The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 18 with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S. providing for consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information regarding the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in the two jurisdictions.
CONTINUE READINGAxoni, a developer of distributed ledger technology for the financial services industry, raised $18 million in capital in December in its first big round of funding from banks and venture capital investors.
CONTINUE READINGJust before Thanksgiving, the Chicago trading community joined together with some of the city’s leading tech and start-up firms to raise money for technology education… and battle for table tennis glory.
CONTINUE READINGThe Financial Stability Board is making progress toward its goal of establishing global standards for resolving clearinghouses that have passed the point of recovery.
CONTINUE READINGThe Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation in January selected IBM, Axoni, and R3 to build a distributed ledger to handle certain post-trade processing functions for credit derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. equity markets have moved a step closer to establishing a consolidated audit trail for equities and equity options that will track all orders throughout their lifecycle, addressing a major weakness in the ability of regulators to monitor these markets.
CONTINUE READINGOn Jan. 26, the CFTC's division of swap dealer and intermediary oversight issued a no-action letter enabling futures commission merchants to withdraw excess residual interest in cleared swaps customer accounts under certain conditions.
CONTINUE READINGOn Feb. 3, President Trump issued an executive order outlining seven core principles for financial market oversight and calling on regulators to review existing laws and regulations to determine if they promote these principles.
CONTINUE READINGGlobal futures and options volume rose to a record level in 2016, but beneath the headline number there was considerable variation.
CONTINUE READINGNew products, international certifications and increased educational efforts are set to drive growth on the Taiwan Futures Exchange, one of the top ten largest derivatives exchanges in Asia-Pacific.
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