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ISDA: Financial Markets And Institutions Provided Vital Support To The Global Economy During The Pandemic

Date 24/05/2021

Financial markets and institutions provided vital support to the global economy during the coronavirus pandemic, a new report out Monday shows.

Living In A Material World: Myths And Misconceptions About “Materiality”, SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee, Washington D.C., May 24, 2021

Date 24/05/2021

Keynote Remarks at the 2021 ESG Disclosure Priorities Event Hosted by the American Institute of CPAs & the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, and the Center for Audit Quality

Thank you, Neil [Stewart] for the introduction and for having me today as you discuss the important and timely topic of climate and ESG disclosures. I very much look forward to hearing from Janine [Guillot] and Julie [Bell Lindsay]. You both bring years of experience and significant expertise to these issues, and your organizations, SASB and CAQ, have contributed significantly to the development and understanding of ESG disclosure and assurance related to such disclosures.

BOX Options: New Features For The ATR Feed

Date 24/05/2021

BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) will introduce the following new features to the BOX Automated Trade Reporting (“ATR”) Feed on May 31, 2021:

• Support of multi-protocols in the ATR Feed 
• Drop-copy service added for Allocation and Give-Up messages to a Designated Firm 
• New field for Participant Session Name for Trade, Allocation and Give-up messages

Tether Tokens (USDt) Market Cap Crosses US$60 Billion In Flight To Safety Amid Extreme Market Volatility

Date 24/05/2021

Tether Operations Limited (Tether), the blockchain-enabled platform that powers the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has surpassed US$60 billion in market capitalization as market participants flooded to the pre-eminent stablecoin in the face of recent market turbulence.

YIELD App Announces Ground-Breaking New DeFi Insurance Product, Steady State

Date 24/05/2021

Leading decentralized finance (DeFi) wealth management platform YIELD App is pleased to announce it is partnering with its new partner project, cutting-edge new DeFi insurance protocol Steady State, which plans to completely transform the cryptocurrency protection landscape. 

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Securities

Date 24/05/2021

Arteche Receives Favourable Report From BME Growth

Date 24/05/2021

The Coordination and Admissions Committee of BME Growth has submitted to the Board of Directors a favourable report on ARTECHE following a thorough review of all the information presented by the company.

Faryar Shirzad Joins Coinbase As Chief Policy Officer - Former Goldman Sachs Global Co-Head Of Government Affairs And Former White House Deputy National Security Advisor, To Join Coinbase As Chief Policy Officer

Date 24/05/2021

Coinbase has never shied away from regulation. In fact, we’ve leaned into it over the past 9 years, allowing us to become a trusted platform bringing consumers and institutions alike into the cryptoeconomy. As a part of this commitment, we’re thrilled to welcome Faryar Shirzad as Coinbase’s new Chief Policy Officer. Faryar’s impressive experience — most recently as Global Co-Head of the Office of Government Affairs at Goldman Sachs — will be invaluable as we navigate the evolving global regulatory environment and work with governments around the world on critical issues surrounding the cryptoeconomy.

Joint Statement On U.S.-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group Meeting

Date 24/05/2021

U.S. and UK participants held the fourth meeting of the U.S.-UK Financial Regulatory Working Group (Working Group) virtually on May 20, 2021.  The Working Group was formed in 2018 to deepen bilateral regulatory cooperation with a view to the further promotion of financial stability; investor protection; fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and capital formation in both jurisdictions.  As two global financial centers, cooperation between the United States and the UK continues to be important, particularly during the global recovery from COVID-19.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Post-Trade Task Force Meeting – April 2021

Date 24/05/2021

The Bank of England is an observer on the Post-Trade Task Force, an industry working group that aims to catalyse reform in post-trade.