Publications & Filings
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FIA joins other trade associations to support US-China Phase One Trade Agreement
On 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.
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FIA submits response to ESMA consultation on technical standards for commodity derivatives
On 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.
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Lukken remarks - Successful traits in global futures market regulation
FIA 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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FIA submits comments to the OSE and TOCOM consultation on the introduction of derivatives holiday trading
On 15 June, 2021, FIA responded to proposals on the “Introduction of Derivatives Holiday Trading” issued by Osaka Exchange, Inc. (OSE) and Tokyo Commodity Exchange, Inc. (TOCOM) (together, the “Exchange”).
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Trade associations submit letter on CSDR mandatory buy-in rules
On 14 July 2021, FIA and 15 other trade associations wrote to the European Securities and Markets Authority and the European Commission on the timeline for implementation of the mandatory buy-in rules as part of the Central Securities Depositories Regulation (CSDR) settlement discipline regime.
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FIA responds to European Commission's Delegated Act on AAE MiFID
FIA responded to the European Commission consultation on a draft Delegated Act setting out details regarding the ancillary activities exemption for commodity firms under MiFID II, which was amended by the MiFID quick fix earlier this year.
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FIA submits recommendation to the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets consultation
On June 21, FIA submitted comments and recommendations to the Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets Phase II Public Consultation Report.
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FIA and ISDA respond to HM Treasury’s CCP resolution consultation
Members of FIA and ISDA welcome HM Treasury’s proposals for an expanded resolution regime for UK central counterparties, which, due to the UK’s active participation and contributions, are mostly in line with international guidelines and are closely aligned with the EU’s CCP recovery and resolution framework.
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CCP12, EACH, FIA and ISDA publish a paper to address CPMI/IOSCO category 1 topics
In the report “Central counterparty default management auctions – Issues for consideration", the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) described issues for further industry work to consider the design and conduct of default management auctions. This paper, developed by CCP12, EACH, FIA, and ISDA, addresses several terminology and operational issues where there is broad industry consensus to support further development.
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FIA responds to second FCA consultation on UK regulation for MiFID investment firms
On 28 May 2021, FIA responded to the second FCA consultation on a new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (CP21/7).
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