Washington, D.C. — Upon the announcement that National Futures Association (NFA) President and CEO Dan Roth is retiring, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken released the following statement thanking him for his service to the industry:
CONTINUE READINGIn April, I appeared as a witness before our industry’s oversight body of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the impact of capital and margin requirements on end-users and our industry.
CONTINUE READINGIn the last 12 months, the buzz around blockchain has exploded.
CONTINUE READINGCommodity Futures Trading Commission officials weighed concerns the industry raised over changing the current residual interest deadline.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted its response jointly with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association to ESMA’s consultation on guidelines on information required or reasonably expected to be disclosed on commodity derivatives markets or related spot contracts under Art 7 (5) of the Market Abuse Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGSince joining Singapore Exchange as chief executive officer in July 2015, Loh Boon Chye has been busy reinforcing the exchange's position as a gateway to Asia's financial and commodity markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe Australian Securities Exchange in March announced that it would replace its existing equities and equity options clearing systems with Nasdaq's Genium INET.
CONTINUE READINGCME Group and Duco Technologies, a global fintech provider, announced in March an agreement designed to help clearing and trading firms manage fee control processes.
CONTINUE READINGIntercontinental Exchange in March announced plans to acquire two data businesses from McGraw Hill: Standard & Poor’s Securities Evaluations, a provider of fixed income pricing, and Credit Market Analysis, a business that provides independent data for the over-the-counter markets.
CONTINUE READINGJ.P. Morgan Chase, ICAP and Barclays see a silver lining ahead for the New York voice communications startup Cloud9. In April, they announced that they had invested in the startup, which has a widely-used cloud-based voice trading platform.
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