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SIFMA Comment On Need For Extension Of SLR Exclusion

Date 23/02/2021

SIFMA today submitted a comment letter to the Federal Reserve System regarding the need to extend the interim final rule (IFR) for bank holding companies that provides a temporary exclusion of U.S. Treasury securities and deposits at the Federal Reserve Banks from the Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR).
New York Attorney General James Ends Virtual Currency Trading Platform Bitfinex’s Illegal Activities In New York - Bitfinex And Tether Must Submit To Mandatory Reporting On Efforts To Stop New York Trading - Bitfinex And Tether Deceived Clients And Market By Overstating Reserves, Hiding Approximately $850 Million In Losses Around The Globe

Date 23/02/2021

New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her efforts to protect investors from fraudulent and deceptive virtual or “crypto” currency trading platforms by requiring Bitfinex and Tether to end all trading activity with New Yorkers. Millions around the country and the world today use virtual currencies as decentralized digital currencies — unlike real, regulated government currencies, including the U.S. dollar — to buy goods and services, often times anonymously, through secure online transactions. Stablecoins, specifically, are virtual currencies that are always supposed to have the same real-dollar value. In the case of Tether, the company represented that each of its stablecoins were backed one-to-one by U.S. dollars in reserve. However, an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that iFinex — the operator of Bitfinex — and Tether made false statements about the backing of the “tether” stablecoin, and about the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars between the two companies to cover up the truth about massive losses by Bitfinex. An agreement with iFinex, Tether, and their related entities will require them to cease any further trading activity with New Yorkers, as well as force the companies to pay $18.5 million in penalties, in addition to requiring a number of steps to increase transparency.
SIFMA Paper Outlines Negative Impact Of Stock Transfer Tax On New York Economy

Date 23/02/2021

SIFMA today issued a whitepaper titled “Economic Contribution of the New York Financial Services Sector and Review of the Stock Transfer Tax.” The analysis outlines the significance of the financial services sector to the city and state of New York and suggests that the stock transfer tax (STT) could have a negative impact on both the city and the state economy.
British Columbia Securities Commission Finding More Compliance Deficiencies At Investment Firms

Date 23/02/2021

The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) is identifying more compliance deficiencies among investment adviser and dealer firms, with client statements and promotional statements becoming the most problematic areas, according to the latest Compliance Report Card from the BCSC.
BOX System Maintenance

Date 23/02/2021

BOX Options Market (“BOX”) will perform maintenance on its system on Saturday, February 27, 2021 from 9:00 am EST to 12:00 pm EST.

Cboe Global Markets To Present At The Raymond James Institutional Investor Virtual Conference On Tuesday, March 2

Date 23/02/2021

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a market operator and global trading solutions provider, announced today that Ed Tilly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Chris Isaacson, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, and Brian Schell, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will present at the Raymond James Institutional Investor Virtual Conference on Tuesday, March 2 at 8:20 a.m. ET.
ESMA Chair, Steven Maijoor Delivers Statement On GameStop At The ECON Committee

Date 23/02/2021

ESMA Chair, Steven Maijoor, addressed today the Members of the European Parliament within the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON). He was invited together with the European Commission's Director for Financial Markets, Ugo Bassi, for an exchange of views on GameStop share trading and related phenomena.
Whistleblower Advocates Call For Department Of Justice To Protect Whistleblower Amidst Attorney General Garland Hearings

Date 23/02/2021

Today, Merrick Garland will appear in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee, marking the second day of his two-day confirmation hearing to become the nation’s next attorney general of the Justice Department.
President, National Council, Nigerian Stock Exchange, Ogunbanjo, Nigerian Stock Exchange Chief Executive Officer, Onyema Congratulate New Director-General, WTO, Okonjo-Iweala

Date 23/02/2021

The President of the National Council, The Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE or The Exchange), Otunba Abimbola Ogunbanjo, and the Chief Executive Officer, NSE, Mr. Oscar N. Onyema, OON, are pleased to congratulate Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on her recent appointment as the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO).
Readout: Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With Bank Of Italy Governor Ignazio Visco

Date 23/02/2021

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with the Governor of the Bank of Italy, Ignazio Visco, ahead of this week’s G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting. Secretary Yellen conveyed her intention to continue to work closely with Italy during its G20 presidency on their shared priorities of ending the pandemic, supporting a strong and balanced global economic recovery, improving support for low-income countries, and forcefully addressing the threat of climate change