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Korean Retail Investors Were Active Purchasers Of ETFs Listed In The United States In June

Date 09/07/2024

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that Korean retail investors were active purchasers of ETFs listed in the United States in June.  During June, 26 of the top 50 overseas securities purchased by Korean retail investors were ETFs listed in the United States. The number of ETFs on the top 50 list increased by 3 from 23 in May, it is up by 1 from 25 in April, and it is up by 1 from March.

SIX Swiss Stock Exchange: Index Adjustments on the Occasion of the Ordinary Index Review

Date 09/07/2024

SIX has decided to make changes to the index baskets on the basis of a recommendation from the Index Commission and in compliance with the SMI®, SLI®, SPI® and SXI® index rules. The indices will be adjusted on 20 September 2024 after closing. The adjustment takes effect on 23 September 2024.

SIFMA Appoints Stephen Byron Managing Director, Head Of Technology, Operations And Business Continuity

Date 09/07/2024

SIFMA today announced Stephen Byron has been appointed Managing Director, Head of Technology, Operations and Business Continuity.

BIS: Basel Committee Consults On Principles For The Sound Management Of Third-Party Risk

Date 09/07/2024

• The Basel Committee has published a consultation on Principles for the sound management of third-party risk.
• The proposed principles provide guidance to banks and prudential supervisors on effective third-party risk management, aiming to enhance banks' ability to withstand operational disruptions and mitigate the impact of severe disruptive events.
• Comments on the proposed principles are requested by 9 October 2024.

CFTC Chairman Behnam To Testify Before The U.S. Senate Committee On Agricultural, Nutrition And Forestry

Date 09/07/2024

The EBA Updates The Supervisory Reporting Framework

Date 09/07/2024

• These technical standards are crucial as they allow supervisors to monitor institutions’ compliance with the Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR3) implementation of the latest Basel III reforms in the EU and will foster consistent and enhanced supervision.
• The new standards introduce or amend supervisory reporting requirements on output floor, credit risk, market risk, credit valuation adjustment (CVA) risk, operational risk, leverage ratio and a transitional supervisory reporting on exposures to crypto-assets.

Iress Appoints Alistair Morgan As Executive Managing Director Of Iress UK

Date 09/07/2024

Iress today announced the appointment of Alistair Morgan to the newly created role of Executive Managing Director - UK, following a successful internal and external recruitment process. 

Dissenting Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger Regarding CFTC’s Spring 2024 Regulatory Agenda

Date 09/07/2024

The Spring 2024 regulatory agenda (the “Agenda”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission was recently published as part of the government-wide Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions.[1]  These semiannual submissions set out the CFTC’s Agenda of rulemakings that it expects to propose or finalize over the next year.

US Treasury Calls For Large Position Reports

Date 09/07/2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is calling for Large Position Reports from those entities whose positions in the 4-3/4% Treasury Bonds of November 2043 equaled or exceeded $1.6 billion as of Tuesday, December 19, 2023, or Friday, December 29, 2023.

Semiannual Monetary Policy Report To The Congress, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell, Before The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.

Date 09/07/2024

Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Scott, and other members of the Committee, I appreciate the opportunity to present the Federal Reserve's semiannual Monetary Policy Report.