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ISDA Response To METI’s Consultation On Carbon Credit Report

Date 25/05/2022

On May 13, 2022, ISDA submitted its response to Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry’s (METI) consultation on its carbon credit report. In its response, ISDA highlights the important role derivatives and financial institutions play in the carbon credit markets by increasing liquidity and transparency. ISDA also notes it is important to clarify the legal nature of voluntary carbon credits (VCC) to enhance the robustness of the VCC trading market.
Statement On ESG Disclosures Proposal, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, May 25, 2022

Date 25/05/2022

Today, the Commission is considering a proposal to improve disclosures by certain investment advisers and funds that purport to take Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors into consideration when making investing decisions. I am pleased to support this proposal because, if adopted, it would establish disclosure requirements for funds and advisers that market themselves as having an ESG focus.
CFTC Staff Renews Temporary No-Action Relief For Entities Submitting Swaps For Clearing With DCOs Acting Under Exemptive Orders Or No-Action Relief

Date 25/05/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Data today announced it will renew temporary no-action relief to entities submitting swaps for clearing by derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) operating under CFTC exemptive orders or CFTC staff no-action relief (Relief DCOs). [See CFTC Press Release No. 8385-21)]
SEC Proposes Rule Changes To Prevent Misleading Or Deceptive Fund Names

Date 25/05/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to enhance and modernize the Investment Company Act “Names Rule” to address changes in the fund industry and compliance practices that have developed in the approximately 20 years since the rule was adopted. A fund’s name is an important marketing tool and can have a significant impact on investors’ decisions when selecting investments, and the Names Rule addresses fund names that are likely to mislead investors about a fund’s investments and risks. The proposal follows a request for comment the SEC issued to gather public feedback on potential reforms to the rule in March 2020.
Minutes Of The Federal Open Market Committee, May 3-4, 2022

Date 25/05/2022

The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on May 3–4, 2022.

Finansinspektionen Publishes Aggregate Short Positions

Date 25/05/2022

Starting today, and on every Wednesday at 1:00 PM, Finansinspektionen will publish aggregate outstanding short positions.
Commencement Remarks, Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard, At The 2022 Commencement Of The School For Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C.

Date 25/05/2022

It is an honor to be here today. Thank you, Dean Steinberg, members of the faculty and staff, members of the Board, distinguished guests, parents, and family members. To the Class of 2022, congratulations. I am honored to be here with you to celebrate this day for which you have worked so hard and on which you go out to make your mark in the world, fortified with an incredible intellectual arsenal and lifelong friends from your time at the Johns Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS). As a parent, I would like to extend a special welcome to the parents and families who have joined this celebration today. I'm sure many of you must be filled, like I am often, with awe and admiration for our amazing offspring and the good they will do in the world.
EBA Announces Timeline For The 2022 EU-Wide Transparency Exercise And EBA Risk Assessment Report

Date 25/05/2022

The European Banking Authority (EBA) will be launching its annual 2022 EU-wide Transparency exercise in September and expects to release the information on banks’ exposures and asset quality at the beginning of December, along with the EBA Risk Assessment Report. The exercise will cover the figures from the second half of 2021 and the first half of 2022.
Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson Regarding The CFTC’s Order Imposing $1.186 Billion In Penalties And Required Disgorgement Against Glencore For Manipulation Of Oil Benchmarks

Date 25/05/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling claims against Glencore International AG, Glencore Ltd., and Chemoil Corporation (Glencore) for violations of the anti-manipulation provisions of the Commodity Exchange Act (Act). The order requires Glencore to pay $1.186 billion, which includes a civil monetary penalty of $865,630,784 and disgorgement amount of $320,715,066, each being the highest paid in any CFTC case.
The European Association Of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) Celebrates 30 Years And Elects New Board At Its 2022 AGM

Date 25/05/2022

The EACH General Assembly met on Thursday 19th May and Friday 20th May 2022 to celebrate 30 years working towards an increasingly robust ecosystem of transparent and independent risk management for the benefit of the users of capital markets, therefore promoting safer and more efficient access to financing and hedging opportunities.