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Remarks At The “Going Public In The 2020s” Conference, Columbia Law School/Business School Program In The Law And Economics Of Capital Markets, SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda, New York, NY, March 3, 2023

Date 06/03/2023

Good morning and thank you, [Columbia Law School] Dean [Gillian] Lester, for the introduction. I am honored to speak to this distinguished group of academics, practitioners, and regulators at today’s “Going Public in the 2020s” conference. My remarks reflect solely my individual views as a Commissioner and do not necessarily reflect the views of the full Commission or my fellow Commissioners.

Dollars To Crypto: What Is The Future Of Fiat On-Ramps? - Kaiko Research: Data Debrief

Date 06/03/2023

Welcome to the Data Debrief! Markets are steady to start the week after a volatile Friday in reaction to the closure of SEN, Silvergate's instant payment network. In other news, the SEC has its eyes set on Binance.US, the Shanghai upgrade on Goerli testnet got a launch date, and Yuga Labs released an ordinals NFT collection. On the data side, we explore: 

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – February 2023

Date 06/03/2023

TMX Group Limited today announced February 2023 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha) and Montréal Exchange (MX).

BIS: Volume Dynamics Around FOMC Announcements

Date 06/03/2023

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From 1994 to 2011, about 80% of excess returns in the equity market could be obtained in the 24 hours before scheduled Federal Open Committee (FOMC) announcements. In the standard economic paradigm, price is determined through trading between buyers and sellers. The 1987 market crash demonstrated that the mechanics of trading can significantly affect market prices. To shed light on the price formation process, this paper studies the volume dynamics around FOMC announcements.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen's Call With Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe

Date 06/03/2023

Today, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe. During their meeting, Secretary Yellen expressed support for Sri Lanka’s steps towards an IMF-supported program to advance economic reform and achieve a strong and durable recovery. The Secretary welcomed Sri Lanka’s commitments to transparency and comparable treatment for all bilateral official and private creditors. 

BaFin Investigates Operators Of Website buchecoinvestments.com

Date 06/03/2023

BaFin suspects the operators of the website buchecoinvestment.com of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation. The unknown operators do not have authorisation under the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG) or the German Investment Firm Act (Wertpapierinstitutsgesetz – WpIG) to offer these services.

February 2023 Figures At Eurex

Date 06/03/2023

• OTC Clearing and Repo volumes continued their upward trend.
• Repo Market volumes nearly doubled to EUR 209.8 billion y-o-y.
• Notional outstanding in OTC clearing up 21 percent.

Pirum Appoints Stuart Cornock As New Director Of Origination

Date 06/03/2023

Today, Pirum welcomes Stuart Cornock into the role of EMEA Director of Origination.

ACER Updates The LNG Price Assessment Methodology Ahead Of The Launch Of Its LNG Benchmark

Date 06/03/2023

On 8 March, the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) will start applying an updated version (Beta 2.0) of the methodology for its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) price assessments.

RBC Investor & Treasury Services Named Custodian For Mulvihill Capital Management’s Three Newly Launched ETFs

Date 06/03/2023

RBC Investor & Treasury Services (RBC I&TS) today announced its role as custodian and fund administrator for three Mulvihill Capital Management (“Mulvihill”) funds trading on the TSX, each launched within the last 12 months: Mulvihill Canadian Bank Enhanced Yield ETF, Mulvihill Premium Yield Fund ETF and Mulvihill U.S. Health Care Enhanced Yield ETF.