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Nadex Temporarily Amends Binary Contracts Strike Width

Date 10/12/2021

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.6(d) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”) hereby provides notice that due to increased or decreased volatility, as the case may be, in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based, Nadex made changes to the strike widths of various contracts during the week of December 6, 2021 as indicated in the Weekly Notice.
Statement By IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva At The Conclusion Of A Meeting With African Ministers Of Finance On The Region’s Economic Prospects

Date 10/12/2021

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the Minister of Finance and Budget of Senegal, Abdoulaye Daouda Diallo, and the Minister of Economy Amadou Hott, today co-hosted a hybrid meeting with African Ministers of Finance. The Managing Director and Ministers discussed economic prospects and how to address key risks, including those posed by the pandemic, climate change, security challenges, and spillovers from the global economy. At the end of the meeting, Ms. Georgieva issued the following statement:
Annual Changes To The Nasdaq-100 Index®

Date 10/12/2021

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced the results of the annual reconstitution of the Nasdaq-100 Index® (Nasdaq: NDX), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, December 20, 2021.
British Columbia Securities Commission: Vancouver’s Credential Asset Management To Pay $300,000 For Internal Incentive Programs, Inadequate Controls And Supervision

Date 10/12/2021

Vancouver-based mutual fund dealer, Credential Asset Management Inc., has agreed to pay $300,000 to the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) for providing financial incentives to its representatives for selling certain funds.
Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 10/12/2021

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions:

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Meeting With German Finance Minister Christian Lindner

Date 10/12/2021

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with German Finance Minister Christian Lindner. Secretary Yellen congratulated Minister Lindner on his recent appointment and expressed appreciation for Germany’s commitment to the transatlantic alliance. The Secretary welcomed Germany’s upcoming G7 Presidency, and they discussed priorities for the forthcoming G7 year. Secretary Yellen also reiterated President Biden’s concern over Russia’s escalation of forces surrounding Ukraine, and expressed her interest in partnering with Germany on contingencies that could be rapidly deployed to impose severe costs on Russia’s economy.
US Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting - Friday, December 17, 2021

Date 10/12/2021

On Friday, December 17, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will preside over a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) by videoconference. The agenda will include both an open and an executive session. The preliminary agenda for the open session includes a vote on the Council’s 2021 annual report; a vote on establishing a staff-level Climate-related Financial Risk Committee of the Council; and the transition from LIBOR. The preliminary agenda for the executive session includes forthcoming proposed SEC rulemakings; the crypto-asset policy sprint by the federal banking agencies; and the Council’s climate-related work.
Rat Farms And Rule Comments - Statement On Comment Period Lengths, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Dec. 10, 2021

Date 10/12/2021

As the Securities and Exchange Commission embarks on an active period of rulemaking, we ought to do all we can to elicit broad-ranging public comment. Carefully delineating the nature of the changes we are proposing helps commenters to respond with helpful suggestions for improving the rules. Asking lots of questions, something we routinely do in our rulemaking releases, points the public to particular questions we have. Identifying the problem we are trying to solve, offering potential alternative solutions, setting forth the costs and benefits of the proposed and alternative solutions, and laying out the assumptions and data underlying our economic analysis together enable commenters to offer thoughtful responses. Essential to facilitating substantive input from a wide variety of interested parties is giving people enough time to comment.
Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Reports Improvement In Mortgage Performance

Date 10/12/2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) reported that the performance of first-lien mortgages in the federal banking system improved during the third quarter of 2021.
US Department Of Justice: Trader Indicted For Commodities Insider Trading Scheme

Date 10/12/2021

A federal grand jury in Houston returned an indictment on Dec. 7 charging a natural gas trader for an insider trading scheme involving natural gas futures.