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Statement Of Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson In Support Of The CFTC’s Request For Information On Climate-Related Financial Risk

Date 02/06/2022

According to data gathered by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) National Centers for Environmental Information, since 1980, the United States has sustained more than three hundred weather and climate disasters, including droughts, floods, severe storms, cyclones, wildfires, and winter storm events that, in the aggregate, led to costs or damage exceeding more than $1 billion. Notwithstanding our long history of navigating severe-weather related events, the increasing frequency, severity, and intensity as well as the rising costs of these events raise important questions and remarkable concerns.
SEC Charges Global Steel Pipe Manufacturer With Violating Foreign Corrupt Practices Act - Tenaris To Pay $78 Million To Settle Charges Related To Brazilian Bribery Scheme

Date 02/06/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Tenaris, a Luxembourg-based global manufacturer and supplier of steel pipe products, will pay more than $78 million to resolve charges that it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with a bribery scheme involving its Brazilian subsidiary.
CFTC Releases Request For Information On Climate-Related Financial Risk

Date 02/06/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today unanimously voted to release a Request for Information (RFI) to seek public comment on climate-related financial risk to better inform its understanding and oversight of climate-related financial risk as pertinent to the derivatives markets and underlying commodities markets.
Nasdaq May 2022 Volumes

Date 02/06/2022

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for May 2022 on its investor relations website. A data sheet showing the monthly volumes and quarterly capture rates can be found at: http://ir.nasdaq.com/financials/volume-statistics.
FINRA Appoints Michael Solomon Senior Vice President Of Examinations

Date 02/06/2022

FINRA announced today that it has appointed Michael Solomon as Senior Vice President of Examinations. Solomon will assume this role on June 6 and report to Greg Ruppert, Executive Vice President and Head of Member Supervision.

DTCC’s NSCC Receives SEC Approval To Provide Central Clearing Of Securities Financing Transactions - Securities Financing Transactions (SFT) Clearing Service Will Offer The Industry A New Model For The Central Clearing And Settlement Of Equities Lending And Borrowing Transactions.

Date 02/06/2022

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved the Securities Financing Transaction (SFT) Clearing Service proposal of the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC), the equity clearing subsidiary of DTCC, to operate a central clearing and settlement infrastructure for overnight borrows and loans of equity securities (collectively, securities financing transactions or “SFTs”).
FINRA Orders Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. To Pay $15.2 Million In Restitution

Date 02/06/2022

FINRA announced today that it has ordered Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. to pay more than $15.2 million in restitution and interest to thousands of customers who purchased Class C mutual fund shares when Class A shares were available at substantially lower costs.
Investor Alert: New York Attorney General James Warns New Yorkers About Cryptocurrency Investment Risks - Investors Lost Hundreds Of Billions In Cryptocurrency

Date 02/06/2022

New York Attorney General Letitia James today issued an alert to New Yorkers to remind them of the dangerous risks of investing in cryptocurrencies after the market reached record lows last month and investors lost hundreds of billions. Cryptocurrencies are subject to extreme and unpredictably high price swings that make them among the most high-risk investments on the market. Last month, some of those risks materialized as the price of multiple virtual currencies — from the newest coins to the most well-established coins — plunged deeply and wiped away hundreds of billions in investments. This is not the first time the market has plunged. To protect New Yorkers from this extreme volatility, Attorney General James offers New Yorkers guidance on the various risks associated with cryptocurrencies.
ISDA - Voluntary Carbon Markets: Analysis Of Regulatory Oversight In The US

Date 02/06/2022

Voluntary carbon markets are widely considered to have an important role to play in achieving greenhouse gas emissions goals. Market demand from entities and individuals purchasing carbon credits that are created through investments in nature-based or technology-based projects have fueled growth of the sector, with demand projected to increase by a factor of 15 or more by 2030 and a factor of 100 by 2050.
Nodal Exchange Achieves May Records In Power (83% Growth), Natural Gas (35x Growth) And Environmental Futures (230% Growth)

Date 02/06/2022

Nodal Exchange today announced new calendar month records for May in power, natural gas and environmental futures. In power, Nodal set a calendar month record for May with traded power futures volume of 220 million MWh, up 83% from 120 million MWh in May 2021. The majority of U.S. power futures open interest is on Nodal Exchange with 1.210 billion MWh representing $180 Billion of notional value based on both sides as of the end of May 2022.