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  • Forests And Trees: Remarks Before The 2023 Municipal Securities Disclosure Conference, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Washington D.C., May 10, 2023

    Date 25/05/2023

    I am grateful for the chance to be part of today’s conference, albeit only a virtual part. Thank you to Dave Sanchez and the Office of Municipal Securities for the important work you do, including outreach events like this conference. Convening experts and people with first-hand knowledge is a good way to work through difficult issues. Discussions like those that make up today’s event are a tool we should employ to think through the many complicated and consequential issues on the Commission’s agenda. To all the panelists, thank you for taking part in the conference, and to those watching, thank you for your interest. The views that I will share with you are my own and not necessarily those of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or my fellow Commissioners.

  • U.S. Department Of The Treasury Kicks Off Public-Private Executive Steering Group To Address Cloud Report Recommendations

    Date 25/05/2023

    The U.S. Department of the Treasury today announced the formal launch of the Cloud Executive Steering Group (CESG), a public-private partnership dedicated to bolstering regulatory and private sector cooperation. First announced as part of Treasury’s Financial Services Sector’s Adoption of Cloud Services report released in February), the multi-pronged follow-up effort aims to ensure that Treasury, financial federal regulators, and the financial sector work together to address challenges associated with the increasing trend of cloud adoption identified in the report. CESG will report out to the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC), and the Financial Services Sector Coordinating Council (FSSCC). The CESG will be chaired by leaders in the financial sector with deep knowledge of cybersecurity needs of the financial services sector who will help lead the public private engagement, and drive a collective path forward. Member agencies and firms of the FBIIC and FSSCC will serve as leads for the partnerships launched by the CESG. 

  • SIFMA Statement On HFSC Vote To Extend MiFID II No-Action Relief

    Date 25/05/2023

    SIFMA today issued the following statement from president and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. on the House Financial Services Committee passage of H.R. 2622, which would direct the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) to extend the MiFID II no-action relief for six months and study the potential impact of the expiration of the relief:

  • US Treasury Sanctions The Head Of The Wagner Group In Mali

    Date 25/05/2023

    Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Ivan Aleksandrovich Maslov (Maslov), the head of Russian Private Military Company ‘Wagner’ (Wagner Group) paramilitary units and its principal administrator based in Mali. The Wagner Group and its leader, Yevgeniy Viktorovich Prigozhin, are sanctioned under multiple authorities, including for support of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Wagner Group may be attempting to obscure its efforts to acquire military equipment for use in Ukraine, including by working through Mali and other countries where it has a foothold. The United States opposes efforts by any country to assist Russia through the Wagner Group.

  • US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Revises Bank Enforcement Manual To Address Actions Against Banks With Persistent Weaknesses

    Date 25/05/2023

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today announced revisions to its policies and procedures manual on bank enforcement actions to reflect its consideration of actions against banks that exhibit or fail to correct persistent weaknesses.