Regulators Launch Global Effort to Strengthen Clearinghouses
CONTINUE READINGA message from Walt Lukken, President and CEO, FIA
CONTINUE READINGThe Singapore Exchange appointed Loh Boon Chye (pictured) as its new chief executive officer.
CONTINUE READINGMandatory clearing requirements expected to be in place next spring in Europe leave the buy-side community with a number of challenges.
CONTINUE READINGSweden’s Orc Trading has teamed up with Galaxy Futures, a Chinese broker, to offer access to China’s nascent options market.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Market Technology Division played a key role in helping the industry prepare for the leap second event on June 30, gathering information from exchanges around the world and providing guidance to members and the markets as a whole.
CONTINUE READINGOn July 24 the Financial Stability Board, the international body that coordinates financial sector reforms under the authority of the Group of 20 nations, published its ninth progress report on the global implementation of derivatives market reforms.
CONTINUE READINGCME Group is strengthening its already powerful position in equity derivatives through an ambitious partnership with FTSE Russell, the index services arm of the London Stock Exchange Group.
CONTINUE READINGR.J. O’Brien and Associates, the largest non-bank futures clearing firm in the U.S., announced on July 23 that its U.K. affiliate has been approved as a clearing member of the London Metal Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGOn July 2 Intercontinental Exchange announced two steps to enhance the benchmark status of the Brent Index.
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