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Insight: Making Cybersecurity a Priority
SADLY, IT IS MORE COMMON than not to be the victim of a cyber attack. As a former CFTC official, I found out recently that I was one of the four million current and former government officials who had their most personal information compromised by a breach of the U.S. Office of Personnel Management systems. And there have been plenty of similar headlines in the past year: Home Depot, Sony and Anthem just to name a few. Even FIA was the target of a “phishing” incident, requiring us to bolster our cyber defenses.
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People - September 2015
The Singapore Exchange appointed Loh Boon Chye (pictured) as its new chief executive officer.
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Entering the Ring
R.J. O’Brien and Associates, the largest non-bank futures clearing firm in the U.S., announced on July 23 that its U.K. affiliate has been approved as a clearing member of the London Metal Exchange.
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Tough Times Ahead for Europe's Commodity Markets
Commodity market participants raise concerns that Europe’s new rules to implement MiFID will impact their ability to trade in commodity derivatives.
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Family Reunion
CME Group is strengthening its already powerful position in equity derivatives through an ambitious partnership with FTSE Russell, the index services arm of the London Stock Exchange Group.
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Tough Times Ahead for Europe's Commodity Markets
Commodity market participants raise concerns that Europe’s new rules to implement MiFID will impact their ability to trade in commodity derivatives.
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New Data Center
Nasdaq is moving its primary data center in Scandinavia to a new location just outside Stockholm.
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MIFID II
The European Securities and Markets Authority on June 30 published its final report on draft technical standards on authorization, passporting, registration of third-country firms and cooperation between competent authorities under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the Markets and Financial Instruments Regulation.
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Global Cotton
The U.S. Congress has repealed a law dating back to World War One that prevents futures exchanges from listing contracts based on cotton grown outside the U.S.
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