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Bitfinex Launches Revamped Paper Trading Platform With 18 New Spot Trading Pairs

Date 27/04/2023

Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, announced today the launch of its revamped paper trading platform, with 18 spot and 16 perpetual trading pairs, including BTC, ETH, SOL and MATIC.

Tradeweb Reports First Quarter 2023 Financial Results

Date 27/04/2023

Tradeweb Markets Inc. (Nasdaq: TW), a leading, global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities and money markets, today reported financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2023.

TMX Group CEO John McKenzie To Present At The Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference

Date 27/04/2023

TMX Group Chief Executive Officer John McKenzie will present at the Barclays Americas Select Franchise Conference on May 9, 2023 at 8:30 - 9:10 a.m. ET.

BIS: Principles For Sound Management Of Operational Risk (PSMOR) - Executive Summary

Date 27/04/2023

In March 2021, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) published its Revisions to the Principles for the Sound Management of Operational Risk (PSMOR). The principles were introduced in 2003 and subsequently revised in 2011 to incorporate the lessons from the Great Financial Crisis. The 2021 revisions resulted from a 2014 review that indicated that several principles had not been adequately implemented and did not sufficiently capture certain important sources of operational risk.

BIS: Proportionality In Banking Supervision - Executive Summary

Date 27/04/2023

The Basel Framework is the full set of standards for the oversight of internationally active banks (IABs) in member jurisdictions of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS). This framework includes the Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision (BCPs) and regulatory (Pillar 1), supervisory (Pillar 2) and disclosure (Pillar 3) standards. Although the BCPs are universally applicable, the remaining elements of the Basel Framework (the three pillars) are the standard for IABs.

Exchange Data International Introduces Email Alerts For The Worldwide Corporate Actions Service

Date 27/04/2023

Exchange Data International (EDI), a leading financial and economic data provider, has introduced Corporate Action Alert Files to accompany their Worldwide Corporate Actions Service for upcoming effective and ex-dates.

A Credit Market That Delivers For Consumers, Speech By Roma Pearson, UK Financial Conduct Authority Director Of Consumer Finance, Delivered At Credit Summit 2023

Date 27/04/2023

Highlights

• We want a well-functioning credit market where customers are treated fairly, supported if they get into financial difficulty and are equipped with the information they need to make good decisions
• We recognise that, for some firms, the Consumer Duty requires a significant amount of work to get it right. They should focus on the areas that will have the biggest impact on outcomes for customers.
• We want consumers of newly regulated products to receive an appropriate degree of protection and the broader regulatory framework for credit to remain fit for purpose.

Investing In Financial Stability − Speech By Sarah Breeden, Bank Of Englasnd, Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy And Risk, Given At The Insolvency Practitioners Association Annual conference

Date 27/04/2023

Sarah Breeden discusses why we monitor corporate debt given its impact on financial stability. She goes on to explain how the financial system can assist long-term productive investment and where it can do more to support business investment.

Moderation In All Things - Speech By Charlotte Gerken, Bank Of England, Executive Director, Insurance Supervision, Given At The 20th Annual Conference On Bulk Annuities

Date 27/04/2023

The Bulk Purchase Annuity (BPA) market is in a period of accelerated growth, and insurers may be tempted to over-indulge in new business in the short run. Charlotte Gerken outlines three areas where we are already seeing this in practice: 

Bank Of England: Jonathan Hall's CV And Questionnaire For The Treasury Select Committee

Date 27/04/2023

The Treasury Committee has today endorsed the reappointment of Jonathan Hall as an external member of the Bank of England’s Financial Policy Committee (FPC), publishing his CV and written questionnaire to MPs.