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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

BIS: Central Banks Of China And United Arab Emirates Join Digital Currency Project For Cross-Border Payments

Date 23/02/2021

• The Digital Currency Institute of the People's Bank of China and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates join the Multiple CBDC (m-CBDC) Bridge, a cross-border payments project.
• The m-CBDC Bridge is a co-creation initiative run in partnership with the BIS Innovation Hub, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Bank of Thailand.
• The project aims to develop a proof-of-concept prototype to facilitate real-time cross-border foreign exchange payments on distributed ledger technology. 

Atomic Trading - SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, George Washington University Law School Regulating The Digital Economy Conference, Feb. 22, 2021

Date 23/02/2021

Thank you, Reni [Saula] for that introduction.  It is a pleasure to be with all of you today.  I will start with the usual disclaimer that my views are my own and not necessarily those of the Securities and Exchange Commission or my fellow Commissioners.  The momentous market events of several weeks ago are relevant to the theme of this year’s conference—regulating the digital economy—and thus motivate my remarks. 

BIS Innovation Hub And SWIFT Launch ISO 20022 And API Hackathon

Date 23/02/2021

• Hackathon to highlight potential of the new ISO 20022 payments standard and APIs to enhance cross-border payments.
• Teams invited to submit solutions by 19 March.
• Three winning teams will showcase solutions at the BIS Innovation Summit.