OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Shaktikanta Das: Evolving role of central banks
It gives me great pleasure to be here at the LBSNAA for the inauguration of this Phase V mid-career programme for IAS officers. I have many pleasant memories of this premier training institution where I…
CFTC Commissioner Endorses SWAP Regulation Framework
A Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner threw his support behind the swap regulation framework which started in 2010. CFTC Commissioner Dan Berkovitz made a speech at Energy Risk 2019 held in Houston, Texas earlier…
Initiation of consultation on amendment to Capital Adequacy…
Bern, 05.04.2019 - On 5 April 2019, the Federal Department of Finance (FDF) initiated the consultation on an amendment to the Capital Adequacy Ordinance (CAO). The proposal concerns three separate topics: the FDF wishes to simplify the requirements…
Aiming for a secure financial system and the…
Good morning and thank you for giving me the opportunity to warmly welcome you all to Tirana and the Bank of Albania and address this international gathering. It is a particular pleasure to have you…
FIA Announces Five New Staff in London and…
Washington, DC – FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today announced five new staff members who have recently joined the FIA team. “These individuals strengthen an already talented and experienced legal, regulatory and outreach staff…
International Supervisory Community Meets to Discuss Challenges Ahead…
Some 300 central bankers and banking supervisors representing more than 80 jurisdictions met this week in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to discuss a range of policy and supervisory topics. Events included a meeting of…
Benoît Cœuré: The new frontier of payments and…
Welcome remarks by Mr Benoît Cœuré, Chair of the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank, at the Economics of Payments IX conference, Basel, 15 November…
FCM Shrinkage Alarms CFTC
[caption id="attachment_319459" align="alignleft" width="209"] Walt Lukken, Chief Executive Officer of the Futures Industry Association[/caption] Since the financial crisis of 2008, the number of Futures Commission Merchants (FCM) has decreased significantly, and the Commodities Futures Trading…