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SEC: John Coates Named Acting Director Of The Division Of Corporation Finance

Date 01/02/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that John Coates will serve as Acting Director of the agency’s Division of Corporation Finance. 

CFTC Charges Swaps Trader With Manipulation, Attempted Manipulation, And Making False Statements

Date 01/02/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against John Patrick Gorman III, a swaps trader at a global investment bank, charging him with engaging in a scheme to deceive and to manipulate the price of an interest rate swap between a bond issuer and the bank. Additionally, Gorman is charged with making materially false statements to the CFTC in the course of the investigation.

EACH Publishes Its New Paper: "Climate Risk And CCP Risk Management"

Date 01/02/2021

Today, the European Association of CCP Clearing Houses (EACH) publishes its paper on "Climate Risk and CCP Risk Management". In line with their objective of contributing to financial stability, CCPs aim to limit several types of risks, such as credit, market and liquidity risks. Climate risk is now, more than ever an element for CCPs to take into account, as this will enable to CCPs to appropriately adapt their risk management to what is a growing category of risk.

Moscow Exchange: Risk Parameters Change On Derivatives Market And FX And Precious Metals Market

Date 01/02/2021

CCP NCC is changing risk parameters for silver:

1. on Derivatives market starting from 2:00 p.m. on February 2, 2021:

Robinhood Raises $3.4 Billion To Fuel Record Customer Growth - Round Led By Ribbit Capital With Participation From Existing Investors Including ICONIQ Capital, Andreessen Horowitz, Sequoia, Index Ventures, And NEA

Date 01/02/2021

Robinhood has raised $3.4 billion to continue to invest in record customer growth, including $1 billion in funding announced on January 29. This funding is a strong sign of confidence from investors and will help us build for the future and continue to serve people through the exponential growth we’ve seen this year. 

SIX Trading Key Figures: January 2021

Date 01/02/2021

In January 2021 trading turnover on the Swiss Stock Exchange was up 7.6% compared to the previous month and reached CHF 128.4 billion, while the number of transactions increased by 11.6% to a total of 7,219,992. In comparison with January 2020, trading turnover was up by 0.2% while the number of trades rose by 17.4%. The SMI® fell by 1.1% and reached 10,591.1 points at the end of January.

Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Call With Deputy Prime Minister And Finance Minister Taro Aso Of Japan

Date 01/02/2021

Earlier today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen spoke with Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso of Japan. Secretary Yellen underscored the importance of the U.S.-Japan alliance and conveyed her intention to deepen economic and financial cooperation with Japan to strengthen both economies. The Secretary conveyed her readiness to work closely with Japan, both bilaterally and multilaterally, to address key regional and global challenges such as the economic response to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.

Qolo Announces Embedded Processing Capability And Platform Licensing Through Its 100% Native Cloud Infrastructure - The Next-Gen Payments Hub Becomes The First In The Payments Industry To Offer Seamless Optimization And Transaction Processing, As Well As Greater Scalability

Date 01/02/2021

Qolo, the B2B payments hub for the New Economy, today launched its INTERACT embedded processing functionality and platform licensing solutions through its 100% native cloud capability, an industry first. 

MGEX Reports January 2021 As The 23rd Best Electronic Month

Date 01/02/2021

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), completed January 2021 with a total of 238,733 contracts traded, making it the second-best January in history. Compared to January 2020, there was a 36% increase in total volume.

The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), The Global Representative Of Alternative Investment Managers, Has Appointed Sarah Riley As Its New US Director, Extends Its Relationship With Texas Alternative Investment Association (TAIA)

Date 01/02/2021

Ms. Riley joins AIMA from the Texas Alternative Investments Association (TAIA) where she served most recently as President and Chief Executive Officer. Under her strategic leadership, the organization has expanded to include all alternative investment strategies and partnerships with key industry stakeholders. She has nearly a decade of experience in both non-profit and financial services industries and has been a strategic advisor to non-profit organizations in both the UK and US. Sarah is based in Austin, TX.