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Japan Securities Clearing Corporation: Participation As A Founding Member Of The “Hyperledger Besu Financial Services Working Group”

Date 22/03/2024

The Japan Securities Clearing Corporation (JSCC) first introduced Hyperledger Besu blockchain technology into production in January 2023 (*1) and then officially joined the Hyperledger Foundation, a not-for-profit organization that globally promotes standardization of blockchain/distributed ledger technology (DLT), and its founding organization The Linux Foundation (*2), in October 2023.

ASIC Reaffirms Ongoing Registration Obligation For Financial Advisers

Date 22/03/2024

KEY POINTS

• Following the commencement of the registration requirement on 16 February 2024, most financial advisers (known as relevant providers) have been registered with ASIC and can legally provide personal advice to retail clients in relation to relevant financial products.
• AFS licensees and relevant providers need to be aware of their ongoing registration obligations, ensuring that they understand when an individual needs to be registered and the circumstances which may lead to a relevant provider being unregistered.

Japan Weeks 2024

Date 22/03/2024

The Government of Japan is advancing its initiatives to promote Japan as a leading asset management and financial center of the world.

NZX: DRP Strike Price And AUD FX Rate For Dividend

Date 22/03/2024

NZX advises that the strike price for the dividend reinvestment plan (DRP) operating in respect of the dividend payable on Thursday 28 March 2024 has been set at $1.0060 per share.

Robinhood Markets, Inc. Co-Founder Baiju Bhatt To Step Down As Chief Creative Officer

Date 21/03/2024

Robinhood Markets, Inc. (“Robinhood”) (NASDAQ: HOOD) today announced that Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer, Baiju Bhatt, will step down from his executive role after over ten years in leadership to pursue other entrepreneurial interests. Mr. Bhatt will remain a member of Robinhood’s Board of Directors.

US Federal Agencies Extend Applicability Date Of Certain Provisions Of Their Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule

Date 21/03/2024

Federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly issued an interim final rule that extends the applicability date of certain provisions in their Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule issued in October 2023. The agencies also requested comment on the extension.

ISDA - The Swap - Episode 39: Exchange Of Views

Date 21/03/2024

Sustainable and green finance will play a critical part in the transition to net zero. SGX’s Michael Syn talks about how the exchange is approaching this issue.

Nadex Product Schedule For The 2024 Good Friday And Easter Monday Holidays

Date 21/03/2024

Nadex will observe the following holiday schedule for the 2024 Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays:

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

Date 21/03/2024

Chairman Womack, Ranking Member Hoyer, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the invitation to testify.

US Acting Comptroller Of The Currency Issues Statement On The FDIC’s Proposed Statement Of Policy On Bank Merger Transactions

Date 21/03/2024

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu today issued the following statement at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation’s (FDIC) board meeting concerning the FDIC proposed statement of policy for merger transactions: