed the continued partnership between the two countries in combatting terrorist financing in the region. The Secretary and Minister Al Kuwari also discussed opportunities for increased bilateral engagement on economic issues in the coming year, sustainable investment, and Qatar’s financial outlook.

NGX, Bamboo And Africa Prudential Collaborate On Retail Investor Education

Date 15/03/2022

Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in collaboration with Bamboo Invest and Africa Prudential Plc. hosted a webinar tagged “Increasing Retail Participation Through Digitalization” on Tuesday, 15 March 2022. This webinar highlighted opportunities to foster the growth of retail investor participation in the Nigerian capital market.

CFTC Orders London-Based Swap Dealer To Pay $3.25 Million For Swap-Data Reporting, Conflicts Of Interest, Mid-Market Mark, And Supervision Failures

Date 15/03/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today simultaneously filed and settled charges against ED&F Man Capital Markets, Ltd. (ED&F Man), a London-based provisionally registered swap dealer, for failing to comply with certain swap dealer requirements to report accurate swaps data to a swaps data repository (SDR), failing to disclose a conflict of interest to swaps counterparties, failing to disclose mid-market marks to counterparties, and for related supervision failures.

FIA Releases Progress Report On Derivatives Industry Standards Initiative

Date 15/03/2022

• FIA working towards launch of independent standards body in second quarter
• FIA targeting the "most pressing pain points" in trading and clearing workflow
• First set of standards focused on processing time for allocations and give-ups

Trading Technologies Acquires RCM-X - Acquisition Strengthens Value Proposition Of TT Platform With New Product Suite Of Algorithmic Execution Strategies, Trade Analytics, TCA Services

Date 15/03/2022

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global provider of high-performance professional trading software, infrastructure and data solutions, announced today that the firm has acquired RCM-X, a technology provider of algorithmic execution strategies and quantitative trading products. TT made the announcement at a session with leaders of many of the largest global financial institutions on the first day of the 2022 International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida. Both firms are based in Chicago.

EBA Calls On Financial Institutions To Ensure Compliance With Sanctions Against Russia Following The Invasion Of Ukraine And To Facilitate Access To Basic Payment Accounts For Refugees

Date 15/03/2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA) strongly condemns the recent developments that are taking a heavy toll on the Ukrainian state, society, and economy. Following the invasion of Ukraine, the Council of the EU has adopted restrictive measures against Russia and Belarus which require actions from the financial sector. The EBA is working with relevant authorities to ensure proper implementation by all financial institutions of these restrictive measures. As part of this, the EBA will collect and filter queries related to the scope of the restrictive measures as they apply to banks, and channel them to the EU Commission who will answer them. The EBA will continue to closely monitor and assess the situation to inform decisions and actions needed to mitigate short- and medium-term risks and stands ready to act under its competences.

FIA Announces New Board Members

Date 15/03/2022

FIA today announced the election of new directors to its board of directors at its annual meeting. Adam Cohen of Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking and Tom Gillis of Wells Fargo Securities were elected to the board.

US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen On How To Close The Gender Pay Gap

Date 15/03/2022

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen joined other female leaders to offer ideas on how to address the gender pay gap in America, as a part of CNN Business' Featured Stories on Equal Pay Day.

ESMA Published Its Assessment And Recommendations On The EC’S MiFIR Review Proposal

Date 15/03/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has published its assessment of the main elements on the European Commission’s (EC) MiFIR review proposal.