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CFTC explores impact of climate change on derivatives markets
On June 12, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a meeting of its Market Risk Advisory Committee to discuss climate-related financial market risks. The committee has no official rule-making powers, but its membership comprises a wide range of market participants and its discussions can have a significant influence on CFTC policymaking.
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People News - May/June 2019
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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Exchange leaders at IDX stress importance of price discovery
As the derivatives industry gathered at FIA's IDX 2019 conference in London, familiar issues like Brexit remained the regular topics of conversation.
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The EV disruption
How the rise of electric vehicles will create pitfalls and opportunities for the derivatives industry.
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Top European regulator urges more unified, flexible supervision
EU policymakers are committed to finding a new way forward that balances effective risk-management and financial innovation. That was the primary message delivered by Robert Ophèle, chairman of French markets regulator Autorité des Marchés Financiers, in a keynote address at FIA's IDX 2019 conference in London on June 4.
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It’s about time: G20 to discuss market fragmentation
One of FIA's top concerns in the policy arena is the growing fragmentation of markets. We have warned for many years that this trend will reduce liquidity, especially in markets that depend on crossborder flows, and harm the resiliency of clearing. At long last, it appears that our concerns are being heard at the highest levels of the official sector.
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DLT for derivatives? It’s already happening
While it’s early in the roll-out of many blockchain use cases, there are immediate opportunities for the use of distributed ledger technology in the derivatives markets. Near the top of this list is the management and settlement of collateral, a multi-billion dollar headache for the world’s largest banks.
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Deutsche Börse partners with General Atlantic to develop indexing business
Deutsche Börse sees great growth potential in its indexing business, and it is willing to give up some of the upside in order to accelerate that growth through acquisitions.
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LNG derivatives take off
Trading surges as the global liquefied natural gas industry shifts to market-based pricing
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End-user profile: Russell Investments
Lisa Cavallari, the head of derivatives trading, discusses liquidity trends, transaction cost analysis, and the CDS market split.
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