New NFA Board Member Sets Goals
**NIBA asked all three new NFA Board Members to answer the question "What is the first thing you will do at your first NFA Board Meeting?" John submitted the following…
**NIBA asked all three new NFA Board Members to answer the question "What is the first thing you will do at your first NFA Board Meeting?" John submitted the following…
On January 31, 2013, the judge presiding over the MF Global, Inc. (“MFGI”) bankruptcy approved a settlement between MFGI and its UK affiliate and also green-lighted further distributions. The trustee…
January 31, 2013 Dear Members, We wanted to send you a personal update on all that has happened in the months following the collapse of Peregrine Financial Group Inc. (PFG),…
NIBA Winter Conference in Southern California January 24, 2013 I recently had the pleasure of attending the “Winter” NIBA conference in Southern California. I genuinely struggled to type the word…
For years, the futures industry had an impeccable reputation for safeguarding customer funds deposited at FCMs. Now, within a very short time frame, we are dealing with a shortfall in…
CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — Disgraced financier Russell Wasendorf will be at least 107 years old by the time he’s eligible for release from prison under the 50-year sentence handed down…
Notice to Members I-13-05 January 30, 2013 Effective Date of Amendments to NFA Financial Requirements Section 4 Regarding Use of Technology to Monitor FCM Segregation Requirements NFA recently amended NFA…
Whether you possess a wealth of knowledge in search engine optimization (SEO) or you’ve just heard about it in passing, you probably know the phrase “link building” and how crucial…
A bankruptcy court is set to consider a plan that would return 93% of MF Global customers' money. That number is an improvement on the 80% that U.S. customers had…
In addition to the myriad of tax changes we’re facing as we go into the new year, here’s a reminder that CFTC Reg 4.27 requires all CTA’s to file a…