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  • Friend, Lover Or Fraudster? Canadian Securities Administrators Warns Of Online Relationships Turning Into Investment Scams

    Date 14/02/2022

    This Valentine’s Day, the Canadian Securities Administrators’ (CSA) is warning the public about fraudsters using social media, messaging apps and online dating sites to lure Canadians into relationships that lead to investment scams.


  • ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator: January 2022

    Date 14/02/2022

    The ISDA-Clarus RFR Adoption Indicator increased to an all-time high of 31.9% in January compared to 31.7% the prior month. The indicator tracks how much global trading activity (as measured by DV01) is conducted in cleared over-the-counter and exchange-traded interest rate derivatives (IRD) that reference the identified risk-free rates (RFRs) in six major currencies. On a traded notional basis, the percentage of RFR-linked IRD comprised 22.6% of total IRD in January compared to 20.8% the prior month.

  • US Federal Agencies Issue 2021 Shared National Credit Review

    Date 14/02/2022

    Federal bank regulatory agencies today released the 2021 Shared National Credit (SNC) Review Report. According to the two SNC examinations conducted last year, credit risk for large syndicated loans improved modestly in 2021, but remains high. The elevated risk is largely attributed to the effects of COVID-19. A recovery in commodity prices has led to significant improvement in the loans to the oil and gas sector that is partially offset by year over year weakening in commercial real estate (CRE), particularly in the hotel, office, and retail sub-sectors.

  • Statement On Settlement With BlockFi Lending LLC, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Feb. 14, 2022

    Date 14/02/2022

    A lot of securities lawyers will nod, “Yes, I saw this coming,” in response to today’s settlement with BlockFi Lending LLC (“BlockFi”).  A company taking in crypto from a wide range of investors and promising returns could implicate the securities laws in several ways.  Today’s settlement tags that arrangement as both an investment contract under Howey and a note under Reves.  On top of that, the settlement deems BlockFi an unregistered investment company.  Lurking behind the legal analysis, however, is an important question:  Is the approach we are taking with crypto lending the best way to protect crypto lending customers?  I do not think it is, so I respectfully dissent.

  • Corporate And Municipal CUSIP Request Volumes Get Off To Strong Start In 2022 - Year-Over-Year Request Volume Rises Versus 2021

    Date 14/02/2022

    CUSIP Global Services (CGS) today announced the release of its CUSIP Issuance Trends Report for January 2022. The report, which tracks the issuance of new security identifiers as an early indicator of debt and capital markets activity over the next quarter, found a year-over-year increase in request volume for new corporate and municipal identifiers.