The latest issue of the IMF’s Global Financial Stability report (GSFR, March 2014) provides a comprehensive analysis of the “too important to fail” (TITF) problem. http://www.imf.org/External/Pubs/FT/GFSR/2014/01/index.htm The TITF problem…
This June, DePaul University's Arditti Center for Risk Management is hosting a two-day executive risk leadership program led by Dr. Mark Frigo, Director of the Center for Strategy, Execution and…
Traditionally, counterparties executing swaps transactions in the unregulated Over-The-Counter (“OTC”) marketplace maintained entire teams of staff devoted to the credit or delivery risk of a counter-party. Inclusive in this regime…
Firm Name: R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO) Founded: 1914 – Celebrating firm’s Centennial this year Number of Brokers: Approximately 400 IBs in the RJO network – the largest IB network in…
Trading is difficult. If it was easy, everyone would do it. To excel at trading is even that much harder. Successfully competing against some of societies’ smartest and most ambitious…
The NIBA is now offering a premium service for its members and will be acting as a liaison between the association’s membership and the NFA. Do you have something…
Thanks to everyone who helped make the May 1 event in New York City a success. We hit a new attendance high for our NYC meetings - 135 IBs, CTAs,…
Dear Members - The NIBA submitted our comment letter to the NFA regarding its capital requirement proposal for CTAs and CPOs and other changes to the CTA registration status. We…
Information is essential to participants in our markets. Our markets are ever changing not only with price action but also with best practices and regulations. NIBA wants to make sure…
CFTC Expedited No-Action Relief for CPO Delegation On May 12, 2014, the CFTC issued registration no-action relief on an expedited basis for CPOs who delegate certain activities to a registered…
