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Future of London Finance at Stake in Brexit Fight
First Read $16,961/$300,000 (5.7%) Raymond McKenzie ++++ FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business? Jeff Bergstrom - John Lothian News There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer...
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It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO
It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO
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THE WEEKEND UPDATE: NOVEMBER 30-December 4, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK It Only Takes This Long to Get COVID in a Room With Someone Who Has It You know the basic guidelines put forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to wear a face mask, keep six feet apart from others, and avoid large...
The Spread: Time for an Upgrade
This week on The Spread, Softbank ditches a controversial options investment, the CME becomes the new king of bitcoin derivatives, and more.
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MW Page of the day
Cboe Global Markets, Inc.
Cboe Global Markets announced it has become the 2nd largest primary listings venue for exchange-traded products (ETPs) in the U.S. following record gains in new listings in 2020.
CMW Page of the day
Binance
Binance will make $800 to $1 billion in profits, according to co-founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao. Zhao, who is known as “CZ,” was named one of the Bloomberg 50 for 2020.
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Future of London Finance at Stake in Brexit Fight
First Read $16,961/$300,000 (5.7%) Raymond McKenzie ++++ FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business? Jeff Bergstrom - John Lothian News There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer...
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It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO
It’s time for stock market investors to get in caution mode; Tech stock boom a ‘bubble waiting to burst’: Amundi CIO
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THE WEEKEND UPDATE: NOVEMBER 30-December 4, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK It Only Takes This Long to Get COVID in a Room With Someone Who Has It You know the basic guidelines put forth by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to wear a face mask, keep six feet apart from others, and avoid large...
The Spread: Time for an Upgrade
This week on The Spread, Softbank ditches a controversial options investment, the CME becomes the new king of bitcoin derivatives, and more.
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 11/30/2020
FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business?
There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer screen may represent tangible products but in the end it is all reduced to a data stream.
FIA Asia-V: Wrapping Up the Future of Futures: Politics, China and a Margining Debate
Several industry themes emerged in the very last panel discussion of FIA Asia-V, or as moderator and JPMorgan Managing Director David Martin wryly noted, the “graveyard of all graveyard shifts at the end of a three-day conference.”
FIA Asia-V: ESG – Meeting Customer Demand While Building a Market
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing is a hot topic these days. The growing practice of investing in exclusively eco-friendly, socially-conscious companies is a developing industry, and from the sounds of the panelists at the FIA Asia-V panel,...
FIA Asia-V: “This Is A Great Time To Be Alive!”
“This is a great time to be alive!” Glenn Seah actually said that on the FIA Asia-V panel titled The Regulatory Landscape for a New Decade when he was asked to discuss cross border issues in light of current geopolitical conditions. Seah, SGX’s Head of Legal,...
FIA Asia-V: HKEX’s Charles Li Bids Industry Farewell But Not Goodbye
In his last address to the FIA as the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., Charles Li looked back at 2020 and toward a brighter future “now that we are seemingly coming out the other side of the tunnel with the vaccines coming.” Set to retire from...
FIA Asia-V: Asian Commodity Futures Bloom Despite COVID’s Chaos
While the pandemic was a major economic disruptor in 2020, impacting global demand and the supply chain, the use of futures and options grew in Asia as more investors used them as hedge and arbitrage vehicles, said members of an FIA Asia-V panel devoted to change in...
Celebrate a Legacy of Leadership and Support for the Scouting Movement from the Chicago Financial Community
On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:30 PM, the LaSalle Street Trading Tech Awards event will be held virtually, hosted by the most interesting event chairman, Pat Kenny of CQG.
FIA Asia-V: CCP Resilience Does Not Dissuade Industry From Self Assessment
Jackie Mesa, who is FIA’s COO and Senior VP of Global Policy, moderated Asia-V’s panel, "The CCP Perspective on the Asia-Pacific Clearing Environment." Her panelists were Kate Birchall from LCH, Agnes Koh, from Singapore Exchange, Vikram Kothari from NSE Clearing...
FIA Asia-V: Asia-Pacific Exchanges Look Back and Ahead
In the first panel at FIA’s Asia-V 2020 Expo, exchanges in the Asia-Pacific looked back at their successes during a turbulent year and ahead toward opportunities for cooperation in 2021.
FIA Asia-V: Top Chinese Regulator Pitches Open Mainland Markets
With a pedigree that includes a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University and a five-year stint as an investment officer at the World Bank, it is not surprising that the vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Committee is a proponent of the opening of...
David Prosperi – A Career in Politics, Government, Futures Trading, Insurance and Clearinghouse Public Relations
https://vimeo.com/486023299 David Prosperi has had a long career in public relations in the markets and politics. John Lothian interviewed Prosperi over Zoom about his career and the events that saw him move from national politics to the White House and to jobs at the...
FIA Asia-V: Adapting to the New Normal
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” This quote by Winston Churchill (or former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, depending on who you ask) was brought up by Stella Gan, the FIA’s head of operations for the Asia-Pacific region on the first day of FIA Asia-V, as speakers...
THE JOHN LOTHIAN NEWS DAILY UPDATE (WEEKLY ROUNDUP) – WEEK OF 11/30/2020
FIA Asia-V: Are Data and Technology the New Drivers for the Business?
There is perhaps nothing more central to trading than data. The numbers flashing across your computer screen may represent tangible products but in the end it is all reduced to a data stream.
FIA Asia-V: Wrapping Up the Future of Futures: Politics, China and a Margining Debate
Several industry themes emerged in the very last panel discussion of FIA Asia-V, or as moderator and JPMorgan Managing Director David Martin wryly noted, the “graveyard of all graveyard shifts at the end of a three-day conference.”
FIA Asia-V: ESG – Meeting Customer Demand While Building a Market
ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) investing is a hot topic these days. The growing practice of investing in exclusively eco-friendly, socially-conscious companies is a developing industry, and from the sounds of the panelists at the FIA Asia-V panel,...
FIA Asia-V: “This Is A Great Time To Be Alive!”
“This is a great time to be alive!” Glenn Seah actually said that on the FIA Asia-V panel titled The Regulatory Landscape for a New Decade when he was asked to discuss cross border issues in light of current geopolitical conditions. Seah, SGX’s Head of Legal,...
FIA Asia-V: HKEX’s Charles Li Bids Industry Farewell But Not Goodbye
In his last address to the FIA as the chief executive of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd., Charles Li looked back at 2020 and toward a brighter future “now that we are seemingly coming out the other side of the tunnel with the vaccines coming.” Set to retire from...
FIA Asia-V: Asian Commodity Futures Bloom Despite COVID’s Chaos
While the pandemic was a major economic disruptor in 2020, impacting global demand and the supply chain, the use of futures and options grew in Asia as more investors used them as hedge and arbitrage vehicles, said members of an FIA Asia-V panel devoted to change in...
Celebrate a Legacy of Leadership and Support for the Scouting Movement from the Chicago Financial Community
On Thursday, December 3, 2020 at 5:30 PM, the LaSalle Street Trading Tech Awards event will be held virtually, hosted by the most interesting event chairman, Pat Kenny of CQG.
FIA Asia-V: CCP Resilience Does Not Dissuade Industry From Self Assessment
Jackie Mesa, who is FIA’s COO and Senior VP of Global Policy, moderated Asia-V’s panel, "The CCP Perspective on the Asia-Pacific Clearing Environment." Her panelists were Kate Birchall from LCH, Agnes Koh, from Singapore Exchange, Vikram Kothari from NSE Clearing...
FIA Asia-V: Asia-Pacific Exchanges Look Back and Ahead
In the first panel at FIA’s Asia-V 2020 Expo, exchanges in the Asia-Pacific looked back at their successes during a turbulent year and ahead toward opportunities for cooperation in 2021.
FIA Asia-V: Top Chinese Regulator Pitches Open Mainland Markets
With a pedigree that includes a Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University and a five-year stint as an investment officer at the World Bank, it is not surprising that the vice chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Committee is a proponent of the opening of...
David Prosperi – A Career in Politics, Government, Futures Trading, Insurance and Clearinghouse Public Relations
https://vimeo.com/486023299 David Prosperi has had a long career in public relations in the markets and politics. John Lothian interviewed Prosperi over Zoom about his career and the events that saw him move from national politics to the White House and to jobs at the...
FIA Asia-V: Adapting to the New Normal
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” This quote by Winston Churchill (or former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emmanuel, depending on who you ask) was brought up by Stella Gan, the FIA’s head of operations for the Asia-Pacific region on the first day of FIA Asia-V, as speakers...
FIA Asia-V: “Timetable is a very tricky thing”
At Asia-V’s panel on the challenges and opportunities for cross border trading and clearing in the region, Managing Director Sharon Shi from G.H. Financials talked about how her global customers are thinking about access to trading in China.
The Hemp Industry Has Room To Grow
As the third nationally legal industrial hemp crop hits the market, it is clear that American producers, consumers, merchants and processors are engaged, at an early stage, in a grand and exciting economic experiment to leverage an ages-old commodity into effective, reliable products for technologically advanced markets.
THE WEEKEND UPDATE: NOVEMBER 23-25, 2020
JLN PRESS ROOM PICK OF THE WEEK JAMES MURPHY TALKS MURPHY & MCGONIGLE AND LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR AWARD James Murphy is the co-founder and chairman of Murphy & McGonigle, a law firm that was recently named “Law Firm of the Year” by the 2021 edition of US News –...
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