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Swap clearing activity hits record in April
Asset managers, hedge funds and other participants in the over-the-counter derivatives markets held $90 billion in collateral at U.S. clearing firms in April, a +40% increase over two years and a new record, according to FIA’s FCM Tracker. The rise in the amount of collateral indicates that market participants are clearing more of their OTC derivatives, a key goal of the post-crisis financial reforms.
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Central Clearing & Systemic Risk - An Interview with BofE Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe
Have clearinghouses become too big to fail?
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How Artificial Intelligence Can Stop Market Manipulation
This past March, a group of venture capital firms and banking organizations led by BNP Paribas invested $30 million into Digital Reasoning, a privately held company based in Nashville that is emerging as one of the leaders in using artificial intelligence to analyze human communications.
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Industry Outlook: The Clearing Firm Perspective
Until recently, the outlook for the derivatives clearing business was cloudy at best.
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SGX’s Bull Charge Is Running Strong
What started as a single running event in 2004 has expanded into a substantial program of charitable endeavours by Singapore Exchange’s staff, members and clients which has raised more than S$30 million for over 50 charities. The SGX Bull Charge Charity Run is the exchange's flagship charity initiative. Every year it brings together thousands of runners to race through the streets of the island city’s financial district to raise funds for local charities supporting underprivileged children and families, the disabled and the elderly.
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What the World Cup Can Teach the Derivatives Industry
A recurring theme of this column has been the need for greater cooperation among regulators so our markets can function effectively at a global level.
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Global Futures and Options Data - Q1 2018
Global futures and options data, based on the number of ontracts traded and/or cleared at 80 exchanges worldwide, from Jan. 1 to March 31, 2018.
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People News - May 2018
The White House announced on April 2 that PRESIDENT TRUMP intends to nominate former investment banker JUSTIN MUZINICH to be Deputy Treasury Secretary, a role that includes overseeing policy on financial regulation, debt management and economic sanctions.
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Photo Gallery - BOCA 2018
Photos from FIA's 43rd annual conference at the Boca Raton Resort & Club from March 13 to March 16, 2018. FIA welcomed more than 1,100 attendees to this high profile annual gathering which examined the progress made since the financial crisis in 2008, explored the current environment for the cleared derivatives industry, discussed opportunities to reset some regulations and helped map out our path forward to more secure, healthy and robust financial markets.
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