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Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen At Bilateral Meeting With Minister Of Finance For Japan Shun’ichi Suzuki

Date 13/05/2023

Minister Suzuki, it is great to see you again after our meetings at the IMF and World Bank last month. And it is a pleasure to be back in Japan. Thank you for your hospitality.

On The Assessment Of Current Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Governor Philip N. Jefferson, At The "How To Get Back On Track: A Policy Conference," Hoover Institution, Stanford, California

Date 13/05/2023

Good afternoon, everyone. Thank you to the organizers for inviting me to speak. It is a pleasure to be here. I welcome hearing diverse views on how to best conduct monetary policy, and this conference is certainly providing an invigorating debate on that topic.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 12/05/2023

The current reports for the week of May 09, 2023 are now available. Report data is also available in the CFTC Public Reporting Environment (PRE), which allows users to search, filter, customize and download report data.

FINRA Expels SW Financial, Suspends Owner And CEO - Firm Made Misrepresentations To Customers And Violated Reg BI As Well As FINRA’s Suitability And Supervision Rules

Date 12/05/2023

FINRA announced today that it has expelled broker-dealer SW Financial for multiple violations, including making misrepresentations to customers in its sales of private placement offerings of pre-initial public offering (pre-IPO) securities, churning customer accounts, and failing to supervise its representatives.

Nodal Exchange Named Commodity Exchange Of The Year By Energy Risk

Date 12/05/2023

Nodal Exchange has been named 2023 Commodity Exchange of the Year by Energy Risk magazine.  The prestigious Energy Risk Awards, now in their third decade, recognize excellence in financial risk management across the commodities sector.

CFTC Commissioner Mersinger To Participate In A Fireside Chat At The BattleFin Discovery Day New York Digital Assets - Regulatory Session

Date 12/05/2023

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For May 12th, 2023

Date 12/05/2023

A total turnover of 3.602 billion shares worth N36.451 billion in 27,801 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 2.973 billion shares valued at N22.828 billion that exchanged hands last week in 23,765 deals.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Caroline D. Pham On Spoofing In Voice Brokered Swaps Markets

Date 12/05/2023

I support this enforcement action against HSBC Bank USA, N.A., and thank the Division of Enforcement for their hard work on this matter.  Fraud, manipulation, and disruptive trading practices have no place in our markets.  I commend the Division for their aggressive pursuit of wrongdoing to the fullest extent permissible by law.

NGX Eyes Increased Savings Bonds Subscriptions - To Organise Webinar

Date 12/05/2023

In line with its mandate to promote investor participation in Nigeria's capital market, enhance secondary market, Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) in collaboration with Afrinvest  is set to host market stakeholders to a virtual workshop on FGN Savings Bond.

EBA Publishes Draft Technical Standards On The Prudential Consolidation Of An Investment Firm Group And Completes Its Roadmap On Investment Firms

Date 12/05/2023

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today published its draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) on the scope and methods of consolidation of an investment firm group under the Investment Firms Regulation (IFR). These RTS detail the scope and methods for the prudential consolidation, as well as the methodology for the consolidation of capital requirements and the rules applicable for minority interest and additional Tier 1 and Tier 2 instruments issued by subsidiaries in the context of prudential consolidation. The aim of these RTS is to ensure prudential consolidation is carried out in a harmonised and consistent way. These RTS are the last regulatory products of the EBA Roadmap on investment firms, released in June 2020.