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Opening Remarks By Mr Chee Hong Tat, Minister For National Development, And Deputy Chairman Of The Monetary Authority Of Singapore, At The Nomura Investment Forum Asia On 4 June 2025

Date 04/06/2025

1.  Good afternoon. I am delighted to join you at the Nomura Investment Forum Asia. I thought this is an opportunity to be able to engage everyone over lunch; gives us an opportunity to share with all of you some of our thoughts on the current situation and how we want to move forward. I don’t think I have to spend too much time to explain why we are now in a very different environment. I am sure you have heard this many times and you have experienced it day-to-day in your jobs.

Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission Bans Wong Lai Suen For Six Months

Date 04/06/2025

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has prohibited Ms Wong Lai Suen, a former responsible officer (RO) and executive director of MTF Securities Limited (MTF), from re-entering the industry for six months from 4 June 2025 to 3 December 2025 for failing to properly manage credit risks and to identify and report suspicious trading patterns of clients.

Pioneering Global Regulatory Collaboration: UAE Launches Strategic Initiatives To Govern Financial Content In The Digital Era

Date 04/06/2025

As part of its ongoing commitment to enhancing investor protection and regulating financial markets in the digital economy era, the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) actively participated in the international campaign “Global Week of Action Against Unlawful Finfluencers.” This initiative brought together leading regulatory authorities from around the world to address the growing risks posed by unauthorized fiinfluencers on social media platforms. The campaign involved a series of coordinated actions, including public awareness initiatives, educational workshops for finfluencers, and the implementation of strict enforcement measures against violators.

The Future Of Australia’s Public And Private Markets – ASIC Shares Industry Feedback And Next Steps

Date 04/06/2025

ASIC today released more than 50 public submissions received in response to its discussion paper on the evolving dynamics between public and private markets, released in February 2025. 

ASIC Commissioner Simone Constant Spoke To Conexus Financial Editor-In-Chief Aleks Vickovich At Conexus Fiduciary Investors Symposium

Date 04/06/2025

The Conexus Fiduciary Investors Symposium was held in the Blue Mountains on 4 June. The following facilitated conversation followed Simone Constant’s remarks.  

MarketAxess To Participate In The Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference

Date 03/06/2025

MarketAxess Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: MKTX), the operator of a leading electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, today announced that Ilene Fiszel Bieler, Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the Morgan Stanley U.S. Financials Conference on June 10, 2025.

Nasdaq Reports May 2025 Volumes

Date 03/06/2025

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today reported monthly volumes for May 2025 on its Investor Relations website. A data sheet showing this information can be found at: http://ir.nasdaq.com/financials/volume-statistics.

Federal Reserve Announces Wells Fargo Is No Longer Subject To The Asset Growth Restriction From The Board’s 2018 Enforcement Action Against The Bank

Date 03/06/2025

The Federal Reserve on Tuesday announced that Wells Fargo is no longer subject to the asset growth restriction from the Board's 2018 enforcement action against the bank. The Federal Reserve determined that Wells Fargo has met all the conditions required by the 2018 enforcement action for removal of the growth restriction.

CFTC Alerts Traders Domain Customers To July 28 Claim Deadline

Date 03/06/2025

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Enforcement today is alerting customers the Traders Domain claims process will end July 28. Customers who believe they may be victims in this alleged fraud scheme are urged to complete the claims process by this date to be eligible for any future judgment. The Division of Enforcement is also notifying customers that prior participation in the CFTC’s voluntary confidential customer survey or any other submission made to the CFTC does NOT qualify an individual as a claimant. An official claim must be filed. 

Testimony Before The United States Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On Financial Services And General Government, Paul S. Atkins, SEC Chairman, Washington D.C., June 3, 2025

Date 03/06/2025

Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Reed, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for inviting me to testify today.[1]

I am grateful for the opportunity to discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our important mission on behalf of our fellow citizens, investors, and taxpayers. I also appreciate the opportunity as well to speak to some of my priorities as Chairman.