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CONTINUE READINGThe UK is poised to launch its own carbon market on 19 May with the first auction of carbon allowances and the listing of futures on ICE Futures Europe
CONTINUE READINGThe transition away from LIBOR passed a key milestone on 11 May when trading in futures based on SONIA, the interest rate benchmark tapped to replace the benchmark in the UK, hit a new high relative to traditional short-term interest rate futures
CONTINUE READINGClients are ready to clear in both London and Frankfurt, but UK access should not be cut off, speakers say at FIA event
CONTINUE READINGFinancial services firms that fail to do so risk underperformance relative to those that do, writes Douglas E Harris, senior adviser at Promontory Financial Group.
CONTINUE READING50,000 trees will be planted each year offsetting an estimated 10,000 tons of CO2
CONTINUE READINGMichael Syn, head of equities at Singapore Exchange, writes that market mechanisms, if designed in the right way, can help businesses bring innovation and creativity to the challenge of addressing climate change
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CONTINUE READINGThis response is submitted on behalf of the Futures and Options Association (FOA). The FOA is pleased to have the opportunity to respond to the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP13/5 – Review of the client assets regime for investment business and welcomes the FCA’s wholesale review of the client assets regime.
CONTINUE READINGCME has reported that it took just three weeks for its new Micro Bitcoin Futures (MBT) to tally more than 650,000 contracts traded in the first month since launch. The success of this small-sized contracts hints at a broader move to encourage access to derivatives markets
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