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SIFMA Statement In Support Of The Securing A Strong Retirement Act

Date 05/05/2021

SIFMA today issued the following statement from President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021:

“The American retirement system has helped millions of Americans prepare for a secure future. SIFMA believes the Securing a Strong Retirement Act of 2021 takes important steps toward enhancing the private retirement system and increasing retirement savings, including provisions that will incentivize small businesses to offer retirement plans, enable older Americans to save more and hold on to their savings longer, and help young people to save while paying off student loan debt. We commend Chairman Richard Neal and Ranking Member Kevin Brady for their long-standing commitment to improving retirement security for all Americans and for their work on this important legislation.”

Nodal Exchange Achieves Records In Power And Environmental Futures In April

Date 05/05/2021

Nodal Exchange announced today that it achieved several records in monthly power and environmental futures in the United States in April 2021. Nodal Exchange achieved record power futures open interest with 1,076 million MWh per side (equivalent to the electricity consumption of 101 million homes for a year in the USA) at the end of April representing 51.5% market share which is also a new record.  Nodal also achieved record open interest in environmental futures open interest with 135,946 lots representing 12.4% market share as of end of April.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In April 2021

Date 05/05/2021

In April 2021, total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange’s markets grew by 12% to RUB 95.7 trln (RUB 85.5 in April 2020).
Growth leaders were the Derivatives Market (+32.6%), FX Market (+15.8%), Equity Market (+13.4%), Money Market (+5.3%), Precious Metals Market (up 19.9x) and the Standardized OTC Derivatives Market (up 11.7x).

Coin Metrics Closes $15M Series B Round Led By Goldman Sachs

Date 05/05/2021

Coin Metrics, the leading provider of crypto financial intelligence, today announced that it raised $15 million in Series B financing, led by Goldman Sachs. Castle Island Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Fidelity Investments, Avon Ventures, Communitas Capital, and Collab+Currency are also increasing their investment in the company after participating in previous fundraising rounds. They are joined by new investors Acrew Ventures, Morningside Group, BlockFi and Warburg Serres Investments. Mathew McDermott, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, and head of their blockchain and crypto expansion efforts, will join Coin Metrics' Board of Directors.

Federal Reserve Board Invites Public Comment On Proposed Guidelines To Evaluate Requests For Accounts And Payment Services At Federal Reserve Banks

Date 05/05/2021

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday invited public comment on proposed guidelines to evaluate requests for accounts and payment services at Federal Reserve Banks ("Account Access Guidelines").

Acting CFTC Chairman Behnam To Participate In A Fireside Chat At ISDA’s 35th AGM

Date 05/05/2021

Confluence And J.P. Morgan Expand Partnership, Integrating Additional Asset Coverage Into Delta Risk And Performance Platform

Date 05/05/2021

Confluence Technologies, Inc. (“Confluence”), a global technology solutions provider delivering innovative products to the worldwide money management industry, and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) today announced a new development in their partnership to deliver a multi-asset portfolio analytics solution.

Macro Project Ltd/fxprime.io Trading Platform: BaFin Prohibits Unauthorised Deposit Business And Unauthorised Proprietary Trading

Date 05/05/2021

In a notice dated 22 April 2021, BaFin ordered Macro Project Ltd, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as the operator of the fxprime.io trading platform, to immediately cease its unauthorised deposit business and unauthorised proprietary trading activities.

Bank Of England - Operational Resilience – Outcomes In Practice - Speech By Lyndon Nelson, Deputy CEO & Executive Director, Regulatory Operations And Supervisory Risk Specialists: Given At UK Finance Operational Resilience Webinar

Date 05/05/2021

Lyndon Nelson talks about how supervision of the financial sector in the UK has changed over the last 25 years.

Then he turns to recent policy on operational resilience. He says we have addressed some of the issues that firms raised in our consultation. 

The Economic Outlook And Implications For Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The Colorado Forum, Denver, Colorado (Via Webcast)

Date 05/05/2021

Thank you for this opportunity to address the members of the Colorado Forum, which has been an arena for thoughtful discussion and debate for more than 40 years. Today I would like to discuss a subject that I expect is of great interest to Coloradans and others: the outlook for the U.S. economy in 2021. I believe that the economy has gained momentum in the past several months and is well positioned to grow strongly in 2021. Nevertheless, we have further to go to recover from the economic damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and risks remain.