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AMERIBOR® Suite Of Benchmark Interest Rates Reaffirmed To Meet IOSCO Principles For Financial Benchmarks For Fourth Year

Date 02/05/2022

The American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions, announced today that the AFX’s suite of American Interbank Offering Rate (AMERIBOR®) interest rates has been independently reviewed as of March 31, 2022 and has been reaffirmed to meet all nineteen (19) principles set forth by the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) for Financial Benchmarks for a fourth consecutive year. AMERIBOR and all of its related benchmarks are IOSCO compliant.

SEC: OMWI Reports Highlight Progress In Diversity, Equity And Inclusion - Agency Seeks Greater Participation From Regulated Entities In Conducting And Submitting Voluntary Self-Assessments Of Diversity Policies And Practices

Date 02/05/2022

As part of its continuing efforts to educate regulated entities on the benefits and importance of sharing self-assessments of their diversity policies and practices, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Diversity Assessment Report today that analyzes information received from regulated entities in response to OMWI’s 2020 invitation to conduct and submit voluntary self-assessments of their diversity policies and practices. Although there has been an incremental increase in participation of voluntary self-assessments by SEC-regulated entities since the SEC began collecting voluntary self-assessments in 2018, the SEC continues to focus on encouraging SEC-regulated entities to conduct and share self-assessments of their diversity policies and practices with the SEC.

US Treasury Announces Marketable Borrowing Estimates

Date 02/05/2022

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced its current estimates of privately-held net marketable borrowing for the April – June 2022 and July – September 2022 quarters.

CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 02/05/2022

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Economy Statement By Benjamin Harris, US Assistant Secretary For Economy Policy, For The Treasury Borrowing Advisory Committee

Date 02/05/2022

Real GDP growth declined in the first quarter of 2022, following a rapid acceleration of 6.9 percent in last year’s final quarter.  The outright decline in real GDP was driven by sharp swings in the contributions of net exports and inventory investment, two components which had added strongly to growth in the fourth quarter.  However, underlying private demand grew accelerated in the first quarter relative to the second half of 2021.  Private demand grew at a healthy rate despite a backdrop which included a resurgence of COVID-19 cases from the Omicron variant, expectations of tightening monetary policy, and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its impacts on sentiment and prices for oil and food.

FINRA Publishes 2022 Industry Snapshot - SPACs, Margin Debt And CAT Among New Data Categories

Date 02/05/2022

FINRA today published the 2022 FINRA Industry Snapshot, the annual statistical report on the brokerage firms, registered representatives and market activity that FINRA oversees. This year’s edition adds new data about special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), customer margin debt, the Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) and other areas.

SEC Charges CEO And President Of Synergy Settlement Services With Fraudulent Operation Of Special Needs Pooled Trusts - Defendants Allegedly Used Funds From Deceased Beneficiaries’ Accounts On Golf Tournaments And Beach Parties

Date 02/05/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges against Synergy Settlement Services, Inc., CEO Jason D. Lazarus, Esq., both based in Orlando, FL, and President Anthony F. Prieto, Jr. of Tampa, FL, for allegedly defrauding individuals with disabilities into believing that the individuals were placing their funds in a pooled trust managed by a non-profit association. According to the SEC’s charges, the defendants instead used a non-profit trustee as a shell company to profit from disabled personal injury victims.

SIX Swiss Exchange: Trading Key Figures April 2022

Date 02/05/2022

In April 2022, trading turnover on SIX Swiss Exchange reached CHF 106.5 billion, 30% less than in the previous month, while the number of transactions decreased by 36.7% to a total of 4,836,692. The SMI® declined by 0.3% and reached 12,128.8 points at the end of the month.

EBA Launches Discussion On The Role Of Environmental Risks In The Prudential Framework

Date 02/05/2022

• The Discussion Paper explores whether and how environmental risks are to be incorporatedin the Pillar 1 prudential framework for credit institutions and investment firms;
• The paper touches on key elements such as time horizon, inclusion of forward-lookingelements in the prudential framework, and the overall calibration of own fundsrequirements;
• The EBA is seeking broad feedback from stakeholders, so as to deliver its final report on thistopic in 2023.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – April 2022

Date 02/05/2022

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 3.5% YoY to PLN 22.9 billion
• Index futures turnover volume increased by 42.3% YoY to 508,100 contracts
• Non-Treasury bonds EOB turnover value on Catalyst increased by 186.3% YoY to PLN 879.8 million
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP decreased by 11.6% YoY to PLN 33.8 billion
• Structured products turnover value increased by 39.8% YoY to PLN 263.5 million
• ETF turnover value decreased by 26.5% to PLN 54.7 million
  • Electricity turnover volume increased by 3.7% to 12.3 TWh
  • Natural gas turnover volume decreased by 12.5% YoY to 7.6 TWh