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Who’s Concentrating? Trends In The Life Insurance Sector And The Need For Strong Reinsurance And Investment Risk Management − Speech By Charlotte Gerken, Bank Of England, Executive Director, Insurance Supervision, Given At The Bank Of America 27th Annual Financials CEO Conference

Date 20/09/2022

Charlotte Gerken speaks about concentration risks in Life Insurance, coming from:

• increasing longevity reinsurance;
• use of funded reinsurance; 
• and growth of illiquid assets.

Opening Statement Of CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger: Meeting Of The Energy And Environmental Markets Advisory Committee, September 20, 2022

Date 20/09/2022

Thank you all for joining me, whether virtually or in person here in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and welcome to the first Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) meeting to be held outside of a CFTC building.  Some of you may notice the slight distinction from our press release announcing this as the first EEMAC meeting outside of Washington, DC.  I recently learned that the late-Commissioner Bart Chilton held an EEMAC meeting in our New York office and set up options for participation via teleconference from our DC and Chicago offices.  So, Commissioner Chilton not only held the first EEMAC meeting outside of DC, I think he technically held the first hybrid meeting.  In sum, what I am saying is that this advisory committee has historically taken a forward-looking approach in its meetings.

Drawbridge Receives SOC 2 Type II Attestation - Independent Audit Verifies Drawbridge’s Continuous Focus On Strict Data Security And Privacy

Date 20/09/2022

Drawbridge, a premier provider of cybersecurity software and solutions to the alternative investment industry, today announced that it has completed its SOC 2 Type II audit, performed by KirkpatrickPrice. This latest attestation highlights Drawbridge’s commitment to data privacy and security as it delivers the most robust cybersecurity software and services to its global clients.

CFTC Commissioner Johnson Participates In A Candid Conversation With Women In Derivatives (WIND)

Date 20/09/2022

Shadow Falls Over Markets As Economic Fundamentals Worse Than 2007 - FTSE Mondo Visione Index Down 3.9% In August

Date 20/09/2022

Global exchanges, against rising interest rates, inflation, and expectations of further aggressive monetary policy, largely posted declines in August, reversing the previous month's gains.  

60% Of LPs Avoid Investing In A Fund Due To Terms And Conditions — Preqin Reports: Transparency Is Top Of Mind For LPs In This Year's Fund Terms Adviser report

Date 20/09/2022

Today, Preqin, the global leader empowering the alternatives community with essential data and insight, has published the 2022 edition of its annual Fund Terms Adviser report. The report shows that three fifths (60%) of Limited Partners (LPs) have decided not to invest in a fund because of terms and conditions, and one fifth (20%) say they have ‘frequently’ walked away from negotiations over the issue. The report further shows. The report further shows transparency and alignment of interest are front of mind for LPs, rather than objections to fee levels. For example, fewer investors mention concerns about the amount of fees charged than concerns about transparency at fund level (59%).

CryptoCompare Exchange Review - August 2022: Bitcoin Trading Into Tether Reaches Highest Volume Since 2020

Date 20/09/2022

Volatility returned to the cryptocurrency markets in August as Bitcoin and Ethereum failed to break key resistance levels at $25,000 and $2,000, before a sell-off occurred following Fed Chairman Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole. 

Testimony Of US Assistant Secretary For Terrorist Financing And Financial Crimes Elizabeth Rosenberg Before The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate

Date 20/09/2022

Chairman Brown, Ranking Member Toomey, and distinguished Members of the Banking Committee, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today and provide an update on the Department of the Treasury’s efforts to hold Russia accountable for its brutal and unjustified further invasion of Ukraine.

Aviva Wins Aite-Novarica Group Impact Award For ESG Profiler

Date 20/09/2022

•  Developed with FNZ for Aviva’s Adviser Platform
• ESG Profiler wins Impact Award for Digital Reporting 2022 - Sustainable Investing Impact Reporting – Europe
• Further features planned for later this year

Paolo Ardoino, Bitfinex CTO, Comments On Cybersecurity After Attack On ETHW

Date 20/09/2022

Over the weekend, the ETHW came under attack with hackers ultimately making off with a significant quantity of ETHW tokens.