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Launch Of ixCrypto Infrastructure Index

Date 28/03/2023

Today, IX Asia Indexes Company Limited ("IX Asia Indexes") announced the launch of ixCrypto Infrastructure Index.
ASIC Consults On Remaking ‘Sunsetting’ Class Orders On IDPS And IDPS-Like Schemes

Date 28/03/2023

ASIC is seeking feedback from operators of investor directed portfolio services (IDPS) and responsible entities of IDPS-like schemes on proposals to remake ‘sunsetting’ class orders.
Xapo Bank Becomes The First Fully Licensed Bank To Enable USDC Deposits and Withdrawals - Xapo Banks Marks A Watershed Moment For Digital Asset Innovation By Enabling Members To Bypass Costly And Time-Consuming SWIFT Payments And Deposit And Withdraw Via USDC Instead

Date 28/03/2023

Xapo Bank, a leading Bitcoin custodian and licensed private bank, has collaborated with Circle, a global financial technology company helping money move at internet speed, to become the first licensed bank in the world to integrate USDC payment rails as an alternative to SWIFT.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson In Support Of The CFTC Complaint Alleging Binance, Affiliated Entities, And Senior Management Violated The Commodity Exchange Act And Evaded U.S. Regulation

Date 28/03/2023

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission or CFTC) filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against Binance Holdings Limited, Binance Holdings (“IE”) Limited, Binance (“Services”) Holdings Limited (collectively, “Binance”), and Binance’s CEO, Changpeng Zhao (“Zhao”or “CZ”), and former Chief Compliance Officer, Samuel Lim (“Lim”). As the CFTC complaint alleges, Zhao with the assistance of Chief Compliance Officer Lim, orchestrated a strategy directing the Binance enterprise to engage in numerous violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and the CFTC regulations, ultimately operating the enterprise through a complex web of firms with the goal of using this operational infrastructure to shield Binance from complying with existing regulations in any of the jurisdictions where the firm operates.
Wilshire Launches New Global Indexing Entity, Wilshire Indexes - Secures Financial Times And Singapore Exchange As New Strategic Partners To Accelerate Global Adoption Of The FT Wilshire Index Franchise

Date 27/03/2023

Wilshire, a leading global financial services firm, today launched Wilshire Indexes, a new operating entity that will hold its indexing business and focus on expanding adoption of the FT Wilshire index franchise worldwide. Joining Wilshire in the new venture are the Financial Times (FT) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) – strategic partners who will help to grow Wilshire’s index business in North America, Europe and Asia.

SEC Obtains Emergency Relief Against Long Island Investment Adviser And Firm Charged With Fraud

Date 27/03/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged former broker Surage Kamal Roshan Perera and his firm, Janues Capital Incorporated, with defrauding at least one investor out of millions by lying about investment opportunities and strategies, concealing trading losses, and using funds received from others to give the victim the promised returns in Ponzi-like fashion. The SEC has obtained emergency relief in court, including a temporary restraining order and an asset freeze.
Implementation And Transmission Of Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Governor Philip N. Jefferson, At The H. Parker Willis Lecture, Washington And Lee University, Lexington, Virginia

Date 27/03/2023

Thank you very much for inviting me to be part of the H. Parker Willis Lecture Series. As you know, Dr. Willis was a distinguished professor here at Washington and Lee University. Among many other accomplishments, he helped create the Federal Reserve System. He served as the first secretary to the Federal Reserve Board from 1914 to 1918 and later as the first research director.
SIFMA Welcomes The Introduction Of E-delivery Legislation

Date 27/03/2023

SIFMA today issued the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the introduction of legislation, the “Improving Disclosure for Investors Act of 2023,” that would direct the SEC to promulgate rules that would expand access to electronic delivery of certain required financial disclosures:
ISDA derivatiViews: The Final LIBOR Hurdle

Date 27/03/2023

It’s now less than 100 days until the final five US dollar LIBOR settings cease to be published on a representative basis, triggering the final switch to alternative reference rates for the remaining US-dollar-LIBOR-linked contracts. Given the scale of this phase of the transition, it’s critical that firms take the remaining time to ensure they understand and prepare for all the technical issues related to the switch for both cleared and non-cleared derivatives. For those that still have outstanding US dollar LIBOR derivatives, it’s not too late – but we would urge firms to act now.
More Financial Advisors In Ontario To Have Their Credentials Officially Approved - The New Self-Regulatory Organization Of Canada Expresses Intent To Become Credentialing Body

Date 27/03/2023

The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA) and the New Self-Regulatory Organization of Canada (New SRO) are working on how the New SRO can become a credentialing body for financial advisors under FSRA’s Financial Professionals Title Protection Framework.