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ASIC Improves Outcomes For Australians In 2022–23

Date 13/10/2023

ASIC continued its strong focus on enforcement action in the last financial year, driving positive outcomes for consumers and small businesses, and maintaining trust and integrity in Australia’s financial system.

Japan Financial Services Agency - Stewardship Code : 329 Institutional Investors Have Signed Up To The Principles For Responsible Institutional Investors As Of September 30, 2023

Date 13/10/2023

The Council of Experts Concerning the Japanese Version of the Stewardship Code (Chairman: Professor Hiroyuki Kansaku, University of Tokyo Graduate Schools for Law and Politics) published the Principles for Institutional Investors (Japan’s Stewardship Code, hereinafter referred to as "the Code") on February 26, 2014.

SGX Group Reports Market Statistics For September 2023

Date 13/10/2023

• Record commodities and FX activity drives September, third-quarter volume gains
• Singapore’s largest equity ETF launched, focused on climate action

Monetary Authority Of Singapore Monetary Policy Statement - October 2023

Date 13/10/2023

In the April 2023 Monetary Policy Statement, MAS maintained the rate of appreciation of the Singapore dollar nominal effective exchange rate (S$NEER) policy band, with no change to the width of the band or level at which it was centred. Since then, the S$NEER has broadly strengthened in line with the appreciating policy band.

Readout: US Deputy Secretary Of The Treasury Wally Adeyemo’s Meeting With Singapore Deputy Prime Minister And Minister For Finance Lawrence Wong

Date 12/10/2023

Today, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo met with Singapore Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance Lawrence Wong. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo and Deputy Prime Minister Wong exchanged views on global economic issues and areas of bilateral collaboration. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo thanked Deputy Prime Minister Wong for Singapore’s steadfast commitment to combating Russia’s unjustified aggression against Ukraine through sanctions and export controls. He also raised ongoing discussions around a proposal to increase quota resources at the International Monetary Fund and on evolving the multilateral development banks to address global challenges.

CFTC Director Of Enforcement Ian McGinley Announces Updates To The CFTC’s Corporate And Individual Enforcement Policies

Date 12/10/2023

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Speak At The Wharton Future Of Finance Forum

Date 12/10/2023

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Regarding CFTC Charges Against Voyager Chief Executive Officer

Date 12/10/2023

Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the filing of a complaint in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against Stephen Ehrlich. Ehrlich was the co-founder and CEO of three companies bearing the name Voyager Digital (Voyager).

Banctrust & Co. Investment Bank Announces New Hires To Reinforce Its Capital Markets London And Lagos Team - London-Based Emerging Markets Investment Bank Continues Expansion With Key Debt Capital Markets Hires

Date 12/10/2023

BancTrust & Co. Investment Bank (BancTrust), the London-based Emerging Markets boutique investment bank, is pleased to announce new hires to its Debt Capital Markets team in London and in Lagos, Nigeria.

CFTC Awards Whistleblower Over $18 Million

Date 12/10/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced an award of over $18 million to a whistleblower who provided detailed information and assistance in a CFTC enforcement action and in a related action by another agency. The whistleblower provided assistance to the Division of Enforcement’s (DOE) staff that was significant in amount and quality. The whistleblower’s communications with the other agency led to a related action and were crucial to its resolution.