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FIA response to provisional EMIR 3.0. agreement
FIA congratulates the Council of the EU and the European Parliament on reaching a provisional political agreement on the review of the European market infrastructure regulation and directive (EMIR 3.0). FIA supports positive incentives to further enhance the attractiveness of EU clearing and EU capital markets. However, FIA remains convinced that any measures to increase the attractiveness of EU clearing should be guided by the principle of facilitating client choice on where to clear and protecting the international competitiveness of EU market participants.
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Viewpoint – Trends to watch in APAC derivatives markets
It's impossible to sum up everything that’s going on across Asia, but a short list of hot trends that are most important in the region right now include the rise of global benchmarks in the region, the dominance of China commodities exchanges and the exponential growth of India.
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FIA submits comments to CFTC on self-regulatory process and affiliations
The Futures Industry Association (FIA) has responded to a request for comment by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the impact of affiliations between certain CFTC-regulated entities, and the potential conflicts of interest that could arise under the current self-regulatory process.
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Trade associations call for deletion of active account proposal
FIA and ten other trade associations have urged EU policymakers to delete the Active Account Requirement proposed in EMIR 3.0. The associations, which represent European end users of derivatives along with providers of clearing services, highlight the detrimental implications of the proposed requirement on EU capital markets, including fragmentation, loss of netting benefits, and making the EU less resilient to market stresses with no benefit to EU financial stability.
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CFTC advisory committee focuses on cross-border coordination and efficiencies
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) held the second meeting of the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC), on 17 July, under the sponsorship of Commissioner Caroline Pham.
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FIA welcomes EU-UK MoU on regulatory cooperation in financial services
"Cleared derivatives markets are truly global and know no boundaries, so FIA is pleased to see this MoU as a tangible sign of the commitment between the EU and UK to work together and usher in a renewed era of cooperation," said FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
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EMIR 3.0 under the spotlight at FIA Forum Brussels
Regulators and market participants came together at the FIA Forum Brussels to discuss the latest developments in the cleared derivatives markets in Europe.
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EMIR 3.0, cyber resilience top discussions at FIA Forum Stockholm
Stockholm may seem to be on the periphery of Europe from a geographical perspective. But when it comes to the major issues impacting the European derivatives markets, it’s right in the thick of the action. FIA came to Stockholm for the first in a series of forums around Europe with regulators, exchanges, brokers, clearing firms, and other market participants. Three topics dominated the discussions: location requirements for central clearing, the implications of the ION Markets ransomware attack, and the imposition of a price cap on gas markets.
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FIA, ISDA, AIMA and EFAMA publish statement on the EC’s proposed amendments to EMIR
The European Commission has proposed that firms subject to the EU clearing obligation should have an active account at an EU CCP, while giving the European Securities and Markets Authority the power to define the portion of certain euro- and Polish zloty-denominated contracts that should be cleared through those accounts via secondary regulation. Changes to capital rules would reinforce this, making it less commercially viable for EU market participants to clear through CCPs based outside the EU.
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China further expands international access to its commodity markets
The Zhengzhou Commodity Exchange and Dalian Commodity Exchange have opened several key commodity futures and options contracts to overseas traders, capping off a year that has seen China take significant steps to remove barriers to international participation.
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