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Date 28/05/2024
IOSCO Board Re-Elects CFTC Chairman Behnam As Vice Chair
The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has re-elected CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam as a Vice Chair for the term 2024-2026, a role to which he was originally elected in October 2022. This year’s election took place at IOSCO’s 2024 Annual Meeting in Athens, Greece. As a member of the IOSCO Board’s Management Team, Chairman Behnam helps guide IOSCO’s policy development and overall management.
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Date 28/05/2024
MIAX Options: Proposed Rule Change To Amend FINRA Rule 12800 (Simplified Arbitration) To Clarify And Amend The Applicability Of The Document Production Lists
FINRA has filed a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rule 12800(g)(1) to give customers in paper cases and special proceedings the option to elect at the time that they initiate an arbitration or, if they are a respondent, no later than the answer due date, whether they want the Document Production Lists to apply to all parties.
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Date 28/05/2024
US Acting Comptroller Of The Currency Discusses Recovery Planning
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu discussed recovery planning via livestream in remarks May 27 at the Entrepreneurship, Markets and Technology: Regulation's Challenges in a Changing World Conference in Zurich, Switzerland.
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Date 28/05/2024
Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre And The Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization: Warning On Crypto And Romance Frauds
The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) and the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization (CIRO) are raising awareness among Canadians about the increasing threat of sophisticated scams, particularly those involving extended online communication. These scams often culminate in convincing individuals to invest in various schemes, frequently involving cryptocurrencies.
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Date 28/05/2024
Funds To Protect Deposits In Case Of Bank Failure Are Going Up, EBA Data Shows
- Deposits protected by EU deposit guarantee schemes (DGS) increased by 1.7% to 8.5 trillion Euros between 2022 and 2023, whereas funds available to protect those deposits in case of bank failures rose by 14.9% to 73 billion Euros.
- The high increase in the amount of funds held by DGSs to protect deposits reflects the need for all the DGSs to reach the minimum target level of 0.8% of covered deposits by July 2024.
- As of 31 December 2023, 21 of the 36 DGSs in the European Economic Area (EEA) had already reached the minimum target level ahead of the deadline.
- Deposits protected by EU deposit guarantee schemes (DGS) increased by 1.7% to 8.5 trillion Euros between 2022 and 2023, whereas funds available to protect those deposits in case of bank failures rose by 14.9% to 73 billion Euros.
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Date 28/05/2024
ISDA Submits Policy Paper On Derivatives And EU Agenda To European Commission
On May 24, ISDA shared its EU public policy paper, A Competitive, Resilient, Sustainable Europe: How derivatives can serve the EU’s strategic agenda, with the European Commission.
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Date 28/05/2024
SIFMA Statement On Today’s Transition To T+1 Settlement
SIFMA today issued the following statement from Tom Price, managing director and head of technology, operations, and business continuity for SIFMA, on today’s transition to T+1 settlement:
“Over the weekend, SIFMA’s T+1 Command Center was fully engaged with the industry, discussing among the designated participants such topics as conversion status information, transparency into the activity of other participants, and issue identification and socialization. That engagement will continue throughout the week. The industry has taken steps to be ready when the U.S. markets open today, which is the effective date of the transition to T+1 settlement, and we look forward to continued progress towards T+1 and helping investors and the industry realize the benefits of this change.”
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Date 28/05/2024
Archax Integrates Fireblocks To Expand Its Digital Asset Custody Service - Archax Also Using Fireblocks Network, Which Has Secured Over $6 Trillion In Digital Assets
Archax, the first FCA-regulated digital asset exchange, broker and custodian, today announced it has expanded its custody service by integrating Fireblocks, an enterprise platform for building blockchain applications and managing digital asset operations, and is using the Fireblocks Network, an enterprise-grade digital asset transfer platform for rapid digital asset transactions and dynamic payment workflows.
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Date 28/05/2024
IOSCO Advances Global Sustainability Disclosures Agenda With Enhanced Capacity Building Initiative
Meeting the challenges of consistent sustainability disclosures was a key topic at IOSCO’s Presidents Committee Meeting, attended by representatives from all 130 member-jurisdictions.
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Date 28/05/2024
Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen On High-Integrity Voluntary Carbon Markets
Good morning. Thank you to Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and the Environmental Defense Fund for the great work you’re doing and for hosting us today.