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Prepared Remarks Of Gary Gensler, Chair Of The Securities And Exchange Commission, Before The American Bar Association Derivatives And Futures Law Committee Virtual Mid-Year Program - Chair Gary Gensler, July 21, 2021

Date 21/07/2021

Thank you for the kind introduction. It’s good to be back with the American Bar Association’s Derivatives and Futures Law Committee.

Leading Financial Services And Technology Insights Firms Merge To Form Aite-Novarica Group

Date 21/07/2021

Aite Group LLC and Novarica Inc. have joined forces to create the leading advisory firm focused on helping executives from banks, payments providers, insurers, securities firms and their respective service providers respond to important technology, market, operations, and regulatory changes. 

State Street Launches Front To Back Private Markets Solution - Agrees To Acquire Mercatus, Inc. To Offer Fully Integrated Platform For Growing Private Market Segments Including Infrastructure, Private Equity, Real Estate, Private Debt And Fund Of Funds

Date 21/07/2021

State Street Corporation (NYSE:STT) announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Mercatus, Inc., a premier front-and-middle-office solutions and data management provider for private market managers. The transaction is expected to be completed in September subject to customary closing conditions. Financial terms are not being disclosed.

JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.: BaFin Imposes Administrative Fine

Date 21/07/2021

On 19 July 2021, BaFin imposed an administrative fine amounting to 1,830,000 euros on JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.

SEC Charges Retailer And Former CEO For Accounting, Reporting, And Control Failures

Date 21/07/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Fort Worth, Texas, specialty retailer Tandy Leather Factory Inc. and its former chief executive officer Shannon Greene have agreed to settle charges for accounting, reporting, and control failures that led to a multi-year restatement of the company’s financial statements.

Passive Investing And ETF Benchmark Transitions Drive Strong Growth In ICE’s Index Business

Date 21/07/2021

• ICE Expands its footprint with new fixed income, thematic and ESG-focused indices
• ETFs totaling $60 billion in AUM announce transitions to ICE Indices in 2021

ACER Analyses The National Gas Balancing Regimes Of The EU

Date 21/07/2021

The EU Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) publishes today its latest Balancing Monitoring Report including a comparative performance assessment of the gas balancing zones of 22 Member States with the aim to assist National Regulatory Authorities for Energy (NRAs) and Transmission System Operators (TSOs) understand the strengths and weaknesses of each regime.

Emerging Prudential Lessons From The Covid Stress - Speech By Victoria Saporta, Bank Of England Executive Director, Prudential Policy, Given At A Bank Of England Webinar

Date 21/07/2021

Vicky Saporta reflects on the way in which the prudential rules we put in place after the 2008 financial crisis worked during the Covid pandemic.  

Nasdaq Announces Quarterly Dividend Of $0.54 Per Share

Date 21/07/2021

The Board of Directors of Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.54 per share on the company's outstanding common stock. The dividend is payable on September 24, 2021 to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 10, 2021. Future declarations of quarterly dividends and the establishment of future record and payment dates are subject to approval by the Board of Directors.

S&P Global Platts And ICE Issue Joint Paper And Open Market Consultations On The Evolution Of The Brent Complex

Date 21/07/2021

S&P Global Platts ("Platts"), the leading independent provider of information, analytics, and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, and Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today published a joint white paper and launched simultaneous consultations on the evolution of the Brent complex, which includes Dated Brent, Cash Brent, and ICE Brent Crude Oil futures.