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Readout: US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen’s Meeting With Chancellor Of The Exchequer Jeremy Hunt Of The United Kingdom

Date 18/04/2024

Today, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen met with United Kingdom Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt on the sidelines of the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, DC.  Secretary Yellen discussed ways to continue providing near-term financial assistance to Ukraine, as well as ways to unlock the value of immobilized Russian sovereign assets to support Ukraine’s continued resistance and long-term reconstruction. Secretary Yellen also discussed the ways to constrain Russia’s access to the goods it needs to build weapons, including the role China plays in supplying Russia’s military industrial complex. Secretary Yellen and Chancellor Hunt also exchanged views on Chinese industrial practices that cause overcapacity and the potential impact on manufacturers in the United States, United Kingdom, and globally.

CFTC Chairman Behnam Announces CFTC’s First DEIA Strategic Plan - Plan Emphasizes A Workplace Where Employees Are Empowered, Valued, And Respected

Date 18/04/2024

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam today announced the agency’s first Strategic Plan to Advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA Plan). This two-year DEIA Plan represents a critical step forward in aligning our organization with a collective DEIA vision that not only provides genuine support for our valued team members, but ensures the CFTC is a source of future leaders.

Remarks At The 43rd Annual Small Business Forum, Catching Up With Small Caps: Lessons Learned From Going Public And Staying Public, Commissioner Jaime Lizárraga, Washington D.C., April 18, 2024

Date 18/04/2024

Good afternoon. It is a pleasure to address the 43rd Annual Small Business Forum.

MIAX Exchange Group - Options And Equities Markets - Approval To Amend The FINRA Codes Of Arbitration Procedure And Code Of Mediation Procedure To Revise And Restate The Qualifications For Representatives In Arbitrations And Mediations

Date 18/04/2024

FINRA has received approval to amend the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Customer Disputes, the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes, and the Code of Mediation Procedure to revise and restate the qualifications for representatives in arbitrations and mediations in the forum administered by FINRA Dispute Resolution Services (‘‘DRS’’). The amendments disallow compensated non-attorney representatives from representing parties in the DRS forum and clarify the circumstances in which any person would be prohibited from representing a party in the DRS forum. In addition, the amendments codify that a student enrolled in a law school participating in a law school clinical program or its equivalent and practicing under the supervision of an attorney may represent investors in the DRS forum.

Canadian Securities Regulators Publish Next Steps To Facilitate Access To Real-Time Market Data

Date 18/04/2024

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published Staff Notice 21-334 Next Steps to Facilitate Access to Real-Time Market Data (RTMD) which summarizes the comments received to the Consultation Paper published in November 2022, and advises stakeholders of the CSA’s next steps to address the access to and use of RTMD.

Four Directors Join ISDA Board

Date 18/04/2024

ISDA has announced that four directors have joined its Board and 10 others have been re-elected at ISDA’s Annual General Meeting in Tokyo.

Tokeny Enhances Multi-Chain Capabilities With Integration Of Telos EVM

Date 18/04/2024

Tokeny, the leading tokenization platform, announces its latest strategic integration with Telos, bolstering its multi-chain capabilities and offering tokenized securities issuers enhanced flexibility in tokenization. This collaboration underscores Tokeny’s commitment to providing seamless and secure solutions for issuing, managing, and distributing tokenized securities across multiple blockchain networks.

Office Of The Comptroller Of The Currency Announces Enforcement Actions For April 2024

Date 18/04/2024

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released enforcement actions taken against national banks and federal savings associations (banks), and individuals currently and formerly affiliated with banks the OCC supervises.

Opening Remarks, Federal Reserve Governor Michelle W. Bowman, At The 2024 New York Fed Regional And Community Banking Conference, New York, New York (Via Prerecorded Video)

Date 18/04/2024

Good morning, it is really a pleasure to join you by video. I would like to thank Supervision at the New York Fed for inviting me to join you at this year's Regional and Community Banking Conference. These forums enable us to continue our engagement with bankers in the industry to address a variety of issues and challenges that exist in the current banking environment. Some of the topics that will be covered today include contingency funding, operational readiness, market uncertainties, and banking innovations. I appreciate that you have joined us to discuss these and several other topics on our agenda.

Promoting Competitiveness Is A Juggling Act, Speech By Sarah Pritchard, UK Financial Conduct Authority, Executive Director, Markets And Executive Director, International At TheCityUK International Conference 2024

Date 18/04/2024

Highlights

• We want to strike a balance between encouraging competition and innovation and advancing our other operational objectives.
• We aim to support beneficial and responsible innovation, ensuring consumers and markets reap the benefits of new technology.
• We welcome international firms but want them to operate in a way that protects consumers and market integrity.