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ASIC Pursues Licensees After Financial Advisers Gave Advice While Unregistered

Date 17/07/2025

ASIC issued infringement notices to two AFS licensees whose financial advisers provided personal advice while unregistered.

Acting CFTC Chairman Caroline D. Pham Lauds Actions To Clarify Whistleblower Protections For CFTC Staff

Date 16/07/2025

CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham today made the following comment regarding a CFTC Office of Inspector General review that clarified whistleblower protections for agency employees.

Old Flames, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, Remarks To The City Of London Corporation At Guildhall, London, England, July 16, 2025

Date 16/07/2025

Thank you, Chairman [Chris] Hayward. You have once again gone out of your way to make me feel welcome in London. Thank you also to all of you who are here today. Before I begin, I must remind you that my views are my own as a Commissioner of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and not necessarily those of the SEC or my fellow Commissioners or of anyone else in U.S. Government.

Acting CFTC Chairman Pham To Speak At 10th Christie’s Art+Tech Summit

Date 16/07/2025

US Federal Bank Regulatory Agencies Issue Joint Proposal To Rescind 2023 Community Reinvestment Act Final Rule

Date 16/07/2025

Federal bank regulatory agencies today jointly issued a proposal to rescind the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) final rule issued in October 2023 and replace it with the prior CRA regulations that were originally adopted by the agencies in 1995, with certain technical amendments. If adopted, the proposal would restore certainty in the CRA framework for stakeholders in light of pending litigation and limit regulatory burden on banks, while ensuring that banks continue to serve their communities.

FINRA Foundation Releases Sixth Wave Of The National Financial Capability Study - Findings Reveal Decline In U.S. Adults’ Ability To Make Ends Meet And Save For Emergencies, More Households Strained By Increased Costs, And The Struggle Of The Middle-Income Group - Also, 20% Of U.S. Adults Interested In Getting Financial Advice From Artificial Intelligence

Date 16/07/2025

The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) released today its sixth wave of the National Financial Capability Study, an expansive source of data and insights about the financial lives of U.S. adults that has been conducted every three years since 2009.

ISDA Launches Notices Hub And Protocol To Streamline Delivery And Receipt Of Critical Notices

Date 16/07/2025

ISDA has launched the ISDA Notices Hub and the ISDA 2025 Notices Hub Protocol, giving users a faster and more efficient method for delivering critical notices and reducing the uncertainty and risk of losses that can result from delays.

Interactive Brokers Unveils Investment Themes Tool To Turn Market Trends Into Smarter Trades - New Discovery Feature Helps Investors Quickly Explore Market Trends, Compare Companies, And Find Opportunities

Date 16/07/2025

Interactive Brokers (Nasdaq: IBKR), an automated global electronic broker, announced the release of Investment Themes, an intuitive discovery tool powered by Reflexivity that investors can use to move from market trends to actionable trade ideas more quickly and confidently. Available across IBKR’s powerful trading platforms, Investment Themes simplifies the research process by connecting companies, products, competitors, and regions across the entire S&P 1500 universe.

New CISI Financial Services Learning Alliance Aimed At Boosting Growth In The UK Economy For The Next Generation

Date 16/07/2025

A pioneering new initiative led by educational charity and professional financial services body the CISI aims to help turn the UK’s pension capital into a powerful engine of sustainable growth — unlocking investment, improving outcomes for savers, and strengthening the UK economy for the next generation.

ECB Publishes Third Progress Report On The Digital Euro Preparation Phase

Date 16/07/2025

• ECB making progress on digital euro rulebook with feedback from experts, consumers and merchants
• Around 70 market participants explore use cases through new innovation platform
• ECB continues stakeholder engagement to ensure alignment with market needs and legislative developments