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Big-name free agents appear in no hurry to strike deals at the winter meetings, biding time until Shohei Ohtani potentially breaks the record for richest contract set 4 1/2 years ago by Mike Trout. “It's probably a little slower from a conversation standpoint at a winter meetings than it normally would,” New York Mets president of baseball operations David Stearns said Monday. Behind Ohtani in the hitters free-agent pecking order are Cody Bellinger and Matt Chapman, both represented by the sport's biggest agent, Scott Boras. Among starting pitchers, the market includes Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, also represented by Boras. “He’s going to make other pitchers better.”___AP Sports Writer Teresa M. Walker contributed to this report.

Persons: ., Shohei, Mike Trout, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, “ It's, ”, David Stearns, hasn't, ” Ohtani, Nez, Cody Bellinger, Matt Chapman, Scott Boras, Blake Snell, Jordan Montgomery, Farhan Zaidi, “, Ross Atkins, Atkins, San Diego, Juan Soto, Jarred Kelenic, Marco Gonzales, Evan White, Cole Phillips, Jackson Kowar, Gonzales, White, Eugenio Suárez, Carlos Vargas, Seby Zavala, Scott Servais, “ That’s, Jackson Chourio, “ There’s, I’m, ” Chourio, Milwaukee, Wade Miley, Pat Murphy, “ He’s, Teresa M, Walker, ___ Organizations: ” New York Mets, Los Angeles Angels, Creative Artists Agency, Gaylord, Convention, Boras, San Francisco Giants, CBA, Blue Jays, San, Atlanta Braves, Seattle Mariners, Atlanta, Seattle, ” Mariners, Brewers Locations: Tenn, Nez Balelo, ” Toronto, Nashville, Seattle, Arizona, Milwaukee

[1/2] A woman shops for groceries at El Progreso Market in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., U.S., August 19, 2022. The U.S. banking sector was in turmoil in the spring as Silicon Valley Bank abruptly collapsed after grappling with large amounts of unrealized losses spurred by rapidly rising interest rates. She said reinflation was a risk, especially if banks do not correctly anticipate interest rate moves and adjust their portfolios appropriately. That led to unrealized losses across the sector coming under closer scrutiny. Global banking and securities regulators are also still grappling with the fallout from the collapse of Credit Suisse Group (CSGC.UL).

Persons: Sarah Silbiger, Ana Arsov, Arsov, reinflation, ” Arsov, Tim Wennes, Paul Servais, Paritosh Bansal Tatiana Bautzer, Megan Davies, Lisa Shumaker, David Gregorio Our Organizations: El Progreso Market, Washington , D.C, REUTERS, Reuters, Banco Santander, Global, Credit Suisse Group, UBS, Jean, International Organization of Securities Commissions, Financial, Swiss, Thomson Locations: Mount Pleasant, Washington ,, U.S, SVB

☆ Astros, Mariners continue battle for playoff spot
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Mariners (84-72) dropped 1 1/2 games behind Houston (86-71) in the chase for the American League's third and final wild-card playoff berth with a 5-1 loss to the visiting Astros on Monday night. The Mariners have lost four games in a row overall, and they lost the past 10 games they played against teams with winning records. Yordan Alvarez and Kyle Tucker went deep for the Astros, who snapped Mariners ace Luis Castillo's streak of eight consecutive victories. Javier went seven innings and allowed three runs on three hits with eight strikeouts and two walks in the Astros' 6-4 victory. Kirby is 1-0 with a 2.53 ERA in two career starts against the Astros.

Persons: Scott Servais, J.P, Crawford, We've, Justin Verlander, Yordan Alvarez, Kyle Tucker, Luis Castillo's, Houston's Cristian Javier, Seattle's George Kirby, Javier, didn't, Kirby Organizations: Seattle Mariners, The Mariners, Houston, Astros, AL West, Texas Rangers, Mariners, Seattle, Kansas City Royals, Texas, Baltimore Orioles, Oakland, Thomson Locations: Seattle, Houston

Not yet this season in what is shaping up for a wild West finish in the American League. That is one more win than the Mariners and Rangers — all three teams have 68 losses. The Astros pretty comfortably won each of the last five AL West titles determined over full 162-game schedules, including by 16 games last season. Texas, already ensured its first winning record since 2016, led the AL West for 148 of the season’s first 149 days through Aug. 26. While only 1-5 against Texas so far, the Mariners have won eight of 10 against the Astros.

Persons: Dusty Baker, we’ve, ” Baker, “, Ty France, ”, Jose Altuve, “ It’s, Bruce Bochy, I’d, Cy Young, Jacob deGrom, hasn't, Max Scherzer, Adolis Garcia, Josh Jung, Julio Rodriguez, Marcus Semien, M's, Scott Servais, you’ve, “ We’ve, Nathaniel Lowe, Janie McCauley, Kristie Rieken, ___ Organizations: Houston Astros, American League, Astros, AL West, Seattle, Mariners, ” Mariners, Houston, Rangers, AL, Kansas City, NL, Arizona, Boston, The Mariners, Texas, Toronto, AP Locations: ARLINGTON , Texas, Texas, Toronto, Baltimore, Kansas, Seattle, San Francisco, Oakland

☆ Mariners seeking crucial wins in series vs. Dodgers
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

September 14 - After taking two of three games from the Los Angeles Angels, the Seattle Mariners open a three-game home series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The Dodgers (88-57), who were also off Thursday, have a 13 1/2-game lead in the National League West. "I think that every September we have played good baseball except one," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said in reference to a 12-17 record in September 2017. The Dodgers got good and bad news Wednesday. I'm really looking forward to next week, just going forward and enjoying time with the team and getting into the playoffs."

Persons: San Diego, Dave Roberts, Joe Kelly, Walker, Tommy John, Roberts, It's, Bobby Miller, George Kirby, Kirby, Scott Servais, Skip, Said, George, Miller Organizations: Los Angeles Angels, Seattle Mariners, Los Angeles Dodgers, Mariners, Seattle, AL West, The Dodgers, National League West, Dodgers, Tampa, Baltimore Orioles, Washington, Thomson Locations: Toronto, Houston, Texas, San, Elon, Louisville

☆ Rays hope to build on momentum against Mariners
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The Rays have 20 games to go and sit four games back of the first-place Baltimore Orioles in the competitive American League East. "I think everybody is just focused because we need to win and win no matter what," Ramirez said. But if the Mariners continue to falter and frustration continues to build, it could derail some of the success that Seattle has established throughout the season. Rays right-hander Aaron Civale (7-3, 2.76 ERA) is set to make his 20th start of the season. Mariners right-hander Luke Weaver (2-5, 6.71 ERA) likely will receive the bulk of the workload as the bullpen looks to fill nine innings.

Persons: Rene Pinto, Harold Ramirez, Isaac Paredes, Ramirez, We're, George Kirby, Kirby, Scott Servais, Aaron Civale, Civale, Servais, Bryan Woo's, Luke Weaver, Weaver Organizations: Tampa Bay Rays, Seattle Mariners, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Rays, Baltimore Orioles, American League East, Mariners, Houston Astros, Texas Rangers, AL West, Houston, Cleveland Guardians, Cleveland, Cincinnati Reds, Thomson Locations: St . Petersburg, Fla, Tampa, Tampa Bay, Seattle, Texas, Civale

☆ Julio Rodriguez's 4-hit night propels Mariners past Royals
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-17 | by ( Field Level Media | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/43] Aug 16, 2023; Kansas City, Missouri, USA; Seattle Mariners manager Scott Servais (9) watches batting practice against the Kansas City Royals prior to a game at Kauffman Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports Acquire Licensing RightsAugust 17 - Julio Rodriguez collected four hits and the Seattle Mariners took advantage of a rare error by Maikel Garcia to slide past the host Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Wednesday. The play was challenged by Kansas City but allowed to stand. Kansas City responded with single tallies in both the second and third, cutting the deficit to 4-3. The Mariners got their second win in a row and will look to take the four-game series on Thursday afternoon.

Persons: Scott Servais, Denny, Julio Rodriguez, Maikel Garcia, Seattle's Dylan Moore, Garcia couldn't, Moore, Teoscar, Dylan Coleman, Luis Castillo, James McArthur, Cal Raleigh's, Garcia, Michael Massey's, Rodriguez, Drew Waters, Kyle Isbel's, Melendez's, Salvador Perez, Melendez, Matt Beaty, Waters, Nelson Velazquez's, Alec Marsh, Velazquez, Matt Brash Organizations: Seattle Mariners, Kansas City Royals, Kauffman, Kansas City, Mariners, Royals, Cal, Seattle, Thomson Locations: Kansas City , Missouri, USA, Seattle

☆ Stock Exchange Regulators Back Global Climate-Reporting Rules
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Rochelle Toplensky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +5 min

Regulators of the world’s top stock exchanges gave their backing to the international climate-reporting standards framework Tuesday, adding momentum to efforts to establish the rules as the global baseline. The International Organization of Securities Commissions, known as Iosco, endorsed the International Sustainability Standards Board’s recently published climate reporting standard. While some businesses may be waiting to see the completed SEC climate reporting rules, it hopes the advantages of using a single standard worldwide outweigh any disadvantages of being more demanding than the SEC’s coming climate reporting rules. PREVIEWIt is now up to individual countries and jurisdictions to decide if and when they adopt the ISSB standards. “This is a hugely significant step towards a global baseline of sustainability reporting.

Persons: —, Jean, Paul Servais, Benoit Doppagne, “ Iosco, ”, Larry Bradley, Iosco, PwC, KPMG’s Bradley, “, Rochelle Toplensky Organizations: International Organization of Securities Commissions, International, U.S . Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Securities, Exchange, Zuma, SEC, U.S, EU, KPMG, Sustainable Business, Rochelle Locations: Japan, China, Britain, U.S, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, Glasgow

☆ Pro Take: Forget the SEC, International Climate Reporting Standards Could Become the Global Baseline
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-26 | by ( Rochelle Toplensky | ) www.wsj.com time to read: +8 min

New international sustainability reporting standards could fulfill their ambition in becoming the global baseline as the advantages of using a single standard worldwide may, for many companies, outweigh the disadvantages of being more demanding than the SEC’s coming climate reporting rules. On Monday, the International Sustainability Standards Board released its initial two reporting standards. PREVIEWDespite the strong demand for one standard, U.S. and European Union officials are each developing their own climate reporting regimes. It is now up to individual countries and jurisdictions to decide if and when they will adopt the ISSB standards. Sue Lloyd, vice chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board, at the launch of the inaugural sustainability standards.

Persons: Sue Lloyd, ”, Brian Moynihan, Lloyd, Um, Lysanne Gray, Eelco van der Enden, Jean, Paul Servais, Benoit Doppagne, Iosco, Unilever’s Gray, Rochelle Toplensky, Amplifications Iosco Organizations: Sustainability, Task Force, Sustainable Business, European Union, International Organization of Securities Commissions, Securities, Exchange Commission, U.S, Wall Street, Bank of America, London Stock Exchange, Asian Development Bank, Unilever, Alignment, Global, Initiative, Belgian Financial Services, Markets, FSMA, Zuma Press, Accounting, Rochelle, wsj.com Corrections, Amplifications Locations: EU, Australia, Canada, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, Glasgow, Monday’s, Egypt, Africa, Asia, U.S

LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Companies will face more pressure to disclose how climate change affects their business under a new set of G20-backed global rules aimed at helping regulators crack down on greenwashing. The norms published on Monday have been written by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) as trillions of dollars flow into investments that tout their environmental, social and governance credentials. David Harris, head of sustainable finance strategic initiatives at London Stock Exchange Group, said the new norms bring more rigour to sustainability reporting, more aligned with financial reporting. Under the ISSB rules, companies would need to disclosure material emissions, with checks by external auditors. The European Union finalises its own disclosure rules next month and it and the ISSB have sought to make each other's norms "interoperable" to avoid duplication for global companies.

Persons: Emmanuel Faber, Faber, Joanna Penn, Jean, Paul Servais, David Harris, Harris, haven't, Huw Jones, Alexander Smith, Robert Birsel Organizations: International Sustainability, Reuters, Force, London Stock Exchange Group, Union, Thomson Locations: Canada, Britain, Japan, Singapore, Nigeria, Chile, Malaysia, Brazil, Egypt, Kenya, South Africa

☆ Global securities watchdog to propose rules for cryptoassets
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Global regulators will shortly propose the first set of international rules for cryptoassets, including how existing norms could apply to the sector, a top regulator said on Tuesday. The European Union on Tuesday approved a first set of comprehensive rules, a step firms said would attract them to set up shop in the bloc. "Once finalised the recommendations will deliver a first globally coordinated set of rules for crypto-assets," Jean-Paul Servais, chair of global securities regulatory body IOSCO told an event held by the Managed Funds Association in Paris. IOSCO members, such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Japan's Financial Services Authority and regulators in Britain, Germany and France commit to applying the body's recommendations. Servais, who also chairs Belgium's securities watchdog, also said that private finance will be a new priority for IOSCO's work this year.

☆ UK watchdog says applying lessons from FTX crypto collapse will be 'pacy'
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/2] Representations of cryptocurrencies are seen in front of displayed FTX logo and decreasing stock graph in this illustration taken November 10, 2022. REUTERS/Dado RuvicLONDON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Lessons will be applied swiftly from the collapse of crypto exchange FTX that left 80,000 UK investors nursing losses even though the platform was not registered in Britain, the UK Financial Conduct Authority said on Wednesday. Long said regulators' response to the FTX debacle would be "pacy". Currently crypto dealings are unregulated in Britain, with firms only needing to show they can comply with anti-money laundering rules. "In terms of dark money, there is money laundering that is running through crypto," Long said.

☆ Mexican unicorn Bitso sets out transparency roadmap amid FTX crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( Valentine Hilaire | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

MEXICO CITY, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Mexican cryptocurrency exchange unicorn Bitso laid out a transparency roadmap, as pressure from users mounted following the high-profile collapse of crypto exchange FTX, a top Bitso executive told Reuters on Thursday. In a spectacular crypto blowup, FTX filed for protection in the United States earlier this month after traders pulled $6 billion from the platform in three days and rival exchange Binance abandoned a rescue deal. FTX's crash has created a sense of urgency to regulate crypto, the chair of global securities watchdog IOSCO Jean-Paul Servais said in an interview published Thursday. Brazilian lawmakers are speeding up crypto regulation, and in the United States, Congress is expected to make progress next year on regulating its sprawling crypto sector. While Bitso's growth could suffer in the near-term as it implements the new transparency methods, Vallejo said non-crypto services, such as remittances to Mexico, could help offset the blow.

☆ Global regulators to target crypto platforms after FTX crash
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-24 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Nov 24 (Reuters) - The crash of FTX exchange has injected greater urgency into regulating the crypto sector and targeting such 'conglomerate' platforms will be the focus for 2023, the new chair of global securities watchdog IOSCO said in an interview. Jean-Paul Servais said regulating crypto platforms could draw on principles from other sectors which handle conflicts of interest, such as at credit rating agencies and compilers of market benchmarks, without having to start from scratch. Cryptoassets like bitcoin have been around for years but regulators have resisted jumping in to write new rules. "Is it the case for the crypto market? "For investor protection reasons, there is a need to provide additional clarity to these crypto markets markets through targeted guidance in applying IOSCO’s principles to crypto assets," Servais said.

☆ COP27: Regulators plan closer scrutiny of carbon markets
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Huw Jones | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

LONDON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - Global securities regulators proposed closer scrutiny of carbon trading on Wednesday to deepen liquidity and prevent greenwashing in markets used by companies to offset their emissions to drive the transition to a net-zero economy. The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), which groups securities regulators from across the world, made recommendations to improve 'compliance' carbon markets, and asked whether regulators should be more involved in 'voluntary' carbon markets. Compliance refers to regulated markets for trading permits on exchanges like ICE and EEX with the EU emission trading scheme (ETS). The unregulated voluntary market refers to companies buying credits from emission reducing projects like renewable energy or planting trees to offset their own emissions. "Some vulnerabilities in voluntary carbon markets have thus far prevented these markets from scaling to their full potential, while others can be of concern for regulators in their efforts to counter the risk of greenwashing," IOSCO said.

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