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Grant Vingoe, CEO Of The Ontario Securities Commission To Address The Economic Club Of Canada

Date 05/10/2022

Grant Vingoe, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC), will give remarks at the Economic Club of Canada Toronto on Thursday, October 6, 2022, at 11:45 a.m. EST.

CFTC Charges Delaware Precious Metals Dealer, Depository, And Their Owner With Ongoing Fraud

Date 05/10/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that it filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware against a precious metals dealer, Argent Asset Group LLC (Argent), and a precious metals depository, First State Depository Company, LLC (FSD), both of Wilmington, Delaware, and their owner, Robert Leroy Higgins (Higgins) of West Chester, Pennsylvania, charging them with fraud in connection with a multimillion-dollar precious metals scheme. 

MIAX Options Exchange: Change To Minimum Trading Increment For All Series Of SPIKES Options

Date 05/10/2022

This is to inform MIAX Options Exchange Members that a proposed rule change to amend Interpretation and Policy .03 to Exchange Rule 510, Minimum Price Variations and Minimum Trading Increments, will be implemented on October 31, 2022.

CFTC Commissioner Pham To Participate In OECD-IOSCO Roundtable On Public And Private Markets

Date 05/10/2022

Basel Committee Publishes Evaluation Of Buffer Usability And Cyclicality In Its Regulatory Framework; Issues Newsletter On Positive Cycle-Neutral Countercyclical Capital Buffer Rates

Date 05/10/2022

• New evaluation report finds some indications of a positive relationship between banks' capital headroom and lending and further evidence that temporary reductions in capital requirements supported lending during the Covid-19 pandemic.
• Report finds limited evidence that banks' reluctance to use liquidity buffers has affected their lending and market activity, and little sign of procyclical effects on lending during the pandemic related to the introduction of the expected credit loss (ECL) framework.
• Basel Committee stresses the importance of the prudent build-up and use of buffers at banks to smooth the impact of internal and external shocks.

Cboe Joins Pyth Network To Bring Market Data To Blockchain

Date 05/10/2022

• Cboe is the first major global exchange operator to join the Pyth Network
• Plans to contribute real-time, derived market data to serve the global DeFi community, starting with 10 symbols from one of its four U.S. equities markets
• Reflects Cboe's broader commitment to help grow and mature the digital asset ecosystem

Intercontinental Exchange Reports September And Third Quarter 2022 Statistics

Date 05/10/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today reported September 2022 trading volume and related revenue statistics, which can be viewed on the company’s investor relations website at https://ir.theice.com/ir-resources/supplemental-information in the Monthly Statistics Tracking spreadsheet.

Ground-Breaking SWIFT Innovation Paves Way For Global Use Of CBDCs And Tokenised Assets

Date 05/10/2022

SWIFT has successfully shown that Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) and tokenised assets can move seamlessly on existing financial infrastructure – a major milestone towards enabling their smooth integration into the international financial ecosystem.

FINRA Foundation Announces 2022 Military Spouse Fellows - The Fellowship Program Gives Military Spouses Resources And Accreditation To Help Their Community Overcome Financial Strains And Advance Their Careers

Date 05/10/2022

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) and the Association for Financial Counseling and Planning Education® (AFCPE®) announced today the 2022 FINRA Foundation Military Spouse Fellowship recipients.

ICE Global Network Expands Wireless Service In Europe - New Offerings Planned In Bergamo And London

Date 05/10/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology and market infrastructure, today announced it is expanding its wireless offering in Europe. ICE plans to offer market data and private bandwidth services over wireless between Bergamo, Frankfurt, London and within the London metro area. These new wireless networks are designed to provide market participants with a lower latency solution for connectivity between trading venues.