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SIFMA Statement On Confirmation Of Labor Secretary Sonderling

Date 01/10/2026

SIFMA today released the following statement from Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr., SIFMA president and CEO, on the confirmation of Department of Labor (DOL) Secretary Keith Sonderling:

“We congratulate Mr. Sonderling on his confirmation as DOL Secretary. SIFMA and our members look forward to working with the Secretary to ensure our nation’s capital markets remain robust and resilient and play their part in fueling economic growth and job creation.”

Canadian Securities Administrators Seeks Comment On Proposed Information Technology System Integrity Rule

Date 01/10/2026

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) today published for comment proposed National Instrument 26-101 Information Technology System Integrity (NI 26-101), which would establish a single framework for the information technology (IT) systems of market infrastructure entities.

A Unique Vantage Point − Speech By Nathanaël Benjamin, Bank Of England, Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy And Risk, Given At The ISDA Derivatives Trading And Treasury Forum

Date 01/10/2026

Nat Benjamin sets out how the Bank of England has a unique vantage point from which to understand the UK’s ever more complex and interconnected financial system, and how such surveillance can be used to strengthen its stability. He then illustrates this with gilt repo market resilience as one policy area that has benefited from that mindset.

Ontario Securities Commission: John Natividad Guilty Of Insider Trading

Date 01/10/2026

The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) announced that John Natividad of Brampton, Ontario was sentenced on September 28, 2026, to 90 days in jail after pleading guilty on January 13, 2025, to insider trading pursuant to s. 76(1) of Ontario’s Securities Act.

The Data Version Of Godzilla Versus Kong: FRED Takes On AI, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller, At "Navigating Trust, AI And Storytelling In A World Of Data," FRED Con 2026, Federal Reserve Bank Of St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri

Date 01/10/2026

Thank you, Keith, and while it is always an honor to represent the Federal Reserve and speak at public events, being here today is truly a special privilege for me. In the 17 years that I have spent in different roles for the Fed, one of the things that I am most proud of is the modest contribution I made, while here in St. Louis, to the growth and success of FRED (Federal Reserve Economic Data).

ISDA Launches Digital Emissions Transactions Definitions

Date 01/10/2026

ISDA has launched a natively digital version of its documentation for emissions allowance transactions, enabling the framework to be updated more efficiently as emissions trading systems (ETSs) evolve.

Central Banks On-Chain - Isabel Schnabel - Member Of The Executive Board Of The ECB - The Future Of Money - Conference In Celebration Of Charles Goodhart, Bank Of England, London, 1 October 2026

Date 01/10/2026

Isabel Schnabel's presentation, given at the Bank of England on 1 October 2026, argues that central banks should bring their money onto distributed ledger platforms so that tokenised finance stays anchored in safe, trusted central bank money. Tokenisation promises faster, safer and smarter settlement through atomicity (all legs of a transaction settle together or not at all) and programmability (rules that execute automatically), and it could help integrate Europe's fragmented securities infrastructure. But modern monetary systems rely on a two-tier structure, with commercial bank deposits backed 1:1 by wholesale central bank money. Central banks can also expand liquidity elastically in times of stress, as the 1907 Panic and the COVID-19 period show. The ECB therefore aims to preserve the anchor role of central bank money in a digitalised world, alongside tokenised deposits and stablecoins as private settlement assets.

BIS: International Supervisory Community Meets To Discuss The Future Of Global Bank Supervision And Regulation

Date 01/10/2026

• Almost 300 central bankers and banking supervisors attended the International Conference of Banking Supervisors (ICBS) to discuss the future of supervision and the digitalisation of finance.
• ICBS participants exchanged views and insights on enhancing supervisory effectiveness, simplifying and modernising regulation and supervision, the digitalisation of finance and linkages between banks and non-bank financial institutions. 
• Basel Committee Chair delivers keynote speech on strong and modern supervision.

Statistics From Nasdaq Nordic Exchange September 2026

Date 01/10/2026

Monthly statistics including stock and derivative statistics:

• Volumes and Market cap
• Most traded companies
• Most active members
• Listings and member

Apex Group, Tokeny, And droppRWA Partner To Develop Unified Trust Stack For End-To-End Institutional Real-World Asset Tokenisation - Strategic Collaboration Brings Together Asset Verification, Regulated Structuring, Administration, Blockchain And Distribution Through The Unified Trust Stack, With Saudi Arabia As Its Initial Market

Date 01/10/2026

Apex Group Ltd. (“Apex Group”), a global financial services provider with over $3.5 trillion in assets serviced, today announced a strategic collaboration with droppRWA Limited (“DRWA”), a sovereign tokenization infrastructure provider, to develop and bring to market the Unified Trust Stack, a solution that connects verified real-world assets (RWAs) with the regulated infrastructure needed to structure, administer and distribute them to investors.