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Hong Kong’s New Virtual Asset Licensing Regime, Keynote Speech At Executive Dinner Organised By The Hong Kong Economic And Trade Office In Bangkok, Office For Attracting Strategic Enterprises And InvestHK, Ms Julia Leung, Chief Executive Officer, Hong Kong Securities And Futures Commission

Date 23/06/2023

Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

It is a pleasure to be here tonight to meet you all. I would like to thank the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Bangkok, Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises and Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) for organising this event in partnership with the Thai Fintech Association and Thai Digital Asset Association.

London Stock Exchange Group PLC Transaction In Own Shares

Date 23/06/2023

London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) announces that it has purchased the following number of its voting ordinary shares of 6^79/86 pence each on the London Stock Exchange through its corporate stockbroker Citigroup Global Markets Limited (Citi) as part of the third tranche of its share buyback programme, as announced on 20 March 2023:

Japan Financial Services Agency: Discussion Paper On Ensuring Operational Resilience

Date 23/06/2023

The business environment surrounding financial institutions is changing rapidly. The risk environment is becoming more complex due to a multiple of factors including increased dependence on IT systems, large-scale technology failures, pandemics, growing threats to cybersecurity, the widespread use of cloud services, and burgeoning interdependence through collaboration with FinTech companies.

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet Yellen At United States Embassy Breakfast In Paris, France

Date 23/06/2023

Thank you, Ambassador Bauer, for co-hosting this breakfast. I am glad to have a more intimate opportunity to discuss multilateral development bank evolution and how it will help us meet the challenges we face as a global community in the 21st century.

Senate Economics References Committee - Inquiry Into ASIC Investigation And Enforcement - Opening Statement By ASIC Chair Joe Longo, 23 June 2023.

Date 23/06/2023

I am pleased to have the opportunity to appear before the Committee today. Before I begin my substantive remarks however, I want to say this.

Remarks By US Deputy Secretary Of The Treasury Wally Adeyemo At Carnegie Endowment For International Peace On The Inflation Reduction Act

Date 23/06/2023

Thank you, Ian, and thank you Tino, for inviting me to join you today for the launch of Carnegie California. As you all know, Andrew Carnegie created the Endowment in 1910 to advance the cause of peace and international cooperation as he saw the storm clouds of war beginning to form along the horizon. Today, I am here to address the ways that climate change is an existential threat to not just peace and international cooperation, but also to humanity. 

New Zealand Financial Markets Authority Publishes Climate Related Disclosure Record Keeping Draft Guidance For Consultation

Date 23/06/2023

The Financial Markets Authority (FMA) – Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko – has published three documents to support Climate Reporting Entities (CREs) in meeting their obligations under the new Climate Related Disclosure (CRD) reporting requirements. 

Nasdaq, Inc. Prices $4.25 Billion And €750 Million Senior Notes Offerings

Date 23/06/2023

Nasdaq, Inc. (the “Company” or “Nasdaq”) (Nasdaq: NDAQ) today announced that it priced a public offering of $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.650% senior notes due 2025, $1,000,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.350% senior notes due 2028, $1,250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.550% senior notes due 2034, $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 5.950% senior notes due 2053 and $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 6.100% senior notes due 2063 (the “Dollar Offering”) and a public offering of €750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 4.500% senior notes due 2032 (the “Euro Offering” and, together with the Dollar Offering, the “Offerings”). The Company expects to use the net proceeds from the Offerings, together with cash on hand and proceeds of other debt, to fund the cash consideration payable by the Company in connection with its pending acquisition of Adenza Holdings, Inc. (“Adenza”), to repay certain outstanding indebtedness of Adenza and its subsidiaries and to pay related expenses, and for general corporate purposes. Each Offering is expected to close on June 28, 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Kristin N. Johnson: Stop Digital Assets And Forex Ponzi Schemes

Date 23/06/2023

Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) filed a Complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against William Koo Ichioka, charging him with soliciting tens of millions of dollars from more than 100 individuals and entities to trade digital asset commodities.  Ichioka promised to use customers’ assets to enter into retail foreign currency transactions (forex) through a commodity interest pool operating under the name “Ichioka Ventures.”  Consistent with investment frauds referred to as Ponzi schemes, Ichioka misappropriated more than $21 million of participant funds and used newly entering customers’ funds to create the illusion of profits for existing customers while contemporaneously appropriating customer funds for personal expenses.

CFTC Charges New York Man With Misappropriating Over $21 Million In Commodity Pool Scheme - Federal Judge Issues Permanent Injunction And Orders Registration, Trading Bans

Date 23/06/2023

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed a civil enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California charging William Koo Ichioka, a New York City resident, with fraudulently soliciting and misappropriating more than $21 million from over 100 commodity pool participants’ funds.