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Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, April 28-29, 2026

Date 20/05/2026

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday released the minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting that was held on April 28–29, 2026.

Boost For Britain’s Financial Services And Greater Protections For Consumers As New Legislation Is Introduced - Bill Introduced To Parliament This Week Will Unlock Growth And Investment Across The Country And Boost Protections For Consumers

Date 20/05/2026

• Wider access to credit unions for consumers, simplifying regulation and reducing the number of regulators are some of the changes being brought forward.
• This is part of the Government’s plan to build a stronger and fairer economy, building on good growth in the first quarter of this year.

Canadian Securities Administrators Invites Stakeholders To Join Its Tokenization Workshop In Toronto

Date 20/05/2026

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) invites interested stakeholders to join the livestream for its upcoming Toronto tokenization workshop: Powering Growth and Competitiveness taking place on Thursday, June 11, 2026.

ETFGI Reports New Milestone: ETF Assets Surge To Record US$21.91 Trillion Worldwide

Date 20/05/2026

ETFGI, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs industry reached a New Milestone: ETF Assets Surge to Record US$21.91 Trillion Worldwide globally. During April, the ETFs industry globally gathered net inflows of US$218.97 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$856.38 billion, according to ETFGI's April 2026 Global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. ETFGI, is a 14 year old leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, 6 annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summits, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted)

BIS: Basel Committee Agrees To Publish Report On Information And Communication Technology Risk Management, Progresses Cryptoasset Targeted Review, Considers Targeted Updates On Liquidity Risk Principles

Date 20/05/2026

• Agrees to publish range of practices report on information and communication technology risk management.
• Progresses its targeted review of the prudential standard for banks' cryptoasset exposures.
• Considers targeted updates of its principles on liquidity risk.

Shield Launches Dual Move On Surveillance Efficiency With Actionable Risk Intelligence And Faster Reviews - New Platform Updates Accelerate Alert Review And Equip Compliance Leaders With BI Analytics To Measure Performance, Optimize Operations, Prove Business Impact

Date 20/05/2026

Shield, the award-winning communications surveillance and archiving platform for financial services, today announced key additions to its platform: Shield Insights, a new premium analytics layer that provides compliance operations leaders with actionable risk intelligence across reviewer operations, and a redesigned reviewer experience that enables investigation of alerts up to 50% faster.

Finansinspektionen: Financial Stability And Prepardness (2026:1)

Date 20/05/2026

The Swedish financial system is stable and the financial sector’s preparedness for crisis and war has been strengthened. The geopolitical situation increases the risk of both financial and operational shocks in the financial system. The rapid technological development, particularly within artificial intelligence, is also enhancing the significance of operational risks and could make the risks in the financial sector more complex and difficult to assess.

FINRA Fines Pictet Overseas And Blue Ocean ATS For AML And Supervisory Violations Involving Low-Priced Securities - Pictet Overseas Ordered To Pay $610,000; Blue Ocean Ordered To Pay $550,000

Date 20/05/2026

FINRA has fined two member firms a total of more than $1.1 million for anti-money laundering (AML) and supervisory violations related to low-priced securities transactions.

Bahamas International Securities Exchange Q2, 2025 Quarterly Statistical Report

Date 20/05/2026

BISX is pleased to announce its BISX All-Share Index and trading statistics for the six-month period ending 30 June 2025, with comparison to the same period of 2024.

Federal Reserve Board: Speech By Governor Barr On Consumer Financial Health Metrics At EMERGE Financial Health 2026 Scaling Progress, Shaping The Future, Atlanta, Georgia

Date 20/05/2026

Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today.1 In preparing for this event, I found myself reflecting on the evolution of the concept of financial health. What began as a push for expanding financial access has evolved over the decades—thanks to advances in research, technology, and the efforts of many of you here at today's conference—to a focus on delivering better financial health outcomes for American families.