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Financial Institutions Support Administration’s Effort To Maintain U.S. Leadership In Digital Assets

Date 20/02/2025

Leading financial services trade associations voiced strong support today for the goals of the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets. The organizations include the Bank Policy Institute, American Bankers Association, Americas Focus Committee of the Association of Global Custodians, Financial Services Forum, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association and The Clearing House Association. In a joint letter, the Associations propose recommendations to bolster U.S. leadership in digital assets by removing obstacles to bank engagement with digital asset activities.

Navigating Inflation Waves: A Phillips Curve Perspective, Federal Reserve Governor Adriana D. Kugler, At The Whittington Lecture, McCourt School Of Public Policy, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

Date 20/02/2025

Thank you, Tom, and thank you for the invitation to give the Whittington Lecture. It is humbling to be here giving this lecture to honor the memory and legacy of Leslie Whittington. While I did not cross paths with Leslie here at Georgetown University, when I arrived, I heard so many stories about her contributions to the school, the university, and the students. She worked on research about the effects of economic policies on children and families, so I know that if I had had the good fortune to overlap with her as a colleague, I would have benefited greatly from her work and presence. It is also an honor to be giving this lecture, because so many dynamic leaders have previously stood before you, including some who have been inspirations to me in my career, such as Alice Rivlin and Cecilia Rouse.

Introductory Remarks At The 2nd Annual Judge Stanley Sporkin SEC Division Of Enforcement Directors Panel, Mark T. Uyeda, SEC Acting Chairman, Washington D.C., Feb. 20, 2025

Date 20/02/2025

Good afternoon and thank you to the Association of Securities and Exchange Commission Alumni (ASECA) for organizing today’s event in tribute to Judge Stanley Sporkin, the Commission’s first Director of Enforcement. It is an honor to kick off this event featuring a panel of former SEC Directors of Enforcement who have followed in his footsteps. My remarks today reflect my views as Acting Chairman and I am not speaking on behalf of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners.

Risks And Challenges For Bank Regulation And Supervision, Federal Reserve Vice Chair For Supervision Michael S. Barr, At Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, D.C.

Date 20/02/2025

Banks play an indispensable role in an economy that works for everyone. They enable households to borrow to buy a home, save for the future, and deal with the ups and downs of managing finances. Banks provide the credit for businesses to smooth out income and expenses, supply capital to seize new opportunities and create jobs, and facilitate the flow of payments that are the lifeblood of our economy. And banks borrow from households and businesses as well, such as through federally insured deposits. Because of these vital roles, we need to make sure that banks are resilient and serve as a source of strength to the economy in both good times and when the financial system comes under stress. In our market economy, like any business, banks compete with each other and pursue profits by balancing risk-taking with safety and soundness. But because of the key role banks play in the economy, and the fact that banks do not fully internalize the costs of their own failure, regulation and supervision must ensure that banks do not take on excessive risks that can cause widespread harm to households and businesses.

Acting CFTC Chairman Pham to Speak At The Derivatives Forum Frankfurt 2025

Date 20/02/2025

Acting CFTC Chairman Pham To Speak At The Sixth Joint Conference On CCP Risk Management 2025

Date 20/02/2025

UK Chancellor Backs Britain’s Financial Services To Drive Development And Kickstart Economic Growth

Date 20/02/2025

Rachel Reeves urges financial industry leaders to seize growth opportunities in emerging markets, creating new business for British firms and boosting trade links with fast-growing economies, delivering on the government’s Plan for Change.

Canadian Securities Administrators Announces Temporary Exemptions For Derivatives Market Participants

Date 20/02/2025

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published Coordinated Blanket Order 96-933, which provides temporary exemptions from certain derivatives data reporting requirements relating to unique product identifiers for commodity derivatives. The Coordinated Blanket Order enables market participants to continue to report unique product identifiers for commodity derivatives as required under current derivatives trade reporting rules after amendments to those rules come into effect on July 25, 2025.

Innovation In UK Financial Markets - Shortening The Settlement Cycle – Speech By Sasha Mills, Bank Of England, Executive Director, Financial Market Infrastructure - Given At The UK T+1 Accelerated Settlement Market Event, Hosted By KPMG

Date 20/02/2025

The industry Task Force has set out a roadmap to shorten the UK securities settlement cycle to T+1. In her speech, Sasha Mills explains why it is important that firms and settlement infrastructures put in place plans for sustainable change that can bring long term efficiencies, while maintaining resilient settlement processes. As part of this effort, the Bank looks forward to continuing to have dialogue with regulators in other markets which are pursuing similar changes.

SEC Announces Cyber And Emerging Technologies Unit To Protect Retail Investors - Laura D’Allaird Appointed Chief Of The New Unit

Date 20/02/2025

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to focus on combatting cyber-related misconduct and to protect retail investors from bad actors in the emerging technologies space. The CETU, led by Laura D’Allaird, replaces the Crypto Assets and Cyber Unit and is comprised of approximately 30 fraud specialists and attorneys across multiple SEC offices.