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Viewpoint - Crypto and climate: A tale of two topics
While climate change and crypto assets are clearly top of mind, the policy agenda around them remains cloudy. Our markets can play a significant role in both.
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Customer demand for sustainable rubber drives supply chain changes
As environmental concerns become more important to consumers, leading manufacturers are responding by changing their procurement practices. That has spilled over into the commodity supply chain, leading to greater interest in sustainable production practices.
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Innovators Pavilion 2016 – Where are they now?
Catching up with 10 fintech startups featured in FIA’s 2016 Innovators Pavilion
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People News – June/July 2021
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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US Rep. Scott inspires students to think big about financial service careers
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken hosted US Rep. David Scott (D-Ga.), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, for a “lunch and learn” conversation with college students participating in Greenwood Project’s Summer Internship Program. The US House Agriculture Committee oversees the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and has jurisdiction over the futures markets.
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Viewpoint - FIA Tech grows up
10 global clearing firms invested a total of $44 million in FIA Tech to help in the development of the next generation of industry solutions.
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Women held to higher standards across financial services, UK study finds
Good Finance Framework aims to help financial firms tackle headwinds on female progression
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Pulp Friction - New futures on recycled paper off to slow start
A recently launched effort to start a market for futures contracts on recycled paper is having trouble getting off the ground, showing the challenges ahead in the movement toward more sustainable commodities
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FAQs on switch to 'SONIA First' for GBP Exchange Traded Derivatives from June 17
As part of a 'SONIA first' initiative, the Bank of England and FCA are encouraging all market participants and liquidity providers in the sterling exchange traded derivatives market to switch the default traded instrument to SONIA instead of LIBOR from 17 June
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Micro bitcoin futures success hints at the rise of retail
CME has reported that it took just three weeks for its new Micro Bitcoin Futures (MBT) to tally more than 650,000 contracts traded in the first month since launch. The success of this small-sized contracts hints at a broader move to encourage access to derivatives markets
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