New products, international certifications and increased educational efforts are set to drive growth on the Taiwan Futures Exchange, one of the top ten largest derivatives exchanges in Asia-Pacific.
CONTINUE READINGCanada is set to implement mandatory clearing for interest rate swaps and certain other OTC derivatives in April, following the finalization of two sets of rules on Jan. 19 that spell out what instruments and which entities are subject to the new requirements and strengthen the protections around customer positions and assets.
CONTINUE READINGVanguard's head of fixed income derivatives discusses trends in electronic trading and liquidity
CONTINUE READINGAfter months of preparations and regulatory negotiations, BSE completed its initial public offering on Feb. 3.
CONTINUE READINGGlobal futures and options volume rose to a record level in 2016, but beneath the headline number there was considerable variation.
CONTINUE READINGThe Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 18 with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S. providing for consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information regarding the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in the two jurisdictions.
CONTINUE READINGThe Financial Stability Board is making progress toward its goal of establishing global standards for resolving clearinghouses that have passed the point of recovery.
CONTINUE READINGThe Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation in January selected IBM, Axoni, and R3 to build a distributed ledger to handle certain post-trade processing functions for credit derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGA message from Walt Lukken, president and CEO, FIA
CONTINUE READINGWhen Donald Trump stunned the world last fall with his victory in the U.S. presidential election, financial markets rallied on a wave of enthusiasm for a dramatic change in Washington.
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