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CSRC Proposes Rules for Expanded Foreign Investment into Local Firms
In late April, the China Securities Regulatory Commission published a proposal to allow majority foreign ownership of domestic futures and securities firms, fulfilling a commitment made by the Chinese government in 2017.
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Ag Interests Complain about Lack of Competition at CFTC Meeting
CME Officials Defend Block Trading as Beneficial for Hedgers
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A Trader's Perspective on the Post-Crisis Reforms
As global head of trading at Eaton Vance, Michael O'Brien has a front row seat on the changes in financial markets over the past decade.
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Political Prediction Markets Turn Pro
Trump's election to U.S. President caught many people by surprise. But not the users of PredictIt, an event futures market run by a political consulting firm in Washington, D.C.
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CME Extends Block Trading to Agricultural Products
Since CME Group closed its last trading pits in 2015, large trades in agricultural contracts have not been easy to execute.
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Low-Latency Connections in Demand
The global consolidation of the highspeed data business might not be happening in nanoseconds yet, but its pace does seem to be quickening.
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Everybody Wins! Promoting Literacy in Washington D.C.
Washington D.C. is a city of contrasts. Lawyers, lobbyists and government officials live and work only blocks away from some of the poorest families in the country.
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People - March 2018
The U.K. government announced the appointment of Charles Randell, a prominent financial services lawyer and government adviser, as the chairman of the Financial Conduct Authority, starting in April.
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Insight: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Ten years ago, I found myself right at the heart of one of the worst financial crises our generation has ever seen. In March 2008, I was serving as the acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the warning lights on our market risk monitors were flashing red.
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ESMA Seeks More Consistency in CCP Anti-Procyclicality Measures
On Jan. 8, the European Securities and Markets Authority opened a public consultation on draft guidelines that aim to clarify the implementation of anti-procyclicality provisions for central counterparties under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
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