Verdict. Great Point Capital is the rarest thing in this category: a genuine SEC-registered broker-dealer, FINRA-approved since 2001, filing audited financials and holding $85.2m of net capital against a $126,600 requirement. It suits an experienced…
ICE Benchmark Administration Introduces the U.S. Dollar ICE…
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that ICE Benchmark Administration (“IBA”) has published a paper introducing the U.S. Dollar ICE Bank Yield Index…
FIA Releases Annual Trading Statistics Showing Record ETD…
FIA today released summary of Annual Trading Statistics activity in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets that showed record activity in 2018. The number of futures and options that changed hands on exchanges around the world rose…
Cybersecurity Experts: World Needs ‘Coalition of the Willing’…
· Experts hope democracies that have not signed the Paris Call of 12 November 2018 for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, including India and the US, will join the multistakeholder initiative · Attribution in the…
CPMI-IOSCO assessment concludes that Switzerland has generally implemented…
An assessment report published today concludes that Switzerland's legal, regulatory and oversight frameworks for financial market infrastructures (FMIs) are generally consistent with the Principles for financial market infrastructures(PFMI), with some exceptions. The Implementation monitoring of PFMI: Assessment…
Broadridge’s Top Executive Joins Board of Financial Services…
FSI lobbies for a more business-friendly regulatory environment for the independent financial services firms and independent financial advisors. The appointment of Chris Perry adds further prestige to the Broadridge brand. Chris Perry, Broadridge's corporate senior…
Denis Beau: Financial regulation and supervision issues raised…
[caption id="attachment_327141" align="alignleft" width="300"] Banque_de_France[/caption] Ladies and Gentlemen, Dear students, It is a pleasure to be at the ESSEC Centre d'excellence today to discuss the financial regulation and supervision issues raised by the impact of…
Carlos da Silva Costa: Why we must complete…
Following the 2008 crisis, reforms were needed in Europe's financial sector. The establishment of the single rulebook and the launch of the European Union's banking union with its rules and institutions constitute a commendable success…
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in December indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a solid rate. Job gains have been…









