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CFTC Swaps Report Update

Date 31/05/2022

FTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

ISDA And FIA Respond To EC On CSDR Review

Date 31/05/2022

On May 31, 2022, ISDA and FIA submitted a joint response to the European Commission’s (EC) proposal to review the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR), with a focus on reforms of the mandatory buy-in regime (MBI) under Article 7 of the CSDR. In the response, ISDA and FIA’s members highlighted the application of the MBI regime to margin transfers and the physical settlement of derivatives transactions as an area of concern, as it could lead to uncertainty and unintended consequences, as well as the disruption of existing contractual default provisions. ISDA and FIA believe it is crucial for the EC to clarify that margin transfers and physically settled derivatives are not in scope of the MBI regime. The associations also recommend targeted amendments to the level 1 carveouts from the MBI regime, with a view to enhancing legal clarity and avoiding unnecessary costs for market participants.

NSE Indices Index Dashboard For The Month Ended May 2022

Date 31/05/2022

Click here to download the ' Index Dashboard' for the month ended May 2022.  

CFTC Charges Florida Man With Fraudulent Solicitation Of Over $800,000 And Misappropriation In Futures Scheme - Federal Court Ordered Cox To Pay Over $900,000 In Restitution And Penalties In Prior CFTC Fraud Action

Date 31/05/2022

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced that it filed a civil enforcement action in the Southern District of Florida against Rico Cox of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The complaint alleges that, for a second time, Cox fraudulently solicited and accepted funds, this time at least $842,900 that was intended for commodity futures trading. Cox has never been registered with the CFTC.

FIA April 2022 SEF Tracker

Date 31/05/2022

Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $887.4 billion in average notional value per day during April 2022. This was down 21.7% from the previous month but up 18.8% from the same month of the previous year. Trading was down in every sector except for FRA trading.

ESMA Reports On Supervision Of Costs And Fees In Investment Funds

Date 31/05/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU securities markets regulator, today publishes a report on the Common Supervisory Action (CSA) on costs and fees for investment funds, that was carried out with National Competent Authorities (NCAs) during 2021. ESMA highlights, in the Report, the importance of supervision in ensuring investors are not charged with undue costs, considering its high impact on investors’ returns.

Finansinspektionen Intends To Raise The Countercyclical Buffer Rate To 2 Per Cent

Date 31/05/2022

Finansinspektionen (FI ) intends to raise the countercyclical buffer rate to 2 per cent in Q2 2022.

Announcing The Winner Of The FESE De La Vega Prize 2022

Date 31/05/2022

The Federation of European Securities Exchanges (FESE) is delighted to announce the winners of the FESE De la Vega Prize 2022: Samuel M. Hartzmark, Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and David H. Solomon, Associate Professor of Finance at the Boston College Carroll School of Management, were awarded this year’s Prize for their paper “Predictable Price Pressure”.

BIS: Basel Committee Finalises Principles On Climate-Related Financial Risks, Progresses Work On Specifying Cryptoassets' Prudential Treatment And Agrees On Way Forward For The G-SIB Assessment Methodology Review

Date 31/05/2022

• Basel Committee finalises principles for effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks.
• Progresses work on specifying cryptoasset prudential treatment and issuing a second consultation paper.
• Finalises review of the treatment of cross-border exposures within the European Banking Union on the G-SIB methodology.

ESMA Provides Supervisors With Guidance On The Integration Of Sustainability Risks And Disclosures In The Area Of Asset Management

Date 31/05/2022

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, today publishes a Supervisory Briefing to ensure convergence across the European Union (EU) in the supervision of investment funds with sustainability features, and in combating greenwashing by investment funds.