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Japan Financial Services Agency: The First Registration Case Using The Financial Market Entry Office

Date 16/04/2021

In order to expand Japan’s role as an international financial center, the Japanese Government is committed to making its capital markets more attractive with strategic initiatives and to creating an environment that attracts foreign businesses and highly-skilled foreign professionals.

ASIC Enforcement Update July To December 2020

Date 16/04/2021

ASIC has today released its enforcement update report for the period 1 July to 30 December 2020.

CFFEX: Notice On Delivery Of Equity Index Futures And Options Contracts

Date 16/04/2021

The following equity index futures and options contracts are delivered on April 16, 2021 at their respective final settlement prices:

• IF2104 CSI 300 index futures contracts and the IO2104 series CSI 300 index options contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 4963.65;
• IC2104 CSI 500 index futures contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 6332.37;
• IH2104 SSE 50 index futures contracts are delivered at the final settlement price of 3444.74.

AMERIBOR® Forward Looking Term Rate Affirmed To Meet IOSCO Principles For Financial Benchmarks; AMERIBOR® Benchmark Re-Affirmed For Third Year

Date 15/04/2021

American Financial Exchange (AFX), an electronic exchange for direct lending and borrowing for American banks and financial institutions, announced today that the AFX’s AMERIBOR® Term-30 — the AFX forward-looking term rate -- has been independently reviewed as of April 15, 2021 and has been affirmed to comply with all nineteen (19) principles set forth by the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) for Financial Benchmarks.  

Treasury International Capital Data For February

Date 15/04/2021

The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for February 2021.  The next release, which will report on data for March 2021, is scheduled for May 17, 2021.

Testimony Of Brian Smith, Deputy Assistant Secretary For Federal Finance, U.S. Department Of The Treasury, House Financial Services Subcommittee On Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, And Capital Markets

Date 15/04/2021

Thank you to Chair Sherman and Ranking Member Huizenga for calling a hearing on this important issue. As Treasury’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Finance, I oversee the Department’s work on the LIBOR transition.

ISDA Guidance: Japan Summer 2021 Holiday Changes

Date 15/04/2021

ISDA guidance for parties to over-the-counter derivative transactions affected by the holiday changes happening in Japan this summer can be found below.

SIFMA Supports Federal Legislation For Transitioning Away From LIBOR

Date 15/04/2021

SIFMA today expressed its support for federal legislation to assist with the transition from LIBOR in testimony submitted for the record in a hearing before the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets titled “The End of LIBOR: Transitioning to an Alternative Interest Rate Calculation for Mortgages, Student Loans, Business Borrowing, and Other Financial Products.”

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Deputy Comptroller For Market Risk Policy Testifies On LIBOR Transition

Date 15/04/2021

Deputy Comptroller for Market Risk Policy Kevin Walsh today testified during a hearing before the U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship and Capital Markets regarding the upcoming cessation of the London Interbank Offered Rates (LIBOR).

Canadian Securities Regulators On Track To Publish Final Amendments To Enhance Protection Of Older And Vulnerable Clients

Date 15/04/2021

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) is on track to publish the final amendments that will enhance the protection of older and vulnerable clients across Canada, in early summer 2021.