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Industry Guidance

Access guidance and best practices for members, their customers and market participants on operational and technological issues as well as law, regulatory and compliance issues.

Regulatory Guidance

  • EMIR 3.0 – Implementing the Active Account Requirement

    On 6 February 2026, the regulatory technical standards specifying the operational conditions, the representativeness obligation and the reporting requirements related to the active account requirement (AAR) were published in Official Journal of the EU, providing the necessary legal certainty for compliance by in-scope firms. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA highlights challenges, opportunities of 24/7 trading and clearing

    The paper highlights the need for 24/7 clearing and risk management to accompany 24/7 trading, ensuring sufficient liquidity in the markets, considering operational risk and utilising existing market principles and regulations to provide a roadmap. CONTINUE READING

  • Joint Trades Statement on FAQs on the Capital Treatment of Tokenized Securities

    Following the US the federal bank regulatory agencies jointly issuing answers to frequently asked questions to clarify the capital treatment of tokenized securities, FIA and other financial trade associations welcomed the news and sought further action. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA announces 2026 President’s Award winners

    FIA today announced the winners of its President's Award, an annual honour that recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the global cleared derivatives industry over the past year. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA responds to CFTC retail DCO request with suggestion for simplified regulatory approach

    FIA invites the CFTC to consider a modified regime for fully collateralized and pre-funded clearing models, including those catering to retail traders. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA responds to FCA consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime

    FIA has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime. FIA welcomes several positive elements within the proposals, including reduced back-reporting timelines and the removal of low-value reportable fields. At the same time, FIA highlights industry concerns relating to proposals on conditional single-sided reporting, which members believe are unlikely to deliver meaningful efficiency gains. CONTINUE READING
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Operational and Technology Guidance

  • EMIR 3.0 – Implementing the Active Account Requirement

    On 6 February 2026, the regulatory technical standards specifying the operational conditions, the representativeness obligation and the reporting requirements related to the active account requirement (AAR) were published in Official Journal of the EU, providing the necessary legal certainty for compliance by in-scope firms. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA highlights challenges, opportunities of 24/7 trading and clearing

    The paper highlights the need for 24/7 clearing and risk management to accompany 24/7 trading, ensuring sufficient liquidity in the markets, considering operational risk and utilising existing market principles and regulations to provide a roadmap. CONTINUE READING

  • Joint Trades Statement on FAQs on the Capital Treatment of Tokenized Securities

    Following the US the federal bank regulatory agencies jointly issuing answers to frequently asked questions to clarify the capital treatment of tokenized securities, FIA and other financial trade associations welcomed the news and sought further action. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA announces 2026 President’s Award winners

    FIA today announced the winners of its President's Award, an annual honour that recognizes outstanding individuals for their contributions to the global cleared derivatives industry over the past year. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA responds to CFTC retail DCO request with suggestion for simplified regulatory approach

    FIA invites the CFTC to consider a modified regime for fully collateralized and pre-funded clearing models, including those catering to retail traders. CONTINUE READING

  • FIA responds to FCA consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime

    FIA has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime. FIA welcomes several positive elements within the proposals, including reduced back-reporting timelines and the removal of low-value reportable fields. At the same time, FIA highlights industry concerns relating to proposals on conditional single-sided reporting, which members believe are unlikely to deliver meaningful efficiency gains. CONTINUE READING
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