Walter Lukken, former acting chair of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, will replace John Damgard as FIA head. Lukken In picking its new leader, the Futures Industry Association seems to be following a simple formula: If your industry faces significant new regulation, hire one of the government’s former top regulators as your new CEO. Walter Lukken, a commissioner for six years on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, who was also acting chairman of the panel for 18 months, will be FIA’s new president and CEO, the group announced on Jan. 10. The move comes as Lukken’s former colleagues on the CFTC continue to draft new regulations required by the… Read More