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Hedge Fund Attitudes Shift On Front Office Tech Stack - Acuiti

Date 24/01/2023

Systematic hedge funds are changing long standing attitudes to how they source and develop their front-office technology stacks, a recent study by Acuiti shows.

Worldline Contributes To The Tokenise Europe 2025 Report To Help Organisations Starting Their Tokenisation Journey

Date 24/01/2023

Worldline [Euronext: WLN], a global leader in payment services, has participated in the compilation of the report entitled “Tokenise Europe 2025: Initiative aims to drive tokenisation”. The European Commission and the Association of German Banks have co-founded an initiative on the importance of tokenisation with the support of the management consultancy Roland Berger and the participation of over 20 member organisations from France, Germany, Portugal, Italy, Liechtenstein, Sweden and Spain.

Building Better Foundations In AI - Speech By Jessica Rusu, UK Financial Conduct Authority Chief Data, Information And Intelligence Officer, At The Alan Turing Institute’s Framework For Responsible Adoption Of Artificial Intelligence In The Financial Services Industry (FAIR) Event.

Date 24/01/2023

Highlights 

• AI Regulation in financial services should be built on a platform of collaboration 
• The principles of inclusion and diversity of thought are key to building better AI 
• Innovation will help lead to better AI regulatory outcomes 

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 24/01/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange from Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc (Morgan Stanley) as part of the second tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 7 October 2022:

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Publishes 2022 Annual Report

Date 24/01/2023

The Financial Markets Authority - Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko (FMA) has today published its annual report for the year to 30 June 2022. 

Outdated: Remarks Before The Digital Assets At Duke Conference, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Washington D.C., Jan. 20, 2023

Date 23/01/2023

Thank you, Jimmie [Lenz] and Lee [Reiners] for putting together this conference and for inviting me to be part of it. I must begin with my standard disclaimer: the views I represent are my own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or my fellow Commissioners.

New York Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris Releases Consumer Protection Guidance In The Event Of Virtual Currency Insolvency Guidance Reiterates Department’s Expectation For Sound Custody And Disclosure Practices For Licensed Entities

Date 23/01/2023

Today New York Department of Financial Services (“DFS”) Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris released Regulatory Guidance to better protect customers in the event of an insolvency or similar proceeding. The Regulatory Guidance reiterates expectations for sound custody and disclosure practices and the paramount importance of the equitable and beneficial interest in the asset always remaining with the customer.    

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Solicits Research On Emerging Risks In The Banking System

Date 23/01/2023

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) is soliciting academic research papers on emerging risks in the banking system or related policy and supervisory issues for submission by March 3, 2023.

ISDA - Transition To RFRs Review: Full Year 2022 And The Fourth Quarter Of 2022

Date 23/01/2023

The Transition to Risk-free Rates (RFRs) Review analyzes the trading volumes of over-the-counter (OTC) and exchange-traded interest rate derivatives (IRD) that reference selected alternative RFRs, including the Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR), the Sterling Overnight Index Average, the Swiss Average Rate Overnight, the Tokyo Overnight Average Rate, the Euro Short-Term Rate and the Australian Overnight Index Average.

Remarks Of CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam At The Commodity Markets Council 2023 State Of The Industry Conference, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Date 23/01/2023

Introduction

Good afternoon and thanks to the Commodity Markets Council for hosting me and my fellow Commissioners.  Our full attendance highlights the importance of CMC’s focus on ensuring the optimal functioning of derivatives markets for the benefit of end-users.  Your ability to manage risk safely, predictably, and without undue burdens directly impacts the prices American consumers pay for everything from food, to energy, to airline tickets and automobiles.