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Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – July 2021

Date 03/08/2021

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book[1] equities turnover value decreased by 20.8% YoY to PLN 18.5 billion
• Derivatives turnover volume decreased by 8.8% YoY to 564,400 contracts
• Bonds turnover value on TBSP increased by 637% YoY to PLN 50.8 billion
• Electricity turnover volume increased by 12.6% to 21.4 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume increased by 32.9% YoY to 16.8 TWh
• White certificates turnover volume increased by 50.0% YoY to 9.9 ktoe
• Turnover in Guarantees of Origin of RES electricity increased by 2.0% to 2.0 TWh

Wescom Credit Union Launches Credit Cards For Local University With Temenos - Southern California Credit Union Brings Sleek, Fast Digital Banking Services To The Westwood Collegiate Community Leveraging Temenos’ API-First Digital Banking Platform

Date 03/08/2021

Temenos (SIX: TEMN), the banking software company, today announced that Wescom Credit Union has launched two credit cards for a local university in Westwood, CA powered by Temenos Infinity the leading digital banking platform.

IAMAI-BACC Appoints India’s First Cyber Security Coordinator Dr Gulshan Rai As Its Advisory Board Member

Date 03/08/2021

The Blockchain and Crypto Assets Council (BACC), an industry body formed under the aegis of the Fintech Convergence Council of the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), has announced the appointment of Dr Gulshan Rai, India’s first and former cybersecurity coordinator, as its Advisory Board Member. Dr Rai is also serving as a distinguished fellow, ORF.

AFMA Supports Reform Of Cross Border Financial Regulation

Date 03/08/2021

The Australian Financial Markets Association (AFMA) has responded to the Treasury consultation paper on regulatory relief for Foreign Financial Service Providers (FFSPs) of wholesale services. AFMA supports the Government’s decision to consider options for FFSP regulation that would restore previous relief outcomes. This would benefit Australian businesses dealing with financial entities located overseas to meet their growing investment diversification and financing needs.

ISDA Response To 2021 CDIC Amendments

Date 02/08/2021

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) has been actively engaged for many years with providing input on regulatory reforms impacting derivatives in major jurisdictions globally, including Canada. ISDA appreciates the opportunity to provide comments to the Department of Finance Canada (the “Department”) with respect to proposed amendments (the “Proposed Amendments”) to the Canada Deposit Insurance Corporation Act (the “Act”) contained within Bill C-30 (the Budget Implementation Act) (the “Bill”).

SEC Staff Statement On The Proposed Expert Market, Division Of Trading And Markets Staff

Date 02/08/2021

On December 22, 2020, the Commission issued notice of and requested comment on a proposed exemptive order that, if adopted, would grant a conditional exemption from Rule 15c2-11 for certain publications of broker-dealer quotations on an expert market operated by OTC Link LLC.

MIAX Exchange Group - Options Exchanges - Updated August 1, 2021 Fee Changes

Date 02/08/2021

As previously announced in the July 26th Alert, effective August 1, 2021, the MIAX Options, MIAX Pearl Options and MIAX Emerald Options Exchanges Fee Schedules were amended.

SEC: Joint Statement On The Departure Of Pete Driscoll - Chair Gary Gensler, Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner Elad L. Roisman, Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, Commission Caroline A. Crenshaw

Date 02/08/2021

As he departs the agency, we would like to thank Pete Driscoll for his more than two decades of service to the SEC and his leadership of the Division of Examinations. Pete has always demonstrated a remarkable commitment to protecting America’s investors, ensuring the examination program is strong and effective, and supporting his colleagues throughout the agency. We particularly commend him for guiding the examination program through the challenges of the pandemic and for shepherding its transition from the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations to the Division of Examinations. We have benefitted from his many years of experience, his steady leadership, and his dedication to advancing the agency’s mission on behalf of investors.

US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter To Congressional Leadership On The Debt Limit

Date 02/08/2021

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to Congressional leadership regarding the debt limit.

Statement In Connection With The SEC’s Whistleblower Program, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Aug. 2, 2021

Date 02/08/2021

In September 2020, the Commission adopted amendments to the SEC’s whistleblower program rules. Various members of the whistleblower community, as well as Commissioners Lee and Crenshaw, have expressed concern that two of these amendments could discourage whistleblowers from coming forward. One of these amendments would preclude the Commission in some instances from making an award in related enforcement actions brought by other law-enforcement and regulatory authorities if a second, alternative whistleblower award program might also apply to the action. The second amendment could be used by a future Commission to lower an award because of the size of the award in absolute terms.