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  • IOSCO Statement On Alternatives To USD Libor

    Date 03/07/2023

    The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has concluded its Review of Alternatives to USD Libor (Review), which assessed the extent to which four benchmarks developed as potential substitutes for USD LIBOR – two credit sensitive rates (CSRs) and two Term SOFR rates – have implemented IOSCO’s 2013 Principles for Financial Benchmarks (IOSCO Principles) in the areas of benchmark design (Principle 6), data sufficiency (Principle 7) and transparency (Principle 9). IOSCO used the Federal Reserve Bank of New York-administered Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) as a comparator. IOSCO identified varying degrees of vulnerability of concern with each rate’s implementation of the Principles in scope, as compared to SOFR, along with areas for improvement.

  • NSE Indices Fixed Income Index Dashboard For The Month Ended June 2023

    Date 03/07/2023

    Click here to download  the ' Fixed Income Index Dashboard' for the month ended June 2023

  • ISDA Responds To UK Government HM Treasury Consultation On ESG Ratings Providers

    Date 03/07/2023

    On June 30, ISDA and the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) submitted a joint response to His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) consultation on the future regulatory regime for environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers. The associations support the introduction of regulation for ESG ratings providers – in particular, the need for greater transparency in methodologies, sufficient resources and expertise within providers, stronger governance and addressing conflicts of interest. The associations welcome the indication from the UK Financial Conduct Authority that its regulatory approach would take the main elements of the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ recommendations as a staring point for the rules.

  • Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson Regarding CFTC Settlement With First State Depository Company, LLC And Argent Asset Group LLC For Precious Metals Fraud

    Date 03/07/2023

    Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) filed a Consent Order for Permanent Injunction, Civil Monetary Penalty, and Other Equitable Relief Against Settling Defendants in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against First State Depository Company, LLC (FSD) and Argent Asset Group LLC (Argent, and together with FSD, Settling Defendants), resolving an action initially filed on September 27, 2022, charging the Settling Defendants and their owner, Robert Leroy Higgins (together with the Settling Defendants, Defendants), with engaging in a fraudulent and deceptive scheme in connection with the purchase and sale of precious metals. The CFTC’s complaint alleged that the Defendants operated fraudulent silver leasing programs referred to as the “Maximus Program” and the “Silver Lease Program,” through which they fraudulently solicited and misappropriated at least $7 million in funds and silver from at least 200 customers.  FSD purported to be a “private depository” that would store customer metals.  Argent was engaged in the business of buying, selling, and leasing precious metals.

  • CFTC: Federal Court Orders Two Delaware Companies To Pay Nearly $146 Million For Misappropriation And Fraud Related To A Precious Metals Scheme - Court Also Enters Judgment Against The Owner Of The Companies

    Date 03/07/2023

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that Judge Richard G. Andrews of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware entered a consent order against Argent Asset Group LLC (Argent) and First State Depository Company, LLC (FSD) on June 20. In addition, on June 30, the court entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction against Robert Higgins (Higgins).