Operations, Execution & Technology archive
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FIA responds to consultation on critical third parties in the UK financial sector
FIA supports the UK authorities’ proposed approach, allowing regulators to build on and complement operational resilience frameworks for firms and financial market infrastructures. FIA members also support the proposal for oversight of critical third parties to be as interoperable as reasonably practicable with similar existing and future regimes. Furthermore, FIA members support the proposals to promote regulatory and supervisory interoperability.
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FIA releases report on derivatives industry trends
The 14-page report, Derivatives Market Structure 2024: Focusing on Capital and Workflow Efficiency, provides a unique perspective into the key drivers for the global clearing business. The report is based on findings from research of market participants conducted jointly by FIA and Coalition Greenwich, a provider of strategic benchmarking, analytics and insights to the financial services industry.
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DMIST Releases Annual Progress Report
DMIST also announced changes to its organizational structure to help accelerate the pace of development and adoption of standards in the exchange-traded derivatives markets.
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FIA responds to second batch of DORA policy products
FIA and FIA EPTA have submitted responses to three consultations issued by the European Supervisory Authorities on the second batch of policy products under the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The consultations cover regulatory technical standards on the subcontracting of information and communication technology (ICT) services, content, timelines and templates for incident reporting, and threat-led penetration testing.
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FIA and CME respond to CFTC proposed rulemaking on investments for FCMs and DCOs
FIA and CME respond to CFTC proposed rulemaking on investments for FCMs and DCOs
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Navigating a New Era in Derivatives Clearing
In recent years, the landscape of global central counterparty margin models has witnessed a significant transformation in risk management. Central to this shift is the migration from the long-established Standard Portfolio Analysis of Risk (SPAN) model to various Value-at-Risk (VaR) based models for the purpose of calculating margin for exchange-traded derivatives.
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CFTC proposes operational resilience rule for futures brokers and swap dealers
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed a rule to require futures commission merchants, swap dealers and major swap participants to establish an “operational resilience framework.”
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Experts at FIA Expo see promise for tokenization of collateral
At FIA's Expo conference in Chicago on 2 October, a diverse panel of experts had a frank discussion about the future outlook for the technology and the path to widespread adoption of tokenized collateral. The general consensus was that the industry is a long way from a widespread embrace of the technology, but market participants are still making steady progress and strategic investments in the future of this technology.
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FIA issues recommendations for strengthening cyber resilience
FIA today released a report that contains lessons learned from a recent cyber incident and sets out six recommendations for improving the derivatives industry's ability to withstand future attacks.
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FIA highlights best practices for exchange volatility control mechanisms in new report
FIA has released a comprehensive paper, "Best Practices for Exchange Volatility Control Mechanisms," which provides essential guidance for designing robust Volatility Control Mechanisms (VCMs) at derivatives exchanges.
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