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SEC Proposes To Enhance Private Fund Investor Protection

Date 09/02/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to propose new rules and amendments under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) to enhance the regulation of private fund advisers and to protect private fund investors by increasing transparency, competition, and efficiency in the $18-trillion marketplace.

Testimony Of CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam Regarding “Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, And Innovation” - U.S. Senate Committee On Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry

Date 09/02/2022

Good morning Chairwoman Stabenow, Ranking Member Boozman, and members of the Committee.  I am honored to appear before you today for the first time as Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  I appreciate the opportunity to share my views on digital assets, and look forward to working with this Committee as we collectively address the many issues related to this emerging technology.

Statement On Cybersecurity Reforms In The Investment Management Industry, SEC Chair Gary Gensler, Feb. 9, 2022

Date 09/02/2022

Today, the Commission is considering a set of comprehensive reforms to improve cybersecurity risk management for registered investment advisers, registered investment companies, and business development companies. I am pleased to support this proposal because, if adopted, it would improve advisers’ and funds’ cybersecurity risk management and incident reporting.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Changes For The Securities TCSG, RASP, OMC-RM And NCR-RM

Date 09/02/2022

Please follow the links below to access the information:

Risk parameters change for the security TCSG
Risk parameters change for the security RASP
Risk parameters change for the security OMC-RM
Risk parameters change for the security NCR-RM

CCP12 Responds To The CPMI And IOSCO Discussion Paper On Client Clearing: Access And Portability

Date 09/02/2022

CCP12 has published its response to the CPMI and IOSCO Discussion paper on client clearing: access and portability.

Bank Of England, FCA And Working Group: Finalising LIBOR Transition – Achievements In Sterling Markets And What Remains To Be Done

Date 09/02/2022

A critical step in the necessary shift in global interest rate markets towards more robust foundations was reached on 31 December 2021, as most LIBOR settings were published for the final time. Sterling markets navigated this transition on time and with minimal disruption, supporting global transition efforts towards alternative risk-free reference rates (RFRs). The Bank of England, FCA and Working Group are now able to reflect on achievements in sterling markets, set out what more needs to be done and provide an update on how the Working Group will operate in the future.

BIS: Dollar Beta And Stock Returns

Date 09/02/2022

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Operating through changes in market participants' risk capacity, the financial channel of exchange rates demonstrates how domestic financial conditions respond to exchange rate movements. We investigate whether stock market returns in emerging market economies (EMEs) reflect the financial channel of exchange rates. If so, we also consider if the broad dollar index has attributes of a cross-sectional asset pricing factor in EME stock markets, just as the broad dollar index serves as an indicator of the financial channel of exchange rate in other contexts.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change For The Security ENPH-RM - Update

Date 09/02/2022

As per the Securities market risk parameters methodology, on 09.02.2022, 16-46 (MSK) the upper bound of the price band (up to 15012) and initial margins (up to 64.5 %) for the security ENPH-RM were changed.

Charles River And LedgerEdge Announce Collaboration To Provide DLT-Enabled Corporate Bond Liquidity And Trading Services

Date 09/02/2022

Charles River® Development, a State Street Company, today announced a collaboration with LedgerEdge to provide investment firms with access to corporate bond liquidity from the LedgerEdge ecosystem via the Charles River Inventory Hub and Order and Execution Management System (OEMS).

Newton Completes US$20M (CAD$25M) Series B Funding Round

Date 09/02/2022

Newton Crypto<https://www.newton.co/>, a low-cost cryptocurrency trading platform for Canadians, today announced that it has completed a US$20 million (CAD$25 million) Series B funding round, led by the partners from DV Chain and with participation from CI Financial Corp., a global asset and wealth management firm, along with Singh Capital Partners, Anthony Pompliano, Tiny Capital and Snowdevil Capital (founded by Shopify co-founder Tobias Lütke).  This latest oversubscribed round brings Newton's valuation to approximately US$200 million (CAD$253 million), reflecting the company's growing customer base and market share.