FIA Global, the new organizational structure that brings together the Futures Industry Association in Washington, the Futures and Options Association in London, and FIA Asia in Singapore, passed a key milestone today when it held its first face-to-face board meeting and began setting its work priorities for the coming year.
FIA Global was formed this summer to give members of the three underlying associations a new platform for coordinating their advocacy work, sharing information and resources across regions, and addressing common issues with a single global voice.
At today’s meeting, which was held in Chicago during FIA’s annual Futures and Options Expo, the members of the FIA Global board of directors discussed several pending regulatory issues of critical importance to their collective membership, including the Basel III capital standards, cross-border recognition, and EMIR and Dodd-Frank implementation.
“This meeting was our first opportunity to jointly determine how to best focus our global resources and priorities for the coming year,” commented Walt Lukken, the chief executive officer of FIA Global. “With the creation of FIA Global, we now have a forum that will allow our collective associations to address the global challenges facing our memberships.”
Lukken also announced today that he has appointed a staff member to help in developing the FIA Global organization. Jackie Mesa will serve as the executive director of FIA Global, responsible for leading and coordinating its global policy efforts. Jackie will take on these responsibilities in addition to her current responsibilities as FIA’s senior vice president and head of international relations and strategy.
