CME Group addresses increased volatility within the livestock sector and answers the most frequently asked questions. CME Group values our relationship with the cattle community and is committed to helping producers and other cattle market participants manage their price risk.  Since the NCBA’s convention in January, we’ve implemented a messaging efficiency policy in our CME livestock contracts, formed a joint NCBA-CME working group to better understand the industry’s concerns and further enhance CME livestock markets, and taken other steps to address customer concerns about cattle market volatility.  We recognize this continues to be a concern for some customers and wanted…...

Marketing and raising assets for managed futures is more than talking to investors and explaining your respective fund. It also includes adhering to proper compliance, regulations and operational activities to market managed futures. Your portfolio may find an interest with investors, but could your operations and processes turn investors away or worse? This panel will discuss some of the do’s and don’ts and resources from a compliance / operational standpoint of marketing managed futures. You will hear discussions from a very experienced panel of practitioners involved in different aspects of the industry. This topic is important to industry participants in…...

Resources, Resources, Resources by Tom Sandy & Ryan Griffeth Resources are part of NIBA’s mission to provide the information and education you need to grow your business. At a meeting of our Advisory Group (AG), several members wondered if we were doing enough to collect and offer industry resources to the membership. As a result of the AG’s suggestions, we have undertaken an initiative to increase resources available to you. NIBA has begun an informal series of meetings with industry participants to discuss which materials will be most helpful to brokers and clients who want to understand and use products…...

Resources: A source of supply, support or aid, especially one that can be readily drawn upon when needed — Dictionary.com Dear Members – NIBA is excited to announce two new resources designed to help members grow their businesses. First, the NIBA Resource Center. In addition to other services and products unique to the derivatives industry, this member benefit includes white papers, seminars/webinar announcements and programs such as a joint intern project. The NIBA Resource Center will open as a private portal on the website mid-summer 2016. To suggest content for the Resource Center, contact Tom Sandy, NIBA Resource Center Chairman,…...

Register Now for NIBA/DePaul Joint Briefing – July 14 Registration is open for the NIBA/DePaul University Joint Briefing, July 14 at DePaul University, Chicago Downtown Campus. REGISTER HERE We are excited to be partnering with DePaul University for the third year in a row to present an afternoon of can’t-miss business education and networking — all designed to help you grow your business. “Managed Funds — It’s More than Raising the Assets!” — Mark Shore, Adjunct Professor, DePaul will lead a panel including Mike Coglianese, Michael Coglianese CPA, Carl Gilmore, Integritas Financial Consulting and John Brand, National Futures Association. This session…...

We are excited to announce our third annual joint summer event with DePaul University. The afternoon meeting will be held on the downtown Chicago campus of DePaul University, Jackson Blvd at State Street, and includes two business sessions and a networking cocktail reception.  Compliance and Regulation of Marketing Managed Futures, led by Mark Shore, Adjunct Professor at DePaul University takes us past raising assets to the “must know” aspects of the unique regulations and compliance issues surrounding the marketing of managed futures. Mark’s panel includes Mike Coglianese of Michael Coglianese, CPA, PC and Carl Gilmore, of Integritas Financial Consulting.  Cybersecurity:…...

Statement of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad: “It has been a privilege to work closely with Dan Roth throughout my time as Chairman of the CFTC. We have forged an excellent relationship over the past two years, one which I have very much enjoyed. The NFA plays an important role in the markets that the CFTC regulates, and Dan’s knowledge, experience, and commitment to collaboration have been of tremendous value to our work and to me personally. I look forward to continuing to work together as the NFA searches for his replacement over the coming months. I congratulate Dan on his…...

NFA announced on May 23rd that President and CEO Daniel Roth has announced his plan to retire in the coming year. NFA’s Board of Directors has authorized the formation of a committee to conduct a search for his successor. The search will consider both internal and external candidates. Mr. Roth joined NFA in September 1983 as an attorney and has held a number of positions with increasing responsibilities, including General Counsel, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. In January 2003, Mr. Roth began his tenure as President and CEO. “I’m proud of all that NFA has achieved during my…...

NIBA Joins with DePaul’s Arditti Center on an Intern Program NIBA is excited to announce our joint effort with DePaul University’s Arditti Center to develop and implement an Intern Program for NIBA members. The purpose is to provide mutual value through appropriate matches of a student’s interest and capacity, with the specific interest and needs of a NIBA member. The Arditti Center has a strong record of attracting high quality students to their program(s), and most candidates for interning at our firms will be students at the financial/risk management Center. As such, NIBA members can expect the student to be…...

We’re pleased to announce that CME Group and Purdue University have partnered to introduce a new economic indicator to measure the health of the U.S. agricultural economy – the Purdue/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Each month, the Ag Economy Barometer will provide a sense of the agricultural economy’s health with an index value based on a survey of 400 agricultural producers on economic sentiment. We’re working with Purdue to provide this new tool to agricultural customers, agribusiness thought leaders, academics, members of the press and other market participants as we believe it will provide an essential resource for monitoring the…...