On July 27, Deutsche Bank completed the sale of its 27% stake in Kenanga Deutsche Futures, a joint venture with Malaysia's Kenanga Investment Bank that was set up more than two decades ago
CONTINUE READINGJay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealed on Sept. 20 that hackers gained access to the agency's EDGAR system for corporate filings and might have used the information for trading purposes.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced that 20 companies have been chosen to exhibit in the Innovators Pavilion at the 33rd Annual FIA Expo in Chicago October 17 – 19.
CONTINUE READINGFIA is working with two other industry bodies—SIFMA Asset Management Group, which represents buyside institutions, and the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication, which develops standards for trade processing and related communications—to discuss "pain points" in post-trade processing of cleared derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGMiFID II and MiFIR, the new pan-European financial market reforms, take effect in January 2018.
CONTINUE READINGOn 19 September, FIA submitted a response to the Ofgem Secure and Promote Review Consultation Paper published on 25 July 2017.
CONTINUE READINGThe post-trading environment in Brazil's financial markets has evolved dramatically in recent years.
CONTINUE READINGThe new administration wants regulatory agencies to incorporate cybersecurity into their oversight responsibilities
CONTINUE READINGJapan, the land of the rising sun, is home to one of the first global financial centers to open each day. But trading does not end when the sun goes down.
CONTINUE READINGOn 4 September 2017 FIA EPTA responded to the ESMA consultation on the evaluation for the Short-selling Regulation, in particular focusing on market making activities (MMA exemption).
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