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CFTC Releases Annual Enforcement Results

Date 20/10/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today released the agency’s enforcement results for Fiscal Year 2022 that demonstrates its continued commitment to protecting customers and ensuring market integrity. In FY 2022, the CFTC obtained orders imposing over $2.5 billion in restitution, disgorgement and civil monetary penalties either through settlement or litigation. In the agency’s efforts to prevent fraud, manipulation, reporting, supervision and misconduct related to digital assets, the CFTC filed 82 enforcement actions and continued to devote significant resources to litigating complex cases and achieved several litigation successes during the fiscal year.

Welcoming Remarks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At "Toward An Inclusive Recovery," A Research Seminar Sponsored By The Board Of Governors Of The Federal Reserve System, Washington, D.C. (Via Webcast)

Date 20/10/2022

Welcome, and thank you for joining us to discuss topics important to the nation's economy. This research seminar is part of the Federal Reserve's series of events called "Toward an Inclusive Recovery."

Quoted Companies Alliance Announces New Chair

Date 20/10/2022

Judith MacKenzie, Partner, Downing LLP, has taken over as Chair of the Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) following its Annual General Meeting which took place on 20 October 2022.

ISDA: Climate Risk Scenario Analysis For The Trading Book

Date 20/10/2022

As climate-related events continue to occur with increasing frequency and severity, environmental risks need to be considered in the trading book given the value of financial instruments that may be affected by environmental factors.

CFTC Launches New Commitments Of Traders Reports - The New Environment Allows Users The Choice To Access Data With Enhanced Features Or Utilize The Traditional Format

Date 20/10/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today launched new features for the widely popular Commitments of Traders (COT) reports. These new features offer easy to locate historical data as part of a modernization initiative intended to improve data access. The traditional weekly report will still be available on the CFTC’s website. The new environment gives users the flexibility to access the COT reports in the traditional format they are familiar with or utilize new enhanced capabilities.  

BOX Options Market: Market Operations Center (“MOC”) Trade Execution Report And Standardization Of Rejects In FIX

Date 20/10/2022

BOX Options Market LLC (“BOX”) will introduce the following features on October 31st, 2022:

1. Dissemination of a FIX ‘8’ Execution Report message for a trade entered manually by the MOC 
2. Standardization of Complex Order-based and Complex Auction-based message rejects using the FIX ‘8’ (Execution Report)

EBA Publishes Final Standards And Guidelines On Interest Rate Risk Arising From Non-Trading Book Activities

Date 20/10/2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published today a final set of Guidelines and two final draft Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) specifying technical aspects of the revised framework capturing interest rate risks for banking book (IRRBB) positions. These regulatory products complete the onboarding into EU law of the Basel standards on IRRBB and are of crucial importance given the current interest rate environment. The EBA will also closely monitor their implementation and more generally the impact of the evolving interest rates on the management of IRRBB by EU institutions and on other related prudential aspects.

Kroll Enhances Corporate Finance Offering For Corporate Boards And Private Equity Sponsors By Expanding Its Duff & Phelps Opinions Team In London

Date 20/10/2022

Kroll, the leading independent provider of global risk and financial advisory solutions, has accelerated the growth of its fairness opinions capabilities by expanding its Duff & Phelps Opinions practice in London. The development builds upon Kroll’s European growth and strengthens its position as the leading global provider of fairness opinions. In January 2022, the firm announced the completion of its transition to a unified Kroll brand.

Joint Release By The United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, And New Zealand On The Occasion Of Tthe APEC Finance Ministers Meeting, 19-20 October 2022

Date 20/10/2022

“We express our unwavering support for APEC and are fully committed to helping Thailand, as APEC Chair in 2022, deliver a successful host year.  "

Cboe Global Markets Launches Options Institute Academic Research Grant Program With Sponsors S&P Dow Jones Indices And MSCI

Date 20/10/2022

• New grant program announced at RMC, Cboe's premier educational forum, held this year in Reykjavik, Iceland
• MSCI to sponsor research focused on inflation and its impact on the markets
• S&P Dow Jones Indices to sponsor research dedicated to dispersion