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Readout: US Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting On November 3, 2023

Date 03/11/2023

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen convened a meeting of the Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) in executive and public sessions at the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury).  

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 03/11/2023

The current reports for the week of October 31, 2023 are now available. Report data is also available in the CFTC Public Reporting Environment (PRE), which allows users to search, filter, customize and download report data.

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At The Singapore Fintech Festival

Date 03/11/2023

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At The Blockchain Week In Busan 2023

Date 03/11/2023

FSOC Approves Analytic Framework For Financial Stability Risks And Guidance On Nonbank Financial Company Determinations

Date 03/11/2023

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (Council) today unanimously voted to issue final versions of a new analytic framework for financial stability risks and updated guidance on the Council’s nonbank financial company determinations process.  

US Acting Comptroller Of The Currency Issues Statement At Financial Stability Oversight Council Meeting On Nonbank Designations Guidance

Date 03/11/2023

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today issued the following at the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) meeting:

Remarks Before The Financial Stability Oversight Council: Financial Stability Guidance Regarding Non-Bank Financial Company Designations, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., Nov. 3, 2023

Date 03/11/2023

Good afternoon, Secretary Yellen. I want to thank the Council, the staff, and you for developing these updated guidance documents regarding non-bank financial company designations, which I am pleased to support.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham In Support Of Proposed Amendments To Regulation 1.25

Date 03/11/2023

I support the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Investment of Customer Funds by Futures Commission Merchants and Derivatives Clearing Organizations (Proposed Amendments to Regulation 1.25 or NPRM) because, importantly, it provides regulatory clarity by codifying outstanding no-action relief, and promotes good government by providing a timely response to a petition from market participants.  I would like to thank Tom Smith, Warren Gorlick, Liliya Bozhanova, and Jeff Burns for their work on the NPRM.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero: The CFTC’s Sacrosanct Responsibility To Safeguard Customer Funds To Protect Customers And Avoid Systemic Risk - Proposed Changes To Regulations Governing The Investment Of Customer Funds

Date 03/11/2023

The CFTC has a sacrosanct responsibility to safeguard customer funds held by brokers and clearinghouses.  For our markets to work well, customers must have confidence that their funds will be safe.  Safe from a broker or clearinghouse who misuses customer money for their own purposes or decides on their own to use customer funds to make risky bets chasing their own profits.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: Preserving Trust And Preventing The Erosion Of Customer Protection Regulation

Date 03/11/2023

The health of our financial system and the integrity of our markets rests on the ability of customers to entrust their assets and property to custodians. Consequently, enhancing the protection of customer funds and assets and preventing the erosion of regulation that preserves customer assets is critical to the success of our economy