The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the regulator for the U.S. derivatives markets, may need to install a revolving door for all the exits and entrances it will be experiencing this month and beyond. CFTC Commissioner Summer K. Mersinger, a Republican, recently announced her departure from the CFTC, while Christy Goldsmith Romero, a Democrat, reiterated… Read More >>
Ex-CFTC Commissioner Calls for Crypto Exchange Regulation
Former CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton says that he is excited by the emergence of digital currencies – he’s even backed one – but he strongly favors regulation to avoid a crypto catastrophe. Chilton spoke earlier this week at FTF’s derivatives processing conference, DerivOps North America, held in Chicago. In a speech at the conference and… Read More >>
Deutsche Börse Taps UniCredit Bank for Next CEO
New Deutsche Börse CEO to Serve for Three Years The next CEO for the Deutsche Börse will be Theodor Weimer from UniCredit Bank who will serve for three years, starting Jan. 1, 2018, according to the supervisory board of the exchanges and clearing company. The 57-year-old Weimer “will take over from CEO Carsten Kengeter who… Read More >>
