Tradeweb Markets, a developer and provider of electronic trading and trade processing for the financial markets, has appointed Bob Paul, a former general counsel of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, as a member of its global compliance and legal team.  The move positions the firm with a seasoned chief compliance officer in place for its swap execution facility (SEF), following finalization of derivatives regulation by the CFTC and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jaclyn Jaeger is a freelance contributor to Compliance Week after working for the company for 15 years. She writes on a wide variety of topics, including ethics and compliance, risk management, legal,...