As global head of trading at Eaton Vance, Michael O'Brien has a front row seat on the changes in financial markets over the past decade.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC - FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement after the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 4659 to properly calibrate the capital charges contained in the Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR) for clearing services:
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC - FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement after the House Financial Services Committee passed H.R. 4659 to properly calibrate the capital charges contained in the Supplementary Leverage Ratio (SLR) for clearing services
CONTINUE READINGFIA recently published eight sets of contractual indirect clearing terms to help clearing firms document indirect clearing arrangements under MiFIR and EMIR.
CONTINUE READINGTrump's election to U.S. President caught many people by surprise. But not the users of PredictIt, an event futures market run by a political consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
CONTINUE READINGSince CME Group closed its last trading pits in 2015, large trades in agricultural contracts have not been easy to execute.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.K. government announced the appointment of Charles Randell, a prominent financial services lawyer and government adviser, as the chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority, starting in April.
CONTINUE READINGThe global consolidation of the highspeed data business might not be happening in nanoseconds yet, but its pace does seem to be quickening.
CONTINUE READINGTen years ago, I found myself right at the heart of one of the worst financial crises our generation has ever seen. In March 2008, I was serving as the acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the warning lights on our market risk monitors were flashing red.
CONTINUE READINGWashington D.C. is a city of contrasts. Lawyers, lobbyists and government officials live and work only blocks away from some of the poorest families in the country.
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