Clearing
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FIA and ISDA position paper on the CSDR settlement discipline regime
The Futures Industry Association (FIA) and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) have published a position paper outlining their members’ concerns in relation to the settlement discipline regime under CSDR (effective February 2021), which has a number of unintended consequences for derivatives contracts, particularly regarding margin transfer and physically settled derivatives business.
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FIA and ISDA respond to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) “First report for consultation: central clearing solutions for pension scheme arrangements (PSA)”
FIA and ISDA respond to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) “First report for consultation: central clearing solutions for pension scheme arrangements (PSA)” focusing on topics that affect the clearing market.
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FIA, EBF and ISDA seek temporary relief for obligations under the clearing regulatory technical standards for intragroup transactions
FIA, EBF and ISDA (the associations) wrote to the European Commission and European Securities and Markets Authority to welcome the steps they have taken so far to ensure that EU derivatives counterparties can rely on the intragroup exemption from clearing under EMIR when dealing with non-EU affiliates.
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FIA seeks clarity for FCMs clearing SEF block trades
FIA filed a comment letter with the CFTC responding to the agency’s proposed rulemaking on Swap Execution Facility Requirements and Real-Time Reporting Requirements.
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FIA, Greenwich Associates release new derivatives market research
The study assesses market sentiment towards several major market structure trends.
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CCP equivalence extension published in EU Official Journal
FIA welcomes and appreciates the work of European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and his staff on their recent announcement of a one-year equivalence determination in the case of a no-deal Brexit for UK CCPs, which was published today in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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Special Report: CFTC moves forward on three rulemakings
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held an open meeting on Dec. 18 to discuss several rulemakings related to the regulation of swaps trading and the oversight of clearinghouses.
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CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee sets ambitious 2020 agenda
On Dec. 11, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a public meeting of its Market Risk Advisory Committee, a group of market participants and public policy experts that provides input into CFTC rulemaking.
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MiFID II, CCP recovery and resolution under the spotlight at FIA Brussels Forum
FIA welcomed around 100 attendees from across the derivatives industry to its forum in Brussels on 20 November, where the review of MiFID II, cross-border access to clearing and trading venues and the recovery and resolution of central counterparties came under the spotlight.
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Panelists discuss cross-border market regulation at FIA Compliance and Regulation Forum
On 12 November, FIA held its Compliance and Regulation Forum for members in London where the prevailing theme was the future of cross-border market regulation.
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