Connect with legal & compliance professionals in the cleared derivatives industry at L&C 2025, taking place 23-25 April at the at the Gaylord National Resort.
CONTINUE READINGWith the recent addition of three customers and two major European banks to its ISA Direct program this summer, Eurex Clearing has made important progress in standing up the direct membership model it first introduced in 2016.
CONTINUE READINGAviva Investors, one of the largest asset managers in the U.K., is an active user of derivatives as a component in the investment solutions that it offers to insurance companies, pension funds and other institutional investors. In this interview, the latest in a series of buyside profiles in MarketVoice, Barry Hadingham, the company's head of derivatives and counterparty risk, talks about some of the current challenges Aviva Investors is facing in both the cleared and uncleared derivatives markets and explains why his firm may opt to move its clearing to the U.S. after Brexit.
CONTINUE READINGValdis Dombrovskis is set to retain his role as the European commissioner for financial services, after president-elect Ursula von der Leyen unveiled her proposed line-up of commissioners at a press conference in Brussels on 10 September.
CONTINUE READINGSince the first round of the trade war between the U.S. and China in 2018, agricultural markets worldwide have been operating in an environment of extraordinary uncertainty. U.S. farmers have long counted on China as their top export market, but the see-saw nature of the trade negotiations — and China's decision to shift its purchases to other parts of the world — have radically disrupted traditional trade flows.
CONTINUE READINGFIA's MarketVoice recently spoke with Gordon Bennett, ICE's managing director of utility markets about key changes in global energy markets. Bennett pointed to the liberalization of natural gas markets, and increasing globalisation that has influenced recent product launches at the exchange. He also discussed the broader shift towards clean energy, the role natural gas plays in that transition, and how ICE is supporting the evolution of modern energy markets.
CONTINUE READINGThis summer marked the one-year anniversary of the opening of FIA's Brussels office. With long-established offices in Washington D.C., Singapore and London, the Brussels office continues FIA's hands-on approach to shaping regulatory affairs across jurisdictions and ensuring members' voices are heard in the many stages of policy and regulation formation.
CONTINUE READINGThe start of a new five-year political cycle has just begun in the European Union, and both EU citizens and their leaders believe the current term will have a decisive impact on the future direction of the European project. Citizens went to the polls to elect a new European Parliament in May, followed by the allocation of top positions in the other major European institutions in early July.
CONTINUE READINGI don't want to sound like a cranky old man on a porch, but flabbidy-flew, the world is changing fast. As the chart in this column shows, the pace of technological adoption is accelerating rapidly, and we now have access to inventions that previous generations could only dream about.
CONTINUE READINGIn a world where expectations on corporate responsibility and transparency are increasing, companies are recognizing the need to integrate sustainability into their business strategies and policies. One company that is making strides in this area is ABN AMRO Clearing, one of the world's leading firms in the clearing of exchange-traded futures and options. The Dutch firm is determined to play a leading role in facilitating the sustainable transition of financial markets.
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