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During the 36th Annual International Futures Industry Conference this week, Commodity Futures Trading Commissioner Michael Dunn was asked a handful of questions about the...

Research firm Accountemps recently asked more than 1,000 CFOs what their favorite interview questions were. 42% of CFOs preferred questions that related to the...

Julie Steelman has generated more than $100 million in sales during her 30-year sales career. She is author of a new book, “The Effortless...

Panelists tasked with dissecting the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act at the Futures & Options Expo touched on topics including position limits, margins, swaps...

A collection of thought-provoking commentaries and analysis from the past week … Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit, former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and others join...

Robert Barone Horrible! That is the most accurate word that I can find to describe Friday’s employment report. The 69,000 jobs created in May...

The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation, an independent and nonpartisan 501(c)(3) research organization dedicated to improving regulation of U.S. capital markets, has issued recommendations...

Singapore Exchange and Korea Exchange have decided to collaborate in an effort to develop over-the-counter financial derivatives clearing capabilities. SGX, which has been clearing...

A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… Given the fun events over at the Nasdaq yesterday, this primer on high-frequency...

A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… Reuters reports on an interesting perspective from NYSE Euronext executive vice president Roland...

A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… Sign of the times: Remember when $50 billion was a lot of money...

CBOE Holdings Inc. has announced an investment Tradelegs, a New York-based analytics and decision-support technology. CBOE, the holding company for the Chicago Board Options...

While its creation was lamented by some and championed by others, industry experts say the performance thus far of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...

New business environments and regulations have reshaped the financial sector. Three experienced forecasters shared their outlooks at the “Redefining The Financial Sector: The Industry...

CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton is never shy about offering his insight on financial markets and regulation. The commissioner was very forth-coming with his opinions...

This post was written by Cindy Kraft, the CFO Coach, who is a career and personal-brand strategist for CFOs and corporate finance executives. SmartPulse...

A person who’s returning to the workforce after a long period of unemployment might be happy simply to have a job again. But while...

The recently revised edition of “The Basic Bond Book” is a collaboration between the Associated General Contractors of America and the National Association of...

Dan Maguire, head of SwapClear U.S. The collapse of MF Global Holdings made the protection of customer funds a hot topic for the futures...

Jason Falls Typical market research surveys a focus group of people — likely customers or potential customers — who know they’re being interviewed. But...

The architecture, engineering and construction industry is in better shape than it was a year ago, and the upward trend could continue, three economists...

Last week’s International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla., featured luminaries from all aspects of the futures industry. The speeches and panel discussions...

A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… M.I.T. economist dissects financial innovation: Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Alp Simsek has...

Three thoughts on the $13 billion settlement JPMorgan Chase has tentatively agreed to with the U.S. Justice Department: This is what happens when the...

A collection of stories from SmartBrief publications and around the web… Hedge funds run by women outperform industry index: In recent years, female hedge...

Highlights from Day Two of the 39th Annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. Swinburne calls for more compromise from U.S. on...

Dr. Sylvia Maxfield, Dean, Providence College School of Business In the past three decades the income inequality gap has exploded across the United States....

When it comes to systemic risk, experts at CME Group’s 7th annual Global Financial Leadership Conference remain skeptical about whether policymakers have the right...

This post is by Paul Leinwand, a partner at the consulting firm Booz & Co. and Cesare Mainardi, the managing director of Booz &...