Senate Banking Hearing
On April 9, the Senate Banking Committee held a hearing entitled “An Update from the Treasury Department: Countering Illicit Finance, Terrorism and Sanctions Evasion.” The witness in the hearing was: The Honorable Adewale O. Adeyemo, Deputy Secretary, Department of the Treasury. Below is a summary of the hearing prepared by Delta Strategy Group. It contains several …
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On April 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) held a public meeting. The meeting covered topics related to the agricultural economy and recent developments in the agricultural derivatives markets. Below is a summary of the meeting prepared by Delta Strategy Group. PANEL: AGRICULTURAL LENDING Ty …
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On April 10, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) held a public meeting. The meeting covered the potential impacts of the Basel III proposals on the derivatives markets from multiple different industry participant views, as well as the state of crude oil markets …
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On April 9, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) held a public meeting. The meeting covered current topics including central counterparty risk (CCP) and governance, market structure developments explaining the consolidation of Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), climate-related risk, and innovative and emerging technologies like artificial intelligence …
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