Americas News
The latest industry and regulatory news affecting North and South America.
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CFTC codifies relief for CPOs and CTAs, harmonizing rules with SEC
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a public meeting Nov. 25 in Washington, D.C., to discuss final amendments to several sections of the agency's Part 4 rules. The amendments, which passed in two separate packages, provided registration and compliance relief to certain types of commodity pool operators (CPOs) and commodity trading advisors (CTAs).
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FIA commends final rule on the standard for calculating the exposure amount of derivatives contracts
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today released the following statement on the recently finalized rule on implementing the standardized approach for calculating the exposure amount of derivative contracts.
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FIA recommends changes to CFTC foreign swaps proposal
FIA today recommended changes to separate, but similar, CFTC rule proposals that would govern U.S. customer access to foreign clearinghouses.
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FIA recommends changes to CFTC Non-US CCP Proposals
Washington, DC—FIA today recommended changes to separate, but similar, CFTC rule proposals that would govern U.S. customer access to foreign clearinghouses.
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Carbon Trading in North America: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back
Getting global agreement on environmental policies is incredibly difficult. But as the history of the North American carbon market illustrates, even getting regional players on the same page is no easy task.
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FIA publishes MiFID II and MiFIR compliance brief for U.S. FCMs
FIA has created a brief to help its members understand how the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and the associated Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR) may impact U.S. futures commission merchants (FCMs).
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FIA Special Report: Election aftermath - what to expect from the transition
Although the results of the Nov. 8 U.S. elections are not yet complete, all major news outlets have declared Donald Trump to be the winner of the presidential election, with Republican majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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FIA PTG comments on Treasury market structure
FIA PTG responded to the Treasury Department's Request for Information (RFI) on the evolution of Treasury market structure.
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FIA issues customer notice regarding REMIT Registration and Reporting
This document summarizes the EU Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT) registration and reporting requirements, which enter into force on October 7, 2015 for certain exchange-traded energy futures and options and April 7, 2016 for certain over-the-counter energy contracts.
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FIA Market Technology division releases leap second recommendations
The FIA Market Technology Division today published a set of recommendations to help the industry prepare for the upcoming leap second event on June 30 and reduce the likelihood of market disruption.
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