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FIA and members of its Board recently met with senior officials across the US government and regulatory community to discuss the issues shaping the future of financial markets. In his latest Viewpoint column, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken highlights key themes from those conversations, including 24/7 trading and clearing, Treasury market reform, regulatory coordination between the SEC and CFTC, and the outlook for digital asset market structure legislation.
FIA supports revised US bank capital proposals, urges further refinements to support central clearing
June 18, 2026 CONTINUE READINGFIA publishes paper on the European Commission's Market Integration and Supervision Package
April 17, 2026 CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to CSRC CP on the 2026 draft measures for the supervision and administration of futures companies
May 15, 2026 CONTINUE READINGExplore a complete list of all FIA publications and filings.
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Publications & Filings
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FIA responds to CFTC proposed rulemaking on conflicts and affiliations
FIA has filed a comment letter broadly supporting the CFTC’s proposed rule on conflicts and affiliations, while recommending enhancements to strengthen safeguards in vertically integrated derivatives markets. FIA’s principal recommendation is that the National Futures Association serve as the sole designated self-regulatory organization (DSRO) for all futures commission merchants. -
FIA responds to SEBI’s review of the closing auction session and derivatives settlement methodology
FIA recommended that any future move to a closing-auction-based settlement methodology should be contingent on sufficient auction liquidity and further market consultation. -
FIA sets out priorities for the European Commission’s review of MiCA
FIA responds to the European Commission’s MiCA consultation, highlighting priorities for crypto-assets, tokenisation, stablecoins, regulatory coherence and the interaction with existing financial services legislation. -
FIA responds to ASX 24 platform replacement consultation
FIA has submitted a response to ASX’s consultation on proposed functionality enhancements for the replacement ASX 24 derivatives trading platform. The response provides member views on the proposed changes, including GTC spreads, different tick increments across contract months, revised trading hours, reference prices for anomalous order thresholds and off-market trade reporting. -
FIA publishes paper on improving EU financial services rulemaking
FIA has published a paper calling for targeted reforms to the European Union’s financial services rulemaking process and setting out 21 practical recommendations to improve transparency, regulatory coherence and implementation. -
FIA and ISDA respond to Bank of England paper on CCP resolution execution and resolvability
FIA and ISDA have responded to the Bank of England's CCP resolution Discussion Paper, urging that default fund contributions not absorb non-default losses and defending the NCWO safeguard.
