FIA has joined with three other associations in a whitepaper that highlights the importance of ensuring the proposed EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) takes a proportionate, risk-based and workable approach and that it provides a clear, practical and legally certain framework.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consultation Paper on on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels. FIA EPTA members agree with the proposed scope of firms, products and distributors, and want to highlight the importance of transparency in the trust in the transition.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 8.44 billion contracts in December, up 8.9% from November 2022 and up 37.4% from December 2021.
CONTINUE READINGThomas J. Cashman was a veteran independent floor broker and trader on the Chicago Board of Trade and part of a prominent family that has featured several members working in the city's commodity trading markets.
CONTINUE READINGJohn P. Davidson has served as chief executive officer at OCC, the world's largest equity derivatives clearing organization, since 2019. He joined OCC in 2017 as president and chief operating officer, where he was responsible for OCC's technology and operations functions.
CONTINUE READINGGary DeWaal is senior counsel at Katten Muchin Rosenman, where he is the former chair of the financial markets and regulatory team.
CONTINUE READINGDaniel A. Driscoll is special policy advisor for the National Futures Association, the self-regulatory body for the US derivatives industry. Driscoll provides advice and guidance on regulatory and enforcement matters to NFA's senior management and board of directors.
CONTINUE READINGScott Early began his futures industry career as outside litigation counsel for the Chicago Board of Trade before the U.S. Supreme Court in Tamari v. Bache.
CONTINUE READINGGedon Hertshten began his career in 1978 as an independent floor trader at the Chicago Board of Trade, and over four decades played a crucial role in the growth and development of the industry both as a trader and as a member of various industry boards and committees.
CONTINUE READINGJohn W. O’Brien Sr. set futures brokerage and clearing firm R.J. O’Brien & Associates on a transformative journey to grow and distinguish itself globally, assuming the role of CEO in 1986 and as chairman from 2000–2007.
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