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Japan's Financial Services Agency: Publication Of The "Social Bond Guidelines (Draft)" – Open For Public Comments

Date 21/07/2021

The Financial Services Agency has published a draft version of the “Social Bond Guidelines” based on the discussions at the Working Group on Social Bonds. Please refer to the link below for the full text of the Guidelines (Draft) in PDF format.
Chinese Startups Lead APAC Recovery In VC Funding Activity During H1 2021, Finds GlobalData

Date 21/07/2021

Venture capital (VC) investments in Chinese startups, which had witnessed slowdown and volatility in recent years, have started picking up again with US$46.2bn of capital deployed in 1,637 deals during January-June 2021. This is the highest VC funding amount among the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries during the period, reveals GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
SIX Expands Its International Custody Services Reach To The US

Date 21/07/2021

Following the successful formation of SIX SIS USA Inc. and with the opening of its US office, SIX takes a major step forward in its international growth strategy.
Monetary Authority Of Singapore And Singapore FinTech Association Invite Entries For 2021 FinTech Awards

Date 21/07/2021

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Singapore FinTech Association (SFA) announced today the launch of the 2021 Singapore FinTech Festival (SFF) Global FinTech Awards (the Awards). The Awards recognise innovative FinTech solutions by FinTech companies, financial institutions and technology companies; as well as individuals and companies whose initiatives have contributed significantly to the FinTech ecosystem. The Awards, supported by PwC Singapore, brings together the FinTech Awards previously presented separately by MAS and SFA.
ASIC Consults On Draft Guidance For The Hawking Reforms

Date 21/07/2021

ASIC is consulting on proposed updates to its guidance on the prohibition on the hawking of financial products.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Statement On Rescinding Its 2020 Community Reinvestment Act Rule

Date 20/07/2021

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced it will propose rescinding the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) rule issued in May 2020 and is committed to working with the Federal Reserve (Board) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to put forward a joint rulemaking that strengthens and modernizes the CRA.
Chocolate-Covered Cicadas, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, July 20, 2021: Remarks Before The Brookings Institution

Date 20/07/2021

Thank you, Aaron [Klein], for that introduction. This summer was the summer of the cicadas. The dull hum of their song permeated the solitude of an evening stroll, along with the disconcerting crunch as pedestrian attempts to avoid squashing the creatures inevitably failed. Every seventeen years the beady-eyed cicadas emerge from underground—a natural wonder, perhaps therefore to be forgiven for their uncouth habits and off-putting appearance. As eighteenth century farmer and self-taught naturalist Benjamin Banneker, having observed three appearances of cicadas, wrote:
US Interagency Statement On Community Reinvestment Act Joint Agency Action

Date 20/07/2021

The Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) are committed to working together to jointly strengthen and modernize regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA).
Readout Of US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting With His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein Of Jordan

Date 20/07/2021

Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Secretary Yellen underscored the broad partnership between the United States and Jordan. She noted the challenges Jordan faced, complicated by COVID, and encouraged His Majesty to continue to implement reforms that will help Jordan to boost sustainable growth and job creation. The Secretary also welcomed the partnership between the two countries in combatting terrorist finance in the region.
Federal Reserve Board Statement On The Community Reinvestment Act

Date 20/07/2021

The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced it is committed to working together with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to jointly strengthen and modernize regulations implementing the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA). "We are delighted to work together to develop a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking building on the Board's September 2020 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, which was intended to provide a framework for a joint rulemaking that ensures the CRA remains a strong and effective tool to address inequities in access to credit and meet the needs of low- and moderate-income communities and garners broad support," said Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard.