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Date 04/05/2022

WHAT:	Chairman Rostin Behnam will keynote at the 20th Annual Symposium on Building the Financial System of the 21st Century: An Agenda for Europe and the United States
WHEN:	Wednesday, May 18, 2022 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (EDT)
WHERE:	The Mayflower Hotel 1127 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036

ISDA Responds To ESMA’s Draft Opinion On The Trading Venue Perimeter

Date 04/05/2022

On April 29, ISDA responded to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) consultation paper on its opinion on the trading venue perimeter, with the aim to clarify the meaning of multilateral systems under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MIFID)/Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation. In the response, ISDA stresses the need to differentiate between systems allowing for multiple bilateral interactions, such as communication platforms, and multilateral systems which set the rules of trading and should be required to acquire trading venue authorization.
FINRA Fines Wefunder $1.4 Million For Crowdfunding Rule Violations - StartEngine Capital Separately Fined $350,000

Date 04/05/2022

FINRA announced today that it has fined two FINRA-registered funding portals a combined $1.75 million for failing to comply with securities laws and rules designed to protect crowdfunding investors.

Date 04/05/2022

WHAT:	Chairman Rostin Behnam will participate in a fireside chat with Joseph Borg, Alabama Securities Commission at the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) \| Public Policy Symposium: Investor Protection in a Digital Age
WHEN:	Tuesday, May 17, 2022 3:45 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. (EDT)
WHERE:	InterContinental Washington D.C.- The Wharf 801 Wharf Street, S.W. Washington, D.C. 20024 View agenda

Intercontinental Exchange Enters Into Definitive Agreement To Acquire Black Knight - Adding Black Knight’s Integrated Solutions Significantly Strengthens ICE’s Mortgage Technology Ecosystem; Extends Track Record Of Digitizing Vital Networks

Date 04/05/2022

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading global provider of data, technology, and market infrastructure, today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE: BKI), a software, data and analytics company that serves the housing finance continuum, including real estate data, mortgage lending and servicing, as well as the secondary markets. The cash and stock transaction values Black Knight at $85 per share, or a market value of $13.1 billion, and builds on ICE’s position as a provider of end-to-end electronic workflow solutions for the rapidly evolving U.S. residential mortgage industry.

TMX Group Consolidated Trading Statistics – April 2022

Date 04/05/2022

TMX Group Limited today announced April 2022 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange and Montréal Exchange.

Date 04/05/2022

WHAT:	Chairman Rostin Behnam will participate in a conversation about his agenda and the state of cryptocurrency regulation with FINRA President and CEO Robert Cook at the 2022 Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Annual Conference
WHEN:	Wednesday, May 18, 2022 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. (EDT)
WHERE:	Marriott Marquis 901 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20001 View agenda

CME Group Inc. Announces Preliminary Results From Its 2022 Annual Meeting Of Shareholders

Date 04/05/2022

CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CME) today announced the preliminary shareholder voting results from its 2022 annual meeting.
MIAX Options Exchange - Introducing Support For Complex Stock Tied Orders Up To 4 Decimal Places Beginning May 9, 2022

Date 04/05/2022

As previously announced in the November 11, 2021 Alert, the MIAX Options Exchange will introduce support for Complex Stock Tied Orders (including cQCC Orders submitted with the stock component) with a net price of up to 4 decimal places. Firms are encouraged to ensure conformance to the MIAX Options’ market data specifications existing support of prices to 4 decimal places. Complex Customer Cross (“cC2C”) Orders, Complex Orders without Stock and Simple Orders will continue to support prices of up to 2 decimal places.
Plans For Reducing The Size Of The Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet

Date 04/05/2022

Consistent with the Principles for Reducing the Size of the Federal Reserve's Balance Sheet that were issued in January 2022, all Committee participants agreed to the following plans for significantly reducing the Federal Reserve's securities holdings.