News Centre

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Smooth Transition Of RBD Palm Olein Futures After Opening Up To Overseas Investors

Date 22/01/2021

January 22, 2021 marks the first month after opening RBD palm olein futures to overseas investors. Over the past month, thanks to the great support from all the relevant parties in the domestic and overseas markets, the RBD palm olein futures market has maintained stable and orderly operation, with active participation from overseas investors and positive feedbacks from relevant parties.

CFTC Names Rostin Behnam Acting Chairman

Date 21/01/2021

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that the members of the Commission have unanimously elected Commissioner Rostin Behnam as Acting Chairman effective immediately. 

Fiserv To Release Fourth Quarter And Full Year Earnings Results On February 9, 2021

Date 21/01/2021

Fiserv, Inc. (NASDAQ: FISV), a leading global provider of payments and financial services technology solutions, will announce its fourth quarter and full year financial results after the close of regular market trading on Tuesday, February 9, 2021.

Federal Reserve Board Approves Reappointment Of Reserve Bank Presidents And First Vice Presidents

Date 21/01/2021

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced the approval of the reappointment of 12 Federal Reserve Bank presidents and 11 first vice presidents, as previously made by their respective boards of directors.1 Each individual has been approved to serve a new five-year term beginning March 1, 2021.

Bitcoin Volatility - Comment From Ziglu

Date 21/01/2021

Following Bitcoin's volatility over the last 24 hours, Ziglu's Chief Growth Office, Yang Li commented:

"Whilst an instance of double spend would indeed be a worrying incident, from further investigation it is clear this is simply a blockchain reorganisation where two competing transactions were recorded but later bitcoin's blockchain did exactly as designed and self corrected so only one transaction was accepted.

New York State Department of Financial Service Announces Details For Its First-Ever Techsprint, On Digital Regulatory Reporting In The Virtual Currency Industry - Teams Will Compete To Develop Prototype Solutions During Two-Week Virtual Techsprint from March 1 to March 12, 2021 - DFS Invites Interested Participants To Register By January 26

Date 21/01/2021

The New York State Department of Financial Service (DFS) today announced additional details of DFS’s first-ever techsprint. Since announcing the techprint last fall, DFS has engaged closely with stakeholders from the financial services industry, government, and the non-profit/academic sectors to establish a set of actionable and meaningful problem statements for the event. Over 100 individuals from 75 organizations participated in workshops to provide input on the techsprint’s design.

ISDA Master Agreement And ISDA Clause Library Added Yo ISDA Create

Date 21/01/2021

ISDA and Linklaters have made the ISDA Master Agreement digitally available for the first time via ISDA Create, a landmark move that will bring greater efficiency, transparency and automation to the negotiation process and enable firms to capture key relationship data for risk management and other purposes. As part of the rollout, the ISDA Clause Library, which provides standardized drafting options for certain provisions within the ISDA Master Agreement, is also being added to the platform.

Statement On Designation Of Commissioner Lee As Acting Chairman SECL Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner Elad L. Roisman, Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw

Date 21/01/2021

Sincere congratulations to Commissioner Lee, who will serve as Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We look forward to continuing our work together to protect investors, maintain fair, orderly, and efficient markets, and facilitate capital formation.

Heath P. Tarbert Concludes Historic Tenure As CFTC Chairman

Date 21/01/2021

Heath P. Tarbert today concluded his tenure as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s 14th Chairman and Chief Executive. Mr. Tarbert took office on July 15, 2019 and on December 10, 2020 announced he would step down from the chairmanship in early 2021. He currently remains one of the agency’s five Commissioners, with a term expiring on April 13, 2024.

Allison Herren Lee Named Acting Chair Of The SEC

Date 21/01/2021

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. has designated Allison Herren Lee as Acting Chair of the agency.