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CFTC Staff Issues No-Action Letter To MIAX Futures Exchange, LLC

Date 25/06/2025

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight today issued a no-action letter stating it will not recommend an enforcement action against MIAX Futures Exchange, LLC in connection with the temporary provision for the trading of Minneapolis Hard Red Spring Wheat options on futures (HRSW Options) exclusively through block trades, subject to the conditions in the letter. 

US Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release List Of Distressed Or Underserved Nonmetropolitan Middle-Income Geographies

Date 25/06/2025

Federal bank regulatory agencies today released the 2025 list of distressed or underserved nonmetropolitan middle-income geographies where certain bank activities are eligible for Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) credit.

Nasdaq Announces Mid-Month Open Short Interest Positions In Nasdaq Stocks As Of Settlement Date June 13, 2025

Date 25/06/2025

At the end of the settlement date of June 13, 2025, short interest in 3,207 Nasdaq Global Market^SM securities totaled 13,689,191,607 shares compared with 13,504,275,894 shares in 3,184 Global Market issues reported for the prior settlement date of May 30, 2025. The mid-June short interest represents 2.32 days compared with 2.19 days for the prior reporting period.

NYSE Group Consolidated Short Interest Report

Date 25/06/2025

 NYSE today reported short interest as of the close of business on the settlement date of June 13, 2025.

SIFMA Statement On SLR Reform Proposal

Date 25/06/2025

SIFMA released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the proposal released today reforming supplemental leverage ratio (SLR) rules:

“We commend the Agencies for recognizing the need to address the constraints created by leverage ratio requirements on large banks, impacting their ability to intermediate the U.S. Treasury market and in turn negatively impacts Treasury market liquidity."

Ontario Securities Commission Provides Multi-Year Funding To The Osgoode Investor Protection Clinic

Date 25/06/2025

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is announcing it will provide up to $875,000 in funding to the Osgoode Hall Law School Investor Protection Clinic (Osgoode IPC). The Osgoode IPC provides pro-bono legal assistance to Ontarians who have suffered an investment loss but cannot afford a lawyer to represent them.

SEC Office Of The Investor Advocate Delivers To Congress Report On Objectives For Fiscal Year 2026

Date 25/06/2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Investor Advocate today delivered its Report to Congress on the office’s objectives for fiscal year 2026.

Acting Comptroller Of The US Currency Issues Statement On Proposal To Modify The Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio

Date 25/06/2025

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney E. Hood issued the following statement today following his approval of an interagency notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio:

I strongly support the notice of proposed rulemaking to modify the leverage ratio standard applicable to the largest and most systemically important banking organizations. The proposal would better tailor our capital requirements for banks to ensure the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio functions as a true backstop—not a primary constraint that limits lending unnecessarily. The proposal aligns with my commitment that the capital framework should support resilience but does not constrain growth.

US Regulators To Hold Outreach Event For Municipal Market Professionals

Date 25/06/2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) today announced that registration is now open for the 2025 Joint Compliance Outreach Program, a two-day event to discuss compliance and regulatory matters directly with municipal market professionals. The program will be held virtually via Zoom on November 18 and 19.

Ontario Securities Commission Provides 3-year Funding To Prosper Canada

Date 25/06/2025

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is announcing it will provide multi-year funding of up to $5.4-million to Prosper Canada to support projects that provide investor education, as well as to strengthen financial coaching services. Prosper Canada is a national charity dedicated to expanding economic opportunity for Canadians living in poverty through program and policy innovation.