On 20 September, FIA and ISDA jointly responded to ESMA’s seven consultations on recovery-related topics in the CCP R&R regulation (CCPRRR).
CONTINUE READINGFIA joined five trade associations in a response to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s consultative document on the prudential treatment of cryptoassets. The associations support BCBS’s decision to engage in an iterative approach to the prudential treatment of cryptoassets. However, the associations emphasize the need to provide clarity for the banks as the client demand grows.
CONTINUE READINGThere is an old expression in Washington – people make policy. Knowing who makes the policy tells a lot about what to expect as the policies are made. That is never more true when a new US president takes office and a new set of officials are appointed across the many agencies of the federal government.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and FIA EPTA submitted comments to the European Commission (EC) call for feedback on the Platform on Sustainable Finance’s draft proposal for an extended taxonomy to support economic transition.
CONTINUE READINGOn 6 August, FIA co-signed a letter to US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and the US Trade Representative Katherine Tai expressing support for the continued implementation of the US-China Phase One Trade Agreement.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission Public consultation on a retail investment strategy for Europe. The FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commission Public consultation on a retail investment strategy for Europe. FIA EPTA members believe that the current retail investor protection framework is an important tool to ensure retail participation in capital markets. However, an update is necessary. Over the past years, retail participation on lit markets has gone down, and the ways in which retail investors participate in the markets has changed. New technologies and platforms have emerged and are rapidly changing how retail investors interact with the market.
CONTINUE READINGOn 23 July, FIA and ISDA submitted a joint response to ESMA's consultation on technical standards (draft RTS 21 and ITS 4) for commodity derivatives following announced changes to the position limits regime as part of the MiFID II 'quick fix', which will apply from 28 February 2022.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Principal Traders Group today released a white paper regarding central clearing in the US Treasury market.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the EBA’s consultation paper (the Consultation Paper) on proposed revised Regulatory Technical Standards relating to the reclassification of investment firms as credit institutions in accordance with Article 8a(6)(b) of Directive 2013/36/EU (the Reclassification RTS). FIA EPTA has consistently welcomed the new prudential regime for investment firms contained in the Investment Firm Regulation and Directive (IFR/IFD), which is aimed at creating a tailored and proportionate prudential framework for firms such as those we represent.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following remarks at the 13th Lujiazui Forum International Symposium on the Rule of Law in the Financial Sector in Shanghai, China:
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