In the eight years since the financial crisis, the derivatives industry has been playing a game of slow motion table tennis as it reacts to the swathe of new rules that regulators and politicians around the world have been batting its way in a bid to prevent a recurrence.
CONTINUE READINGThe Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 10 adopted rules setting out how the agency will determine whether or not a non-U.S. security-based swap dealer must register with the agency.
CONTINUE READINGOn 5 February 2016, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) published their joint consultation conclusions on proposals to introduce mandatory clearing and expand mandatory trade reporting for the second stage of the OTC derivatives regulatory regime.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today issued the following statement from FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken regarding the joint announcement by European Commissioner Jonathan Hill and CFTC Chairman Tim Massad that they have agreed on a "common approach" to the regulation of clearinghouses in the U.S. and Europe.
CONTINUE READINGOn 13 November 2015, FIA, ASIFMA and ISDA hosted an industry roundtable with EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill in Hong Kong.
CONTINUE READINGOn 30 December 2015, FIA together with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association submitted a response to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in response to the SFC Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Guidelines for the Regulation of Automated Trading Services.
CONTINUE READINGOn 14 December 2015, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission released the final rules implementing Australia's mandatory central clearing regime for OTC derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGWalt Lukken delivered a State of the Union address to the FIA Asia Derivatives Conference 2015, touching on key issues including consolidation and lack of diversity of clearing members, the changing business model for clearing caused by regulatory costs and Basel III capital requirements, and potential fragmentation of global markets due to the lack of cross-border regulatory coordination.
CONTINUE READINGOn 5 November 2015, FIA submitted a letter to the China Securities Regulatory Commission in response to its publication of draft "Administrative Measures for Programme Trading on Securities and Futures Markets" for consultation.
CONTINUE READINGThe HKMA and the SFC have jointly issued a public consultation on the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives and to expand the existing mandatory OTC derivatives trade reporting regime.
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