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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.

BIS: Basel Committee To Review Recent Market Developments, Advances Work On Climate-Related Financial Risks, And Reviews Basel Core Principles

Date 23/03/2023

• Basel Committee to review recent bank and market developments.
• Progresses work on developing a potential bank disclosure framework for climate-related financial risks.
• Advances review of Core principles for effective banking supervision.

The State Of Liquidity In Crypto Markets - Kaiko Research: Deep Dive

Date 23/03/2023

Welcome to Deep Dive! This week we are diving into the world of liquidity in crypto. Liquidity is all the talk in financial markets at present, and crypto has seen its fair share of liquidity incidents this month. We explore market depth, spreads, slippage and volumes to bring you up to date with all things crypto liquidity.

BIS's Project Nexus Prototype Successfully Links Eurosystem, Malaysia And Singapore Payments Systems; Partners In Indonesia, Malaysia, The Philippines, Singapore And Thailand To Work Towards Wider Payments Connectivity

Date 23/03/2023

• To enhance cross-border payments, the BIS Innovation Hub Singapore Centre developed the Nexus concept of a first-of-its-kind multilateral network connecting multiple domestic instant payment systems (IPS).
• Nexus prototype successfully connected the test IPS of the Eurosystem, Malaysia and Singapore, allowing payments to be sent across the three using only mobile phone numbers.
• In the next phase, BIS and the central banks of Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand will jointly work towards connecting their domestic IPS through Nexus.

SEC Charges Financial Adviser For Misappropriating More Than $1 Million From Current, Former NBA Players

Date 23/03/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged Darryl Matthew Cohen, a former investment adviser at a large financial institution, with misappropriating more than $1 million from three current and former NBA players over a period of two and a half years.

CFTC Commissioner Mersinger To Deliver The Opening Keynote Address And Participate On A Panel At WFECLEAR: The World Federation of Exchange’s Clearing And Derivatives Conference 2023

Date 23/03/2023