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“Competition And The Two SECs” Remarks Before The SIFMA Annual Meeting, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., Oct. 24, 2022

Date 24/10/2022

Thank you, Ken [Bentsen]. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own, and I’m not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the SEC staff.

Nigeria SEC Lauds NGX, NGX Regco For Driving Sustainability, Investor Resilience In Capital Market

Date 24/10/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has commended NGX and NGX RegCo for their efforts towards fostering sustainability and investor resilience in the Nigerian capital market.

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen At The Securities Industry And Financial Markets Association’s Annual Meeting

Date 24/10/2022

Thank you for that introduction. I’d like to begin by thanking Ken and SIFMA for inviting me to your Annual Meeting. I’m delighted to be here with all of you.

EBA Publishes Report On The Integration Of ESG Risks In The Supervision Of Investment Firms

Date 24/10/2022

• The Report provides an initial assessment of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and risks for the purposes of the prudential supervision of investment firms under the Investment Firms Directive (IFD). 

• The objective of the Report is to set the foundations for further considerations of the ESG aspects in the supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP) of investment firms. 

• This Report builds on and complements the EBA Report on management and supervision of ESG risks for credit institutions and investment firms published in June 2021. 

Moscow Exchange - Maintenance On T1 Securities And FX Test Environment

Date 24/10/2022

On 26 and 27 October 2022 we will be updating the Securities (INET_GATEWAY) and FX (INETCUR_GATEWAY) markets T1 test environment. Trading system and some related services (unified collateral pool, client registration, other WebAPI services) could be temporarily unavailable during that period. All trades concluded on that day will be reset. Please note that we do not guarantee the regular delivery of the end-of-day trading and clearing reports during the first days after the scheduled server maintenance.

SEC Names Jason J. Burt As Regional Director Of The Denver Office

Date 24/10/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Jason J. Burt has been named Regional Director of the Denver Office, where he has served as Acting Co-Director since July.

SEC: Market Structure Updated Metrics

Date 24/10/2022

SEC Staff is pleased to provide you with the following updates:

•  Updated Metrics. Data series containing daily cancel-to-trade ratios, trade-order volumes, hidden rates, and odd-lot rate metrics for Q3 2022 are now available. This data extends to 129 total months the data series you can view in the data visualization tool as well as download in CSV format. The visualization for quote-life data now defaults to Q3 2022.

Financing A Sustainable Future: High-Level Working Group On Green & Sustainability Sukuk Releases Its First Report

Date 24/10/2022

• Global Green Sukuk issuance of $4.4 billion in H1 2022
• Indonesia and the GCC are leading jurisdictions for green and sustainability sukuk, together making up 53% of total issuance
• The report recommends promoting common regional and international standards, developing capacity with issuers, and expanding the wider ecosystem

Moscow Exchange Changes The Tick Size From The 1st Of November 2022

Date 24/10/2022

To increase the effectiveness of equity market microstructure, MOEX establishes the new tick size and Decimals parameter for the following stocks starting 1st November 2022 in the following trading modes:

ESMA Withdraws The CRA Registration Of Expert RA

Date 24/10/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, has withdrawn the credit rating agency (CRA) registration of Rating-Agentur Expert RA, GmbH (RAEX).