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CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At Harvard Law School—Program On International Financial Systems EU-US Symposium

Date 12/04/2024

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At D.C. Bar Event

Date 12/04/2024

UK Government - Open Consultation: Improving The Effectiveness Of The Money Laundering Regulations

Date 12/04/2024

Summary

This consultation considers changes to improve the Money Laundering Regulations while minimising burdens on legitimate customers.

EBA Publishes Annual Assessment Of Banks’ Internal Approaches For The Calculation Of Capital Requirements

Date 12/04/2024

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its 2023 Reports on the annual market and credit risk benchmarking exercises. These exercises aim at monitoring the consistency of risk weighted assets (RWAs) across all EU institutions authorised to use internal approaches for the calculation of capital requirements. Regarding market risk, for the majority of participating banks, the results confirm a relatively low dispersion in the initial market valuation (IMVs) of most of the instruments, and a decrease in the dispersion in the value at risk (VaR) submissions compared to the previous exercise. For credit risk, the variability of RWAs remained stable compared with the previous year, but for some asset classes a reduction could be observed in a longer perspective. 

ISDA Submits Addendum To US Basel III NPR Comment Letter

Date 12/04/2024

ISDA has submitted an addendum to the joint US Basel III ‘endgame’ notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) response along with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.  The addendum contains a more developed proposal for the index bucketing approach for equity investment in funds and an update to the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book Standardized Approach Quantitative Impact Study numbers.

ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In The Global ETFs Industry Reached A New Record Of US$12.71 Trillion At The End Q1 2024

Date 12/04/2024

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reports that assets invested in the Global ETFs industry reached a new record of US$12.71 trillion at the end of March. The global ETFs industry gathered US$144.94 billion in net inflows in March, bringing year to date net inflows to US$397.61 billion, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted)

SEC Charges Five Investment Advisers For Marketing Rule Violations

Date 12/04/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced settled charges against five registered investment advisers for Marketing Rule violations. All five firms have agreed to settle the SEC’s charges and to pay $200,000 in combined penalties.

Market Resilience, Non-Bank Financial Institutions And The Central Bank Toolkit – Practical Next Steps− Speech By Nick Butt, Bank Of England Head Of The Future Balance Sheet Unit, Given At ISDA Virtual Conference On Procyclicality And Margin Practices

Date 12/04/2024

In this speech, Nick Butt, the head of the Future Balance Sheet Unit, outlines the importance of non-bank financial institutions to financial stability in the UK. He explains why this means we must take steps to improve their resilience and also develop tools that can address dysfunction in core markets when it can cause a threat to financial stability. And he outlines the practical next steps the Bank is taking to do this.

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary, 12 April 2024

Date 12/04/2024

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Forecasting For Monetary Policy Making And Communication At The Bank Of England: A Review

Date 12/04/2024

In July 2023 the Court of the Bank of England announced that Dr Ben Bernanke would lead an independent review into the Bank’s forecasting and related processes during times of significant uncertainty.