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Federal Reserve and FDIC Alert! Federal bank regulatory agencies today issued a statement highlighting key risks for banking organizations associated with crypto-assets and the crypto-asset sector and describing the agencies' approaches to supervision

Source: https://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/pressreleases/files/bcreg20230103a1.pdf Reddit Post

Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Alert! Swap Data Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements (OMB Control No. 3038-0096). This is a request for extension of a currently approved information collection.

They estimate it takes 1,460,357 hours for 1,732 folks to get swap reporting together... Reddit Post

Inflation Alert! From the Transportation Statistics Annual Report 2022: Container freight rates have dropped from their peak but are still up 211% from pre-pandemic levels, CPI for Overall Transportation increasing (again), extreme weather impacts & more

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released the 28th edition of the Transportation Statistical Annual Report (TSAR). The report is a collection of key transportation indicators along with an overview of the transportation system, to display ongoing technological change, shifting national priorities, and cultural, demographic, and economic challenges that

Federal Reserve and FDIC Alert! The agencies identified two deficiencies in the 2021 plan submission of Credit Suisse AG, which pertain to resolution planning cash flow forecasting capabilities and governance for their U.S. operations.

Source: https://www.fdic.gov/news/press-releases/2022/pr22088.html The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced today the results of their joint review of the resolution plans for 71 domestic and foreign banking organizations. Resolution plans must describe a financial company’s strategy for rapid

FDIC Alert! FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile for the 3rd quarter: Number and Assets of Banks on the "Problem Bank List".

FDIC Quarterly Banking Profile for the third quarter: Number and Assets of Banks on the "Problem Bank List". FDIC Problem Bank List is a confidential list, published by FDIC every quarter, of U.S. banks and thrifts that are on the brink of financial insolvency. TLDRS: In Q3,

SEC Alert! Antonia Apps Named Director of New York Regional Office. Ms. Apps previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York’s Criminal Division where she investigated and prosecuted securities fraud cases.

SEC Alert! Antonia Apps Named Director of New York Regional Office. Ms. Apps previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York’s Criminal Division where she investigated and prosecuted securities fraud cases involving hedge funds, broker-dealers, banks and more. Source: https://www.sec.

Office of Financial Research Alert! OFR finds Hedge Fund Activities Can Influence the U.S. Treasury Yield Curve.

Source: https://www.financialresearch.gov/the-ofr-blog/2022/12/27/hedge-fund-activities-can-influence-the-us-treasury-yield-curve/ The March 2020 stress on the U.S. Treasury market raised questions about the role of hedge funds in the financial system and whether their activities can increase systemic risk. Using a sample of regulatory hedge fund data that spanned