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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 12/11/2020

CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

Mike Willis Named Associate Director In SEC Division Of Economic And Risk Analysis

Date 12/11/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has named Mike Willis as an Associate Director in the Division of Economic and Risk Analysis (DERA). Mr. Willis will lead DERA’s newly created Office of Data Science and Innovation, which provides the Commission and its staff with expertise on data analytics, risk assessment, and structured disclosure. He will oversee the development of data analytics tools to enhance program data quality and information. Mr. Willis will coordinate with other offices and divisions to address structured machine-readable open data in rulemaking, analytics, dissemination and other areas. He will also oversee data ingestion and work with the SEC’s Chief Data Officer and others within the agency to develop a unified vision of data ingestion, analysis, visualization and use.

RiskFuel Named FIA Innovator Of The Year - Options AI Is The Runner-Up And Wematch Wins The People’s Choice Award

Date 12/11/2020

FIA announced today that RiskFuel has been named the FIA Innovator of the Year. In addition, Options AI was named the runner-up, and Wematch won the inaugural People’s Choice Award.

CalPERS Names Anne Simpson Managing Investment Director Of Board Governance And Sustainability

Date 12/11/2020

CalPERS today announced that Anne Simpson has been selected as managing investment director (MID) of Board Governance and Sustainability, effective immediately.

SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For Thanksgiving Day

Date 12/11/2020

SIFMA confirmed its previous recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the U.S. Thanksgiving Day holiday.

Keynote Address: ALI CLE 2020 Conference On Life Insurance Company Products, Dalia Blass, SEC Director, Division Of Investment Management, Nov. 10, 2020

Date 12/11/2020

Introduction

Good morning and thank you Stephen Roth for the kind introduction and the warm welcome. I would like to start by wishing you, your families and colleagues good health during these difficult and often unnerving times. This is my fourth year that I have been invited to speak at this conference, although now in a virtual setting. I appreciate the opportunity to connect and engage with you, especially at a time when constructive dialogue and exchange of ideas are perhaps more important than ever.

Facing The Future - Duff & Phelps Comments On Nikhil Rathi’s Address To The City Regulators Today

Date 12/11/2020

Nick Bayley, Managing Director, Head of UK Regulatory Consulting at Duff & Phelps comments on Nikhil Rathi’s address to the City Regulators today:

“Crisis is almost always a catalyst for regulatory change, so it is unsurprising to hear the new FCA chief talk about his intention to ‘transform’ his organisation. Of course, achieving such a transformation will be no easy task given the huge amount of day-to-day authorisation, supervision, policy-making, monitoring and enforcement the FCA juggernaut has to do”.

Strong And Simple - Speech By Sam Woods, Deputy Governor For Prudential Regulation And Chief Executive Officer,, Prudential Regulation Authority - Given At Mansion House, London

Date 12/11/2020

Sam Woods sets out the intention of the Prudential Regulation Authority to implement a ‘strong and simple’ regime for regulating small UK banks and building societies.

Facing The Future – Challenges And Priorities For The FCA: Speech By The FCA CEO, Nikhil Rathi, Given At The Address To The City Regulators, Mansion House

Date 12/11/2020

Highlights

• The financial services industry and the FCA face significant issues and challenges in the coming months – including, but not limited to, the continuing coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the end of the Brexit transition period. 
• In tackling the immediate challenges, we must not lose sight of long-running issues that are reshaping financial services, such as climate change.
• All of our efforts will be underpinned by our ambitious plans to transform the FCA so that we can deliver more for consumers, firms and markets.

José Manuel Campa Opens The 2020 EBA Policy Research Workshop

Date 12/11/2020

José Manuel Campa, Chairperson of the European Banking Authority (EBA) delivered today his openings remarks at the 2020 EBA Policy Research Workshop on the impacts, risks and opportunities of new technologies in the banking sector. The Chairperson underlined the importance of the application of new technologies in the banking sector in a period of increased experimentation and roll-out of new technologies across the EU financial sector and immense technology-enabled change.