Derivs - Equity

Barclays said on Monday that it has made Stephen Dainton permanent global head of markets, a position he took up on an interim business after a reorganisation of the investment bank in March.

Marc Soubières has joined Mediobanca’s capital markets solutions team to focus on coverage of clients in France and French speaking countries.

The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) this week published their joint discussion paper on central counterparty default management auctions.

Christopher Giancarlo, chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, made his final speech at a Futures Industry Association conference this week, with a last attempt to stake out his vision on cross-border clearing supervision.

The US Senate has approved the nomination of Dr. Heath Tarbert as chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Barclays has named Fater Belbachir as its new global head of equities, to lead its equities business across cash and derivatives, as well as its prime and syndicate segments.

Collateral management technology provider CloudMargin has appointed Stuart Connolly, previously of NEX, as its CEO.

CME Group is making a number of senior management changes as part of its integration of last year’s acquisition, UK trading and technology firm NEX Group.

GlobalCapital is pleased to announce the winners of its 2019 Americas Derivatives Awards, revealed at a gala dinner at the Metropolitan Club in New York on Thursday May 30. As ever, the awards recognise the firms and innovations that have advanced the derivatives markets during the last 12 months.

Cboe Global Markets can breathe a sigh of relief after a US judge this week threw out a lawsuit relating to alleged manipulation of its volatility index, the Vix.

Representatives of the European Union’s 28 member states have resumed talks on a clearing house (CCP) resolution, with a view to reach an agreement by the end of the year.

Derivatives exchange operator CME Group has revealed plans to launch the next generation of its standard portfolio analysis of risk margin methodology, with the aim of offering enhanced risk management capabilities through a single, unified interface.