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SET Market Report For April 2025

Date 14/05/2025

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) revised its global growth forecast down to 2.8 percent for 2025 and 3.0 percent for 2026. Concurrently, the U.S. dollar weakened against major currencies while 10-year U.S. Treasury yields edged upward, trading in the range of 4.0-4.5 percent. Amid growing concerns about the repercussion of trade tensions on the U.S. economy, investors increasingly divested from U.S. bonds, which were traditionally considered safe-haven assets. The Federal Reserve (Fed) maintained the benchmark interest rate at 4.25 percent to 4.50 percent as expected, marking the third consecutive rate pause.

A System-Wide Approach To System-Wide Resilience: CCPs And Their Users − Speech By Sarah Breeden, Bank Of England, Deputy Governor, Financial Stability Given At ISDA Annual General Meeting, Amsterdam

Date 14/05/2025

In this speech Sarah sets out the critical role of central counterparties and the importance of a system-wide approach to regulating them to ensure their actions, whilst prudent from a micro-prudential perspective, do not amplify shocks in times of stress. She discusses the role that CCP users play in reducing financial stability risks, including by being prepared, and the importance of measures to improve resilience in core markets.

ASIC: Our 2024 Gender Pay Gap Employer Statement

Date 14/05/2025

ASIC is committed to reducing the gender pay gap and driving lasting change in gender equality.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Strips Back Insurance Rulebook

Date 14/05/2025

The UK’s world leading insurance market could benefit from simpler, more straightforward rules, under proposals published by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today. The regulator plans to strip outdated or duplicated requirements from its insurance rulebook, having asked what improvements it could make. The changes could support lower costs and wider access for the businesses and consumers who rely on insurance to manage risk, while maintaining appropriate levels of protection.

ASIC Sues Macquarie Securities For Repeated And Systemic Misleading Conduct

Date 14/05/2025

ASIC is suing Macquarie Securities (Australia) Limited (MSAL) alleging it engaged in misleading conduct by misreporting millions of short sales to the market operator for over 14 years.

Cboe Expands Data Vantage Sales Team To Strengthen Asia Pacific Presence

Date 14/05/2025

• Junichi Nakagawa and Samuel Zou appointed Sales Directors for Cboe Data Vantage in Asia Pacific
• Hires reflect growing demand for data, analytics and related services in the region, facilitating access to U.S. and European markets
• Expansion supports Cboe's ongoing global growth strategy for Data Vantage

Acting CFTC Chairman Pham Statement On Court Sanctions Against CFTC

Date 13/05/2025

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham made the following statement regarding the Federal District Court report and recommendations for sanctions against the CFTC for misconduct in CFTC v. Traders Global Group Inc:

“Americans rightly demand the highest level of conduct, candor, professionalism, and ethics from the federal government—especially law enforcement agencies like the CFTC. As described in detail in the Court’s report, the CFTC engaged in willful and bad faith conduct by making multiple false statements to the Court and other ‘numerous instances of sanctionable behavior’ over the course of a year. This is inexcusable. The CFTC must now accept accountability so that appropriate corrective action can finally be taken to address the conduct issues, and the CFTC can put this behind us and move forward to restore the agency’s credibility and reputation."

Vienna Stock Exchange Award 2025: Erste Group Shines With Double Win In ATX And Media Relations Categories

Date 13/05/2025

• Flughafen Wien AG honoured in two categories
• Mid Cap Award goes to PORR AG

CFTC’s Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee To Meet May 28

Date 13/05/2025

CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, sponsor of the Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee, today announced that the EEMAC will hold a virtual public meeting Wednesday, May 28 from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EDT. Members of the public may also attend the meeting. 

Nadex Self-Certifies Contingent Derivatives Contract (Japan 225)

Date 13/05/2025

Pursuant to Section 5c(c)(1) of the Commodity Exchange Act, as amended (“Act”), and Section 40.2(a) of the regulations promulgated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission”) under the Act (the “Regulations”), North American Derivatives Exchange, Inc. (“Nadex”, the “Exchange”), Nadex self-certified the terms and conditions for its new Contingent Derivatives Contract (Japan 225). These contracts will be listed on or after trade date May 15, 2025.