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White House Weighs Wide Ranging Push for Crypto Oversight

By Jennifer Epstein and Ben Bain
October 8, 2021, Bloomberg

The Biden administration is weighing an executive order on cryptocurrencies as part of an effort to set up a government-wide …

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Firms to Upgrade Systems Amid New Data Rules – Experts

By Radi Khasawneh
October 1, 2021, Global Investor Group

Data harmonization rules set to come into force will likely be followed by further changes and the need to upgrade systems …

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SOFR First Falls Short of USD LIBOR Market Needs

By Alice Tchernookova
September 29, 2021, Practice Insight From IFLR

Eight weeks into the initiative and 100 days before no-new-LIBOR in the US dollar market, the jury’s still out on …

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SEC Taps Dan Berkovitz to Serve as General Counsel

By Paul Kiernan
September 28, 2021, The Wall Street Journal

The Securities and Exchange Commission said it has hired a former aide to Chairman Gary Gensler to serve as its …

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‘RFR First’ Awaited as Pivotal LIBOR Transition Moment

By Alice Tchernookova
September 20, 2021, Practice Insight From IFLR

With SOFR First now successfully implemented, the second phase of a process launched by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), …

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US Treasury, Financial Industry Discuss Cryptocurrency ‘Stablecoins’

By Pete Schroeder
September 10, 2021, Reuters

The US Treasury Department met with a number of industry participants this week to quiz them about the risks and benefits posed by …

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CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz to Leave Office Next Month

By Michael McSweeney
September 9, 2021, The Block

CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz, who drew headlines earlier this summer for his criticism of the decentralized finance ecosystem, said Thursday that he …

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What Next After the Recent Collapse of a Family Office Fund?

September 1, 2021, The Trade

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Enhance collateral reporting: This discussion now leads us to enhancement in collateral reporting. The current collateral reporting under various regulations …

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Could Climate Change Trigger a Financial Crisis?

September 4, 2021, The Economist

In recent years regulators have begun warning about the threat that climate change poses to the stability of the financial system. Following its strategy review …

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