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Date 25/01/2023

Statement On The Prohibition Against Conflicts Of Interest In Certain Securitizations Re-Proposal, SEC Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw Jan. 25, 2023

The Commission is proposing to implement Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Even though it has been said frequently, I’d like to commend the work of so many tireless advocates, public servants, and elected officials in shepherding through a statute to protect American investors and their families, and to reduce the likelihood of a recurrence of the events that led up to the Global Financial Crisis of 2007-2008. And I also want to applaud the Commission staff for ensuring that Dodd-Frank, and all of our relevant statutes, are faithfully and meaningfully implemented.

Date 25/01/2023

CFTC Commissioner Goldsmith Romero To Participate In The American Bar Association Derivatives And Futures Law Committee Winter Meeting

Date 25/01/2023

SEC Proposes Rule To Prohibit Conflicts Of Interest In Certain Securitizations

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a rule to implement Section 27B of the Securities Act of 1933, a provision added by Section 621 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The rule is intended to prevent the sale of asset-backed securities (ABS) that are tainted by material conflicts of interest. Specifically, the rule would prohibit securitization participants from engaging in certain transactions that could incentivize a securitization participant to structure an ABS in a way that would put the securitization participant's interests ahead of those of ABS investors. The Commission originally proposed a rule to implement Section 27B in September 2011.

Date 25/01/2023

BIS: Global Financial Cycle And Liquidity Management

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The global financial cycle exposes emerging market economies to large fluctuations in capital inflows that tend to destabilise asset prices and macroeconomic conditions. In recent years, an influential line of research has advocated using capital controls to reduce the volatility of capital inflows and enhance macroeconomic resilience.

Date 25/01/2023

BIS - Theory Of Supply Chains: A Working Capital Approach

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Production takes time, especially when conducted through long supply chains. Working capital in the form of inventories and receivables bridges the timing mismatch between incurring costs and receiving cash from sales. This paper lays out a theory of supply chains where financial conditions play a pivotal role in the determination of the length of supply chains.

Date 25/01/2023

Statement On Prohibiting Conflicts Of Interest In Certain Securitizations, SEC Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga, Jan. 25, 2023

While “asset-backed securities” may not be a household term, it has direct implications for millions of working households. So much so that in both 2008 and during the Covid-19 pandemic, the Federal Reserve set up emergency loan facilities to prevent interruptions in this market.

Date 25/01/2023

BIS: Forecasting Swap Rate Volatility With Information From Swaptions

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We calculate the swap rate model-free implied volatility from over-the-counter swaption quotes for swap rates with a wide cross section of tenors and with a variety of times to expiration. We examine the predictive power of the swap rate model-free implied volatility on future realised volatility of swap rates and compare the in-sample and out-of-sample predictability of the model-free implied volatility with other commonly used predictors.

Date 25/01/2023

Statement On Prohibiting Conflicts Of Interest In Securitizations, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Jan. 25, 2023

Today, the Commission is considering whether to re-propose rules to prohibit a range of market participants that sell or sponsor asset-backed securities (ABS) from taking positions against those very products. I am pleased to support this re-proposed rule as it fulfills Congress’s mandate to address conflicts of interests in the securitization market, which contributed to the 2008 financial crisis.

Date 25/01/2023

Edgewater: New Hires And Opening Of São Paulo Office Highlight Growing Demand For FX Trading Technology And Execution In Latin America And Globally

Edgewater Markets, a leading provider of technology, trade execution and liquidity aggregation across foreign exchange (FX) and precious metals, today announced extensive new hires and the opening of the firm’s São Paulo office as worldwide demand grows for its FX trading technology and execution services.

Date 25/01/2023

ACER Publishes New Framework Guidelines For Joint Scenarios For Gas And Electricity Network Development Planning

Every two years, the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) and for Gas (ENTSOG) must prepare joint scenarios which set the basis for the future network development planning in the European Union.