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Statement On Insider Trading Enforcement Actions Announced On June 29, 202, Gurbir S. Grewal, SEC Director, Division Of Enforcement, June 29, 2023

Date 29/06/2023

Today, the SEC announced charges against 13 defendants in four separate insider trading schemes:
CME Group To Launch Ether/Bitcoin Ratio Futures On July 31

Date 29/06/2023

CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today announced plans to launch Ether/Bitcoin Ratio futures on July 31, pending regulatory review.
ISDA derivatiViews: A Seminal Milestone For LIBOR

Date 29/06/2023

Just before midday in London tomorrow, the five remaining US dollar LIBOR settings will be published on a representative basis for the very last time, marking the end of one of the biggest structural changes in the history of financial markets. While it would be premature to declare the LIBOR transition a complete success until all contracts have switched smoothly to alternative reference rates, it is worth reflecting on the extraordinary collaboration and diligent preparation that was required to reach this seminal milestone.
Statement From International Monetary Fund Managing Director, COP28 President-Designate, President Of The World Bank Group, And UN Special Envoy For Climate Action And Finance

Date 29/06/2023

Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate, Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Ajay Banga, President of the World Bank Group, and Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Co-Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), co-chaired a roundtable discussion as part of the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact at the Palais Brongniart.
SEC Charges Former Pfizer Statistician With Insider Trading Ahead Of COVID-19 Announcement - Employee And Friend Traded Ahead Of Pfizer’s “Game-Changer” Announcement On The Success Of Its Paxlovid Trial

Date 29/06/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced insider trading charges against Amit Dagar, a former Pfizer Inc. employee, and his close friend and business partner, Atul Bhiwapurkar, for trading in advance of the company’s November 5, 2021, announcement that a randomized, double-blind study of its COVID-19 antiviral treatment, Paxlovid, was successful. Following that announcement in which Pfizer’s CEO referred to the news as a “game-changer” in the global efforts to “halt the devastation” of the pandemic, the company’s stock price increased by nearly 11 percent, the largest single-day price move in the stock since 2009.

SEC Charges Police Chief, Four Others In Connection With Insider Trading Before Pharmaceutical Merger

Date 29/06/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against five individuals, including a police chief in Dighton, Massachusetts, arising from trading before the announcement of a tender offer by Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. to acquire Portola Pharmaceuticals Inc. in May 2020. Four of the defendants traded on nonpublic information obtained, directly or indirectly, from the fifth defendant, and realized more than $2.3 million in ill-gotten gains and tipped others who realized more than $1.7 million in trading profits.
BIS: IOSCO Principles – Executive Summary

Date 29/06/2023

The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) is the global standard setter for securities regulation. IOSCO seeks to protect investors; ensure that markets are fair, efficient and transparent; and reduce systemic risk. IOSCO's core standards, the Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation (the IOSCO Principles) and the related Methodology for Assessing Implementation of the IOSCO Objectives and Principles of Securities Regulation (the Methodology), help to achieve these objectives.
SEC Charges Former DWAC Board Member And Others For Insider Trading In DWAC Securities - Defendants Made Tens Of Millions Of Dollars From Illegally Trading On Nonpublic Knowledge Of DWAC’s Plan To Acquire Trump Media & Technology Group Corp.

Date 29/06/2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed insider trading charges against Bruce Garelick, a former board member of Digital World Acquisition Corporation (DWAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC); Michael Shvartsman and his firm Rocket One Capital LLC; and Gerald Shvartsman for trading in advance of DWAC’s October 2021 announcement that it had reached an agreement to acquire Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. (TMTG).
Monetary Policy In The Face Of Large Shocks − Speech By Silvana Tenreyro, Bank Of England, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee, Given At The Resolution Foundation And Hosted Jointly With The Society Of Professional Economists, London

Date 29/06/2023

In her final speech as an MPC member, Professor Silvana Tenreyro looks at the effects of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine on the UK economy. She discusses the challenges for policymakers responding to such large shocks.
BIS: FSB Proposed Framework For The International Regulation Of Cryptoasset Activities – Executive Summary

Date 29/06/2023

In October 2022, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) announced a comprehensive set of proposals for regulating and supervising cryptoasset activities, which are collectively referred to as the "proposed framework for the international regulation of cryptoasset activities". The FSB invited the public to submit feedback on the recommendations and on a set of questions1. The proposed framework is a part of the FSB's ongoing efforts to address the potential financial stability risks posed by cryptoassets2, including so-called "stablecoins."