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People News – November/December 2024
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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CFTC committee endorses reports, recommendations addressing cyber risks
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Risk Advisory Committee has made recommendations on the Treasury cash-futures basis trade, cyber resilience and preparedness for third-party service providers, and legal entity identifiers.
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Understanding the impact of new regulation on India’s derivatives markets
A panel of industry veterans helped explain the current state of India’s derivatives markets to attendees of the FIA Asia conference in Singapore on 5 December.
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MarketVoice Podcast - Robbert Booij, CEO of Eurex Frankfurt AG
Walt Lukken sat down with Robbert Booij at FIA Expo. Robbert, newly serving as CEO of Eurex in Frankfurt, shared his key priorities for the exchange, discussed the impact of retail investors, addressed the Draghi report on EU competitiveness and offered what lies ahead for Eurex.
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Asia exchange leaders: The importance of protecting retail investors
At FIA’s Asia Derivatives Conference, senior executives from exchanges across the region discussed the rise in trading from retail investors and how they are addressing risk through enhanced education.
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Pathways to finance for students of color
Greenwood Project lives its mission to support Black and Latino college students in pursuing careers in finance
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IOSCO sets out principles for voluntary carbon markets
IOSCO's report, which was three years in the making, outlines 21 “good practices” aimed at ensuring the financial integrity of VCMs. Global policymakers view the voluntary use of carbon credits as a valuable tool for incentivizing the reduction of harmful emissions, but the lack of standardization in how credits are generated has undermined confidence in the markets for these credits.
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Kalshi’s election prediction market under the spotlight at Expo
Prediction market Kalshi’s derivative contracts based on US congressional election results came under the spotlight during a discussion on innovative exchange products at FIA Expo, with Summer Mersinger, a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, elaborating on why she dissented from the agency’s fight to prohibit them.
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Market participants urge US regulators to quickly clarify rules for Treasury and repo clearing
Clearinghouses are moving “full speed ahead” but progress is hindered by uncertainty and complexity.
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US political transition, prediction markets feature in election panel at Expo
Amid the Trump Administration’s breakneck pace of announcing Cabinet nominees, FIA Expo’s panel, Inside the Beltway: The Impact of the Election, drew strong interest. The speakers shared their expertise on the details of the CFTC leadership change, what the new Congress might tackle first, the likelihood of action on crypto legislation and the future of prediction markets.
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