One Small Step for New York; One Large Misstep for Housing Finance – AAF – American Action Forum
Executive Summary Congress passed the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) in 1977 to prevent deposit-taking banks from withholding loans or general banking services from individuals living in low-income communities. The CRA is almost 50 years out of date and not even fit for the purpose it currently serves. Despite its obsolescence, some state lawmakers are seeking […]
Malaysia’s derivatives exchange to launch night trading – Reuters
By Reuters Staff 2 Min Read KUALA LUMPUR, July 1 (Reuters) – Malaysia’s derivatives exchange is set to launch a night trading session for the crude palm oil contract and other products by the fourth quarter of 2021, Bursa Malaysia said on Thursday. The after-hours trading session will be available for most products on the […]
Bursa Malaysia Derivatives to launch after-hours night trading – The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) — Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Bhd will be launching an after-hours (T+1) trading session (Night Trading) by the fourth quarter of 2021 to enhance the attractiveness of the Malaysian derivatives market to traders around the world. Available for most Bursa Malaysia Derivatives products, Night Trading is a significant development that aligns the exchange […]
A new way forward: driving innovation in European equity derivatives – The TRADE News
US and European options markets have experienced contrasting fortunes over the past decade. As shown in this chart, US index options volumes have surged while European activity has flatlined. Although value-traded in the two regions were comparable in 2009, European index options value-traded at the end of 2019 amounted to ~13% of the US total. […]
BNP Paribas signs 10-year agreement with FIS on derivatives clearing – The TRADE News
French investment bank BNP Paribas has partnered with FIS to transition its derivatives post-trade operations onto the firm’s cleared derivatives technology platform. Through a 10-year agreement, markets technology provider FIS will manage all of the bank’s post-trade operations including processing and reconciliation. The post-trade operations will be transitioned to the Cleared Derivatives Suite platform by FIS, […]
BNP Paribas CIB signs 10-year agreement for FIS’ Cleared Derivatives suite – Finextra
BNP Paribas, one of the world’s largest banks, is confirming its partnership in post-trade derivatives clearing technology with financial solutions leader FIS® (NYSE: FIS). The bank is working with FIS to transition to the new leading-edge technology of FIS’ Cleared Derivatives Suite. The FIS platform centralizes all main post-trade workflows onto a single, unified global […]
Tracer DAO raises $4.5M to launch derivatives for anything ‘with an oracle feed’ – Cointelegraph
Decentralized derivatives platform, Tracer DAO, has announced a successful $4.5 million fundraising round to expand its team and product suite. They hope to launch innovative derivatives for “any market with an oracle price feed,” with plans to one day allow ordinary consumers to hedge the cost of commuting and other household bills using tokenized derivatives. […]
German Firms Validate Derivatives Use Case for Smart Contracts – Regulation Asia
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Credit Suisse hires director for corporate derivatives – The Australian Financial Review
Credit Suisse has hired derivatives banker Veronica Kaufman as a director in its Australian investment banking and capital markets team. The bank told its Australian bankers on Thursday morning it would be “welcoming Veronica home to Australia” after a stint in the UK, where she was most recently an executive director in Morgan Stanley’s global […]
