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BOX Options Market Open-Close Data Report

Date 26/10/2021

BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) recently added a new market data product known as the Open-Close Data Report, which will be available for purchase for BOX Participants and nonParticipants.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 26/10/2021

NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of October 15, 2021.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date October 15, 2021

Date 26/10/2021

At the end of the settlement date of October 15, 2021, short interest in 2,878 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 8,844,587,706 shares compared with 8,738,351,082 shares in 2,803 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of September 30, 2021. The mid-October short interest represents 3.20 days compared with 2.85 days for the prior reporting period.

SEC Issues Agendas For October 28 And November 3 Meetings Of The Asset Management Advisory Committee

Date 26/10/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today released the agendas for the Oct. 28 and Nov. 3 meetings of the Asset Management Advisory Committee (AMAC).

Moscow Exchange: Preliminary Parameters For Start Of Trading In American Depository Shares On Delimobil Holding S.A. Ordinary Shares.

Date 26/10/2021

Moscow Exchange announces preliminary trading parameters to be applied to American depository shares (ADSs) representing ordinary shares of Delimobil Holding S.A. (ISIN – US24700L1061) in case the decision to start trading of the security is made. From 26 October 2021, the ADSs are included in the Moscow Exchange Level 1 List (https://www.moex.com/n37135/?nt=104).

Deutsche Börse: Unscheduled Component Changes In DAX, MDAX And SDAX

Date 26/10/2021

Qontigo’s global index provider STOXX Ltd. has announced an unscheduled change to the DAX, MDAX and SDAX indices.

SEC Obtains Asset Freeze And Other Relief In Halting Penny Stock Scheme On Twitter

Date 26/10/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it filed an emergency action, and obtained an injunction and asset freeze, against Steven M. Gallagher for allegedly committing securities fraud through a long running scheme to manipulate stocks using Twitter.

Acting Comptroller Of The Currency Discusses LIBOR Cessation And Replacement

Date 26/10/2021

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today discussed the importance of maintaining trust in the banking system during the transition from LIBOR to replacement rates at the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) Symposium.

ISDA Responds To BoE Consultation On RFR Clearing Obligation

Date 26/10/2021

In July 2021, ISDA responded to a Bank of England (BoE) consultation on the inclusion of transactions referencing certain risk-free rates (RFRs) into the clearing obligation. In addition, the BoE released a supplementary consultation on the inclusion of swaps referencing TONA in September, which ISDA responded to on October 26, 2021.

The Importance Of High-Quality Independent Audits And Effective Audit Committee Oversight To High Quality Financial Reporting To Investors, Paul Munter, SEC Acting Chief Accountant, Washington D.C., Oct. 26, 2021

Date 26/10/2021

Introduction

As we mark the upcoming twentieth anniversary of the enactment of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (“SOX”), it is critical for all gatekeepers in the financial reporting ecosystem (auditors, management, and their audit committees) to maintain constant vigilance in the faithful implementation of the requirements of SOX by fulfilling their shared responsibilities to continue to produce high quality financial disclosures that are decision-useful to investors and maintain the public trust in our capital markets. An integral part of the faithful implementation of SOX is for audit firms to remain independent of their audit clients and for audit committees to take ownership of their oversight responsibilities with respect to the independent auditor.