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Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, July 26–27, 2022

Date 17/08/2022

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on July 26–27, 2022.

Sterling Trading Tech Adds FX And Crypto Asset Classes To Its Advanced Risk And Margin System

Date 17/08/2022

Sterling Trading Tech (STT), a leader in technology solutions for the capital markets, today announced the addition of the FX and Crypto asset classes to its industry-leading risk and margin system.

ISDA IQ: Strengthening Markets – IQ August 2022

Date 17/08/2022

Derivatives play a critical role in supporting vibrant capital markets, enabling market participants to alleviate uncertainty, transfer risk and enhance returns. By allowing companies to lock in the cost of issuing debt or create certainty in the exchange rate at which they can convert future overseas revenues, derivatives enable firms to lend, borrow and invest with confidence.

FSB Annual Financial Report: 2021-22

Date 17/08/2022

This report contains the audited financial statements of the FSB, for the 12-month period from 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022. It also provides details on the FSB governance arrangements and its transparency and accountability mechanisms.

Technology, Innovation, And Financial Services, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The VenCent Fintech Conference, Little Rock, Arkansas

Date 17/08/2022

Thank you, Commissioner Marshall, for the invitation to speak to you today. It's really a pleasure to be here, finally in person at the Venture Center.1 Much has happened over the past few years, and I have been following your work closely.

ICE Launches 10 Carbon Credit Futures Vintages Extending Out To 2030

Date 17/08/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, announced that it has launched 10 new Nature-Based Solutions Carbon Credit futures contracts, providing a carbon credit futures contract portfolio which allows market participants to buy, sell and hedge carbon credits from 2016 out to 2030.

Borsa İstanbul’s Opening Bell Rang For Aztek Teknoloji

Date 17/08/2022

The Initial Public Offering of Aztek Teknoloji Ürünleri Ticaret A.Ş. has been completed. Shares offered to the public will be listed on BIST MAIN with a base price of 10.90 TL, the ticker code “AZTEK” and the continuous trading method.

Substantive Research Publishes Buy-Side Reaction To SEC MiFID II No-Action Letter Expiry - Latest Asset Management Survey Examines Attitudes To Impending Structural Market Changes That Put Over $100m Of Annual Research Payments At Risk

Date 17/08/2022

• Views are split on whether brokers becoming Registered Investment Advisors (RIAs) solves research payment challenges, while Research Payment Accounts (RPAs) for the buy side are not considered a desirable option. Either way, they cannot be implemented in time. 
• 60% believe the most likely outcome is that global US brokers will be paid entirely in Europe for research consumed in both regions.
• 68% believe that this change will mean market share further consolidates to the bulge bracket firms, decreasing competition in the research market, which has already been hit by MiFID II’s deflationary effects on research pricing.

The Bank Of London Welcomes Economy Minister To Its New Northern Ireland Headquarters

Date 17/08/2022

The Bank of London, the world's first purpose-built global clearing, agency, and transaction bank, today welcomed Economy Minister Gordon Lyons MLA to mark the opening of its new Northern Ireland Headquarters, based in the landmark Soloist office at Lanyon Place in Belfast.

The IOSCO World Investor Week Continues To Promote Investor Education And Investor Protection Worldwide

Date 17/08/2022

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) will celebrate the sixth annual World Investor Week (WIW), from 3 to 9 October 2022, with investor resilience and sustainable finance as its two main themes.