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Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Concludes Consultation On Introduction Of New Regulated Activity For Depositaries Of Public Funds

Date 24/03/2023

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) today released consultation conclusions on proposed legislative and code amendments to introduce Type 13 regulated activity (RA 13), a new regime to regulate depositaries (ie, top-level trustees and custodians) of SFC-authorised collective investment schemes (Note 1).

Shanghai International Energy Exchange Has Released Its Circular On The Whole Market - Test Of Business On TAS Executed At A Premium/Discount To The Settlement Price On Crude Oil Futures

Date 24/03/2023

Shanghai International Energy Exchange has released its Circular on the Whole Market Test of Business on TAS Executed at a Premium/Discount to the Settlement Price on Crude Oil Futures as follows:

HKEX: New Specialist Technology Company Listing Rules

Date 24/03/2023

• Strong market support for new Specialist Technology Company listing route to market
• New Rules to take effect on 31 March, welcoming applications from issuers operating in five frontier industries

Testimony Of US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen Before The Financial Services And General Government Appropriations, U.S. House

Date 23/03/2023

Chairman Womack and Ranking Member Hoyer: thank you for inviting me to join you today. I would also like to thank you for your leadership of this subcommittee and support of the Treasury Department.

BOX Options Market: Decommission 1G Top Of Book Within The High Speed Vendor Feed (“HSVF”)

Date 23/03/2023

This notice is being issued by BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) to advise Participants that the 1G version of the Top of Book within the HSVF will be decommissioned as of April 3, 2023. Starting on that date, the following Feeds will no longer be disseminated. Participants can continue to receive this information using the regular Top of Book within the HSVF.

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Detailed Data For Eighth Annual Review Of Representation Of Women On Boards In Canada

Date 23/03/2023

The securities regulatory authorities in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Québec and Saskatchewan today published the underlying data used to prepare the eighth annual review of women on boards and in executive officer positions.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam At The National Grain And Feed Association’s 127th Annual Convention, La Quinta, California

Date 23/03/2023

Good morning and thank you, Mike, for the kind introduction, and to NGFA for inviting me to discuss the current state of the markets.  Your members’ ability to manage risk safely, predictably, and without undue burdens directly impacts the prices American consumers pay for food and related products and determines the livelihood of families around the country whose businesses, operations, and occupations directly serve grain, feed, and commercial enterprises.

SIFMA Fixed Income Market Close Recommendations In The U.S., The U.K., And Japan For Good Friday & Easter Monday Holidays

Date 23/03/2023

SIFMA has confirmed its previous holiday recommendations for the U.S., the U.K., and Japan in observance of the Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays.

Canadian Securities Regulators Announce Rules To Support New SEDAR+ Filing System

Date 23/03/2023

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published advance notice of adoption of rules requiring market participants to use a new national filing and information system, and to pay system fees for filing.

SEC Charges Three Sales Agents At StraightPath Venture Partners With Fraud And Unregistered Broker Activity

Date 23/03/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Scott Hollender, Gabriel Migliano, Jr., and Frank Vecchio for selling interests in shares of pre-IPO companies on behalf of StraightPath Venture Partners LLC, despite not being registered broker-dealers, and for misleading investors about the fees associated with those investments. The Commission previously charged StraightPath Venture Partners, StraightPath Management LLC, and its four principals in May 2022 in connection with a $410 million fraud.