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Special Report: U.S. Treasury issues recommendations to promote fintech innovation
On July 31, the U.S. Treasury Department released a report on financial technology and innovation. The report is the fourth and final in a series drafted in response to an executive order issued by President Trump in February 2017. The 200-page report describes the dramatic advances in financial technology in recent years and makes more than 80 recommendations to promote innovation in financial services.
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Special Report: CFTC Nominee Passes Key Hurdle in Senate Confirmation Process
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission moved one step closer to having a full slate of commissioners on July 24, when the Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing to review the nomination of Daniel Berkovitz, a derivatives lawyer who served as the CFTC's general counsel from 2009 to 2013.
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U.S. Lawmakers Aim to Foster Fintech in Derivatives Markets
Newly introduced legislation aims to improve the research and testing capabilities of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with the goal of helping the agency better understand and support emerging financial technologies.
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Special Report: CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee Discusses Libor Transition
On July 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission hosted a meeting of its Market Risk Advisory Committee in Washington, D.C. to discuss the transition from the Libor benchmark used in U.S. dollar-based interest rate markets to a more robust alternative known as the Secured Overnight Funding Rate or SOFR, and the implications of this multi-year transition for derivatives markets.
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Eurex Advances Start Time to Capture Asia Business
In yet another sign that derivatives markets are becoming increasingly global in nature, Eurex is planning to extend the trading and clearing hours for some of its flagship equity index and fixed income futures contracts. The exchange says the extension will provide new and existing customers in the Asia-Pacific region with access to those products during the whole of the Asian trading day.
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The Sun Finally Shines on Carbon Markets
It wasn't long ago many participants in the European carbon markets thought these markets were essentially done.
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Blockchain for Physical Commodity Markets - A Realist's Perspective
People are excited about blockchain. They believe it will solve inefficiencies in everything from stocks and bonds to production and delivery of commodities. Some even claim it will end global poverty.
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Blockchain for Physical Commodity Markets - A Realist's Perspective
People are excited about blockchain. They believe it will solve inefficiencies in everything from stocks and bonds to production and delivery of commodities. Some even claim it will end global poverty.
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