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Motherhood And Humble Pie: Remarks Before The Cato Institute’s FinTech Unbound Conference, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, San Francisco, CA, Sept. 12, 2018

Date 17/09/2018

Thank you, Peter, for that introduction.  I appreciate the opportunity to be part of this conference.  I do have a couple of disclaimers. 

I will begin with our standard SEC disclaimer: The views that I will express today are my own and do not necessarily represent those of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners.  Indeed, with respect to one particular issue I will be discussing today, my disagreement with my colleagues is sufficiently public and pronounced that it may not even warrant a disclaimer.  I speak, of course, of my dissent from the Commission’s decision to reject an exchange-traded product that was designed to give investors access to bitcoin.

The MiG Report - TSX, TSX Venture Exchange

Date 17/09/2018

SIFMA And Bank Policy Institute Respond To Banking Agencies’ Proposed Guidance On The Living Will Process - Associations Submit Comment Letter In Support Of The Living Will Process And Outlining Lessons Learned From Past Submissions

Date 17/09/2018

Today, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) and the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) submitted a comment letter on the proposed guidance issued by Federal Reserve and FDIC that would apply to the living wills prepared by the eight U.S. banks designated as G-SIBs. The letter strongly endorses the living wills process for these banks and offers suggestions for improvements based on experience to date.  Emphasizing that that living wills are an important pillar of the post-crisis rulebook for the largest banks, BPI and SIFMA in the letter commend the agencies’ effort to update and refine their guidance through a public notice and comment process to make it more efficient and effective.

Canadian Securities Administrators Appoints New Secretary General

Date 17/09/2018

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today announced the appointment of Laura Belloni as Secretary General, effective September 17, 2018.

SEC And NYU To Host Sept. 21 Forum On High-Frequency Trading And Liquidity Resiliency

Date 17/09/2018

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Economic and Risk Analysis and Division of Trading and Markets are partnering with New York University's Salomon Center for the Study of Financial Institutions to bring together regulators, practitioners, and academics for a half-day symposium on Sept. 21 at the SEC headquarters in Washington, D.C. Panelists will discuss the impact of high-frequency trading and the resiliency of liquidity in securities markets.

United Kingdom Article IV Press Conference, IMF Managing Director’s Opening Remarks

Date 17/09/2018

Dear Chancellor, thank you very much for your kind introduction. Ladies and gentlemen, good morning. It’s always a pleasure to be in London. We are here for our annual review of the British economy, the Article IV consultation. Last time I met with you was in December 2017, so just about nine months ago. At that time, the 2017 cycle had been delayed by the election and taken about 18 months. So, I guess on average we are OK…

SEC: Mark Wolfe Named Associate Director In Office Of Derivatives Policy And Trading Practices

Date 17/09/2018

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that Mark E. Wolfe has been named Associate Director of the Office of Derivatives Policy and Trading Practices in the agency’s Division of Trading and Markets. 

CFTC Orders Introducing Broker And Principal To Pay A $300,000 Civil Monetary Penalty For Supervisory And Recordkeeping Failures

Date 17/09/2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Global Access Advisors LLC d/b/a Daniels Trading (GAA), a Chicago-based Introducing Broker (IB), and its principal and registered Associated Person (AP), Glenn A. Swanson, for failure to diligently supervise employees’ handling of customer accounts subject to post-execution allocation.  GAA was also charged with failure to preserve complete records.

New Crypto Exchange IronX Awarded Regulatory Licence

Date 17/09/2018

IronX, the new Crypto Exchange joint venture between leading global online broker IronFX Group and EmurgoHK, creator of the Cardano Blockchain, today announces it has been awarded full regulatory licence approval by the Estonian Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). This licence allows IronX to operate as a fully regulated exchange for the trading of cryptocurrencies, as part of their drive to set the industry standard and one of the first in Europe to seek and receive this level of approval.

Senasen: An Innovative Solution To A Long-standing Problem

Date 17/09/2018

Companies and asset managers are looking for more effective ways to interact directly with their investors under regulatory changes, such as MiFid II. With markets becoming more jittery, investors are also seeking more effective real time channels of engagement.