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New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Files 61 Mortgage Fraud Charges Against Six Individuals

Date 03/06/2026

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko has filed 61 charges against six individuals under the Crimes Act 1961, the Secret Commissions Act 1910 and the Financial Markets Authority Act 2011.

ASIC Updates Financial Complaints Data Dashboard

Date 03/06/2026

ASIC has updated its Internal Dispute Resolution (IDR) data dashboard to include complaints open, received or closed between 1 July and 31 December 2025, reflecting the most recent data reported by financial firms.

New Zealand OCR Pass Through Transparency - Delivering Transparency On The Pace At Which Financial Institutions Respond To Changes In The Official Cash Rate

Date 03/06/2026

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) sets the official cash rate (OCR) to achieve and maintain price stability (inflation). Banks and other financial institutions like credit unions, building societies and some finance companies use the level of the OCR as one of the factors when they determine interest rates offered to their customers.

NYSE Member Firms Report First Quarter Results

Date 02/06/2026

New York Stock Exchange member firms that conduct business with the public reported a first-quarter 2026 after-tax profit of approximately $20 billion and revenues of approximately $137 billion, compared with approximately $15 billion after-tax profit on revenues of about $124 billion in the first-quarter of 2025.

Fiserv Named 2026 Financial Services Product Partner Of The Year By Snowflake

Date 02/06/2026

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology, today announced at Snowflake Summit 26, that it has been named the 2026 Financial Services Product Partner of the Year by Snowflake, the AI Data Cloud company. The award recognizes the financial services product partner whose application, solution, or offering delivered the strongest industry-specific value on Snowflake through differentiated capabilities, customer relevance, and measurable business impact.

S&P Global Market Intelligence Data | Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks In The US

Date 02/06/2026

S&P Global Market Intelligence’s Top 10 Most Shorted Stocks in the United States, calculated using our Securities Finance data set, follows.

MIAX Exchange Group - Option Markets - Options Regulatory Fee

Date 02/06/2026

Pending the effectiveness of regulatory filings, the MIAX Exchange Group will modify its Options Regulatory Fee ("ORF") rates as follows:

• $0.0170 per contract on MIAX Options Exchange (”MIAX Options”)
• $0.0220 per contract on MIAX Emerald Exchange (”MIAX Emerald”)
• $0.0240 per contract on MIAX Pearl Options Exchange (”MIAX Pearl Options”)
• $0.0220 per contract on MIAX Sapphire Options Exchange (”MIAX Sapphire Options”)

SEC Publishes Draft Strategic Plan For Public Comment

Date 02/06/2026

The Securities and Exchange Commission today published a Draft Strategic Plan that focuses on returning the agency to the core mission set by Congress more than 90 years ago: protecting investors; maintaining fair, orderly, and efficient markets; and facilitating capital formation.

BIS: Basel Committee Publishes Report On Information And Communication Technology Risk Management

Date 02/06/2026

• The Basel Committee has published a report describing a range of observed information and communication technology (ICT) risk management practices across jurisdictions to address non-malicious ICT incidents.
• ICT is a key component of operational risk management, playing a vital role in supporting the broader goal of achieving operational resilience.
• The Committee will continue to monitor developments related to the digitalisation of finance and financial technology from a prudential perspective.

US Federal Bank Agencies Remove Additional References To Reputation Risk

Date 02/06/2026

The federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly updated certain interagency documents to remove references to reputation risk.