Treasury detailed measures to combat human trafficking as part of the Administration's National Action Plan.
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Former Vice Chair for Supervision Randal K. Quarles covered a broad range of topics in his farewell remarks. He celebrated the overall strength of the banking system and suggested areas where there is latitude for regulatory change or recalibration.
The Alternative Reference Rates Committee, acting as the "Relevant Recommending Body" under LIBOR legislation enacted in New York and Alabama, officially selected and recommended replacement benchmarks, based on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate, to replace 1-week and 2-month U.S. dollar LIBOR in contracts that are within the scope of these two state statutes.
The SEC appointed Ernesto A. Lanza the Acting Director for the Office of Municipal Securities .
A Panamanian man pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to a money laundering conspiracy in connection with a bribery scheme involving a Brazil-based global construction conglomerate.