Financial Crime Prosecutions – A panel discussion Thursday at the Futures Industry Association (FIA) Expo on the status of governmental policy boiled over when talk turned to the lack of Wall Street prosecutions. The issue is at a “tipping point,” according to CMEGroup Chairman and President Terry Duffy, as the lack of accountability is damaging the entire financial services industry. Duffy made the most candid comments on the topic in his 18 years at CMEGroup. Sounding like a financial reformer, he praised Dodd-Frank, called for “Wall Street Justice” and sharply questioned the lack of trials for obvious financial crimes. Duffy: Lack…
CME's Duffy, FIA Panel, Say Lack Of Financial Crime Prosecutions Damages Entire Industry
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.