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Open Meeting On Proposed Finders Exemption – Providing Regulatory Clarity To Benefit Small Businesses, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton, Oct. 7, 2020

Date 07/10/2020

Good morning.  This is an open meeting of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, under the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Card Issuers Confront Fast-Moving Fraud While Optimizing Cardholder Spend With AI-Driven Solution From Fiserv - Advance Defense Enables Intelligent Transaction Decisioning

Date 07/10/2020

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, has introduced a first-of-its-kind intelligent fraud detection solution for card issuers of all sizes, designed to help minimize fraud losses while maximizing legitimate cardholder spend for a full range of card types.

Hamish Warnock ACSI Appointed Chair Of CISI Wealth Management Forum Committee

Date 07/10/2020

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) is delighted to announce the appointment of Hamish Warnock ACSI as Chair of the CISI Wealth Management Forum Committee.

Oxford University Publishes CFTC Chairman Tarbert’s Article On Dodd-Frank’s Derivatives Reforms - Excerpts From Chairman Tarbert’s Article In Oxford’s Journal Of Financial Regulation: “The Enduring Legacy Of Dodd-Frank’s Derivatives Reforms”

Date 07/10/2020

“The Dodd-Frank Act was a momentous and controversial legislative response to the 2007–09 financial crisis. Although some of its provisions have subsequently been challenged in the courts and overturned by a bipartisan Congress, other aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are likely to stand the test of time. Chief among these are Dodd-Frank’s Titles VII and VIII, which govern derivatives.”

Alternative Investment Management Association Welcomes The Decision Of The European Union To Remove The Cayman Islands From Its List Of Non-Cooperative Jurisdictions For Tax Purposes

Date 07/10/2020

AIMA welcomes the decision of the Council of the European Union to remove the Cayman Islands from the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes.

Moscow Exchange: REPO Risk Parameters Change For The Security AFLT - Update 4

Date 07/10/2020

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REPO risk parameters change for the security AFLT
REPO risk parameters change for the security AFLT

Market Structure Partners: Study On The Creation Of An EU Consolidated Tape

Date 07/10/2020

Market Structure Partners, “MSP”, today announces the publication of its study, undertaken on behalf of the European Commission, on the creation of an EU consolidated tape for equity and debt markets.

SEC Updates Regulatory Framework For Fund Of Funds Arrangements

Date 07/10/2020

The Securities and Exchange Commission today voted to adopt a new rule and related amendments designed to put in place a comprehensive regulatory framework for fund of funds arrangements.  The rule also reflects the Commission’s decades of experience with fund of funds arrangements and will create a consistent and efficient rules-based regime for the formation and oversight of funds of funds.

FSB And IMF Publish 2020 Progress Report On G20 Data Gaps Initiative

Date 07/10/2020

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) today published the Fifth Progress Report – Countdown to 2021 in light of COVID-19 on the implementation of the second phase of the G20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI-2). The report will be submitted to the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors ahead of their meetings in Washington D.C. in mid-October.

DTCC Launches Consulting Services To Support Firms As Post-Trade Ecosystem Continues To Evolve

Date 07/10/2020

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), the premier market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, today announced the launch of DTCC Consulting Services, a new advisory service to provide market participants around the world with unparalleled access to the firm’s expertise and experience in post-trade processing. DTCC will offer specialized, client-focused consulting services to help firms transform their post-trade business operations, including conducting initial infrastructure diagnostics, providing expert insight on their operational model design and on identifying their benchmarks, and helping firms to deliver on their strategy. Subject-matter experts will then be deployed with relevant industry knowledge and expertise to guide firms in the decisions they make throughout the process. DTCC has engaged Quorsus, providers of specialist consulting services to financial institutions, in support of launching the service.