Intercontinental Exchange announced on June 25 that ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore received regulatory approvals from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and that KGI Ong Capital, Phillip Futures and UOB Bullion and Futures were approved as the first three clearing members for its Singapore-based clearinghouse.
CONTINUE READINGFour examples of how technology vendors are bringing innovative solutions for financial services firms wrestling with cost pressures, legacy systems and new regulatory requirements.
CONTINUE READINGThe Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has set out the key controls needed when securities and futures firms receive client orders through instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp and WeChat.
CONTINUE READINGOn Jan. 22 NFA updated its regulations regarding customer protection requirements for futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.
CONTINUE READINGAs exchange floors have shut down and markets have become more electronic, avenues of entry to that world have changed, and opportunities to find jobs through relationships and networking have diminished.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved amended rules and a new interpretive notice filed by the National Futures Association intended to enhance protections for customers in the retail foreign exchange markets.
CONTINUE READINGOn Sept. 17, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published the final report of a task force it set up in 2013 to address the challenges of cross-border regulation.
CONTINUE READINGIn this special feature, the editors of MarketVoice have picked out nine people who we expect will have an outsize influence on our industry in 2016.
CONTINUE READINGIn this interview, Akira Kiyota, Japan Exchange Group’s CEO, outlines his strategy to expand the exchange group with a planned trading system upgrade and by expanding into commodity futures and a range of interest rate products.
CONTINUE READINGOn Sept. 28 the government of India formally unveiled the merger of the Forward Markets Commission and the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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