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US Department Of Justice: Commodities Trading Company Will Pay Over $661M to Resolve Foreign Bribery Case

Date 01/03/2024

Gunvor S.A. (Gunvor), an international commodities trading company based in Switzerland, has pleaded guilty and will pay over $661 million to resolve an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).

US Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Releases CRA Evaluations For 31 National Banks And Federal Savings Associations

Date 01/03/2024

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released a list of Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) performance evaluations that became public during the period of February 1, 2024, through February 29, 2024.  The list contains only national banks, federal savings associations, and insured federal branches of foreign banks that have received ratings.  The possible ratings are outstanding, satisfactory, needs to improve, and substantial noncompliance.

FTSE Russell Announces 2024 Russell US Indexes Reconstitution Schedule

Date 01/03/2024

FTSE Russell, the global index provider, today confirms the schedule for the 36th annual Reconstitution of its Russell US Indexes suite, set to occur at the end of June. 

Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For March 1st, 2024

Date 01/03/2024

A total turnover of 1.882 billion shares worth N34.149 billion in 48,464 deals was traded this week by investors on the floor of the Exchange, in contrast to a total of 1.377 billion shares valued at N31.584 billion that exchanged hands last week in 42,040 deals.

Investor Activity On GPW Group Markets – February 2024

Date 01/03/2024

• GPW Main Market Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 42.8% YoY to PLN 26.6 billion
• NewConnect Electronic Order Book equities turnover value increased by 44.3% YoY to PLN 308.8 million
• Index futures turnover volume increased by 15.7% YoY to 669,600 contracts
• Aggregate ETF and ETC turnover value increased by 82.2% YoY to PLN 127.0 million
• Electricity turnover volume increased by 17.3% YoY to 11.0 TWh
• Natural gas turnover volume decreased by 16.8% YoY to 10.5 TWh

Prepared Remarks Before The 2024 SEC Investor Advocacy Clinic Summit, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Washington D.C., March 1, 2024

Date 01/03/2024

Good morning. It is good to be with you today. As is customary, I’d like to note that my views are my own as Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission, and I am not speaking on behalf of my fellow Commissioners or the staff.

Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Report

Date 01/03/2024

The Federal Reserve Act requires the Federal Reserve Board to submit written reports to Congress containing discussions of "the conduct of monetary policy and economic developments and prospects for the future." This report⁠—called the Monetary Policy Report⁠—is submitted semiannually to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs and to the House Committee on Financial Services, along with testimony from the Federal Reserve Board Chair.

Monetary Policy Strategy − Remarks By Huw Pill, Bank Of England, Chief Economist And Executive Director, Monetary Analysis, Given At Cardiff University Business School

Date 01/03/2024

In these remarks, Huw Pill discusses the design and performance of the strategy that has guided monetary policy decisions in the UK, over the past quarter century of inflation targeting and in the recent more challenging period of elevated inflation. He then gives his views on the current economic outlook, and its implications for monetary policy.

FESE Response To The IOSCO Consultation Report On Market Outages

Date 01/03/2024

FESE agrees with the key findings in IOSCO’s consultation report. We believe the recommended good practices around outage and communication plans, the reopening of trading, the closing auction and alternative prices, and the post-outage plan are largely appropriate.

High Court Allows The UK Financial Conduct Authority To Pause Civil Case Against WealthTek LLP

Date 01/03/2024

The FCA will focus on investigating suspected criminal offences by Mr Dance, having secured a 12-month pause in our civil case over serious regulatory breaches.