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Coin Metrics Closes $15M Series B Round Led By Goldman Sachs

Date 05/05/2021

Coin Metrics, the leading provider of crypto financial intelligence, today announced that it raised $15 million in Series B financing, led by Goldman Sachs. Castle Island Ventures, Highland Capital Partners, Fidelity Investments, Avon Ventures, Communitas Capital, and Collab+Currency are also increasing their investment in the company after participating in previous fundraising rounds. They are joined by new investors Acrew Ventures, Morningside Group, BlockFi and Warburg Serres Investments. Mathew McDermott, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, and head of their blockchain and crypto expansion efforts, will join Coin Metrics' Board of Directors.

Federal Reserve Board Invites Public Comment On Proposed Guidelines To Evaluate Requests For Accounts And Payment Services At Federal Reserve Banks

Date 05/05/2021

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday invited public comment on proposed guidelines to evaluate requests for accounts and payment services at Federal Reserve Banks ("Account Access Guidelines").

Acting CFTC Chairman Behnam To Participate In A Fireside Chat At ISDA’s 35th AGM

Date 05/05/2021

Confluence And J.P. Morgan Expand Partnership, Integrating Additional Asset Coverage Into Delta Risk And Performance Platform

Date 05/05/2021

Confluence Technologies, Inc. (“Confluence”), a global technology solutions provider delivering innovative products to the worldwide money management industry, and J.P. Morgan (NYSE: JPM) today announced a new development in their partnership to deliver a multi-asset portfolio analytics solution.

Macro Project Ltd/fxprime.io Trading Platform: BaFin Prohibits Unauthorised Deposit Business And Unauthorised Proprietary Trading

Date 05/05/2021

In a notice dated 22 April 2021, BaFin ordered Macro Project Ltd, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, as the operator of the fxprime.io trading platform, to immediately cease its unauthorised deposit business and unauthorised proprietary trading activities.

Bank Of England - Operational Resilience – Outcomes In Practice - Speech By Lyndon Nelson, Deputy CEO & Executive Director, Regulatory Operations And Supervisory Risk Specialists: Given At UK Finance Operational Resilience Webinar

Date 05/05/2021

Lyndon Nelson talks about how supervision of the financial sector in the UK has changed over the last 25 years.

Then he turns to recent policy on operational resilience. He says we have addressed some of the issues that firms raised in our consultation. 

The Economic Outlook And Implications For Monetary Policy, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The Colorado Forum, Denver, Colorado (Via Webcast)

Date 05/05/2021

Thank you for this opportunity to address the members of the Colorado Forum, which has been an arena for thoughtful discussion and debate for more than 40 years. Today I would like to discuss a subject that I expect is of great interest to Coloradans and others: the outlook for the U.S. economy in 2021. I believe that the economy has gained momentum in the past several months and is well positioned to grow strongly in 2021. Nevertheless, we have further to go to recover from the economic damage inflicted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and risks remain.

Seco S.p.A. Lists On Borsa Italiana’s STAR Segment

Date 05/05/2021

• First listing of 2021 on Borsa Italiana’s STAR segment

• Seco brings to 78 the total number of companies listed on Borsa Italiana’s STAR segment

• The company raised €140 million 

ESMA Updates Its Q&As Relating To The Prospectus Regulation

Date 05/05/2021

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities and markets regulator, has today updated its Questions and Answers (Q&As) on the Prospectus Regulation (PR) with three new Q&As.

First Cross-Border Settlement Repo Transaction In The Fixed Income Segment With Monte Titoli

Date 05/05/2021

Following the recent incorporation of new international counterparties, on April 26, BME Clearing registered the first Repo transaction in Spanish debt requiring cross-border settlement with the Italian CSD Monte Titoli. The transaction was executed between a national and an international counterparty, via the Brokertec platform, which settled successfully.