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SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K. And Japan For New Year’s Day Holiday

Date 11/12/2024

SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday.

BIS: Basel Committee Publishes Final Guidelines For Counterparty Credit Risk Management

Date 11/12/2024

• The Basel Committee has published final guidelines for counterparty credit risk management.
• The guidelines include key practices critical to resolving long-standing industry weaknesses in counterparty credit risk management.
• The Committee will monitor implementation of the guidelines on an ongoing basis.

Financial Information Incorporated (FII) Launches North American Exchange Initial Public Offering Service

Date 11/12/2024

Financial Information Incorporated (FII), a trusted global provider of domestic and international corporate action data and historical reference services, announces today the launch of its North American Exchange Initial Public Offering (IPO) Service. This innovative service is specifically designed to meet the complex needs of investment firms, financial institutions, and consultants engaged in the U.S. stock market.

ESMA Publishes Latest Edition Of Its Newsletter

Date 11/12/2024

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has today published its latest edition of the Spotlight on Markets Newsletter.

Euronext Announces December 2024 Quarterly Review Results Of The BEL® Family indices

Date 11/12/2024

Euronext today announced the results of the December 2024 quarterly review for the BEL 20®, BEL Mid®, BEL Small® and BEL® ESG, which will be implemented after markets close on Friday 20 December 2024 and will be effective from Monday 23 December 2024.

SEC Charges Three Individuals With Impersonating Financial Professionals In Fraud Scheme Targeting Retail Investors

Date 11/12/2024

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Chibuzo Augustine Onyeachonam, Stanley Chidubem Asiegbu, and Chukwuebuka Martin Nweke-Eze with fraud for impersonating legitimate securities brokers and investment advisers in an elaborate online scheme through which the defendants stole more than $2.9 million from at least 28 investors.

Interactive Brokers Launches AI-Powered News Summaries For Smarter, Faster Investment Decisions - New AI Feature Provides Condensed Market Insights, Saving Time And Boosting Efficiency

Date 11/12/2024

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the introduction of AI-generated news summaries to its News & Research offering. This advanced feature, available at no additional cost, enables clients to access concise summaries of news articles, streamlining insights from leading providers and making it easier for investors to stay informed.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The Standards Advisory Panel - September 2024

Date 11/12/2024

Item 1: Welcome and introductions

The Chair welcomed members and noted the minutes from the last meeting.

ACTION – Secretariat to book in all SAP meetings for 2025 in advance of the next meeting.

The Chair reviewed actions from the previous SAP meeting:

UK Financial Conduct Authority Statement On Supreme Court Motor Finance Announcement

Date 11/12/2024

Finansinspektionen Analysis No. 47: The 2023 Banking Turmoil – Could What Happened In The US And Switzerland Also Happen In Sweden?

Date 11/12/2024

During the spring of 2023, one Swiss bank and several US banks failed. Multiple actors in both the US and internationally have analysed the underlying causes. We summarise the findings of these reports as follows: there was a lack of internal governance and control, there were deficiencies in the supervision, and several of the banks were not fully subject to the Basel regulations.