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Derivative Path Appoints FinTech Veteran Stephen Johnson As Head Of Sales As Company Continues To Expand

Date 20/10/2022

Derivative Path, a leading provider of capital markets technology and derivatives services, continues to build its team by adding industry veteran Stephen Johnson as its new Head of Sales. In this newly created role, Johnson will lead the Derivative Path sales team and focus on maximizing sales performance. He will report directly to Co-Founder & CEO Pradeep Bhatia.

US Treasury Releases CFIUS Enforcement And Penalty Guidelines

Date 20/10/2022

The Department of the Treasury, as Chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”), today released the first-ever CFIUS Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines.  

FSB Analyses Liquidity In Core Government Bond Markets

Date 20/10/2022

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) published today a report on liquidity in core government bond markets. The report forms part of the FSB’s work programme to enhance the resilience of non-bank financial intermediation (NBFI).

Hedge Fund Capital Decline Slows As Financial Market Volatility Accelerates - HFRI 500 Macro Index Surges +17.2 Percent YTD As Currencies, Commodities, Risk Mitigation And CTAs Extend 2022 Gains - Hedge Funds Top Equity Market Declines By Widest Margin Since HFRI Inception

Date 20/10/2022

As a result of the volatility and positioning for generational inflation and increased likelihood of an economic recession, institutional investors withdrew an estimated $26.0 billion from hedge funds in 3Q 2022, as reported today by HFR®, the established global leader in the indexation, analysis and research of the global hedge fund industry, in the latest release of the HFR Global Hedge Fund Industry Report.

UK Financial Conduct Authority Begins Criminal Proceedings Against Five Individuals Involved With Worthington Group Plc

Date 20/10/2022

The FCA has begun criminal proceedings against five individuals involved with Worthington Group plc, a company listed on the London Stock Exchange. 

FIA Announces 10 Startups Selected For 2022 Innovators Pavilion

Date 20/10/2022

Marika Fredriksson Appointed To Saxo Bank’s Board Of Directors

Date 20/10/2022

At the extraordinary general meeting of Saxo Bank, Marika Frederiksson was elected to the Board of Directors.

The Inflationary Consequences Of Real Shocks − Speech By Ben Broadbent, Bank Of England, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy, Given At Imperial College, London

Date 20/10/2022

These are difficult times for the UK economy. Ben Broadbent talks about how the pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have increased import costs and unavoidably depressed the UK’s real income. He explains what this means for inflation and interest rates.

IOSCO And IVSC Collaborate To Explore International Valuation Approaches And The Quality Of Financial Information For Investors

Date 20/10/2022

• IOSCO and IVSC agree to explore best ways to promote high quality valuation practices in the public interest.
• Cooperation agreement follows feedback from securities regulators highlighting inconsistency in valuation quality and approach, worldwide

UK Prudential Regulation Authority Fines MS Amlin Underwriting Limited £9,695,000 For Failings In Its Governance, Controls And Risk Management

Date 20/10/2022

The Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has imposed a financial penalty on MS Amlin Underwriting Limited (MSAUL) of £9,695,000 for failing to comply with its regulatory obligations relating to its governance and oversight of underwriting, underwriting controls, management information, data quality, and risk management strategies and systems. These failings took place in the period between 1 September 2014 and 31 December 2019.