Publications & Filings
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FIA and ISDA respond to Australia FMI regulatory reforms consultation
FIA and ISDA have submitted a response to the Australian Treasury's consultation on the financial market infrastructure reform package. In particular, the associations have carefully considered the proposed crisis resolution regime.
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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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Joint industry response to European Commission's Call for Feedback on BMR
FIA has submitted a joint response with GFMA and ISDA to the European Commission’s Call for Feedback on the review of the scope and regime for non-EU benchmarks. The response sets out the associations’ comments on the EC’s proposal, along with potential draft amendments where possible, and some additional revisions that are considered to support the EC’s aims.
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Joint industry response to European Commission's Call for Feedback on BMR
FIA has submitted a joint response with GFMA and ISDA to the European Commission’s Call for Feedback on the review of the scope and regime for non-EU benchmarks. The response sets out the associations’ comments on the EC’s proposal, along with potential draft amendments where possible, and some additional revisions that are considered to support the EC’s aims.
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FIA Responds to HKEX Proposal on Severe Weather Trading
FIA has submitted its response to HKEX’s Proposal on Severe Weather Trading of Hong Kong Securities and Derivatives Markets. FIA expresses its full support for the proposal and highlights that adequate settlement bank support, full capacity operations, ETD vendor participation and give-up processing should be in place to ensure the initiative's success.
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FIA Responds to HKEX Proposal on Severe Weather Trading
FIA has submitted its response to HKEX’s Proposal on Severe Weather Trading of Hong Kong Securities and Derivatives Markets. FIA expresses its full support for the proposal and highlights that adequate settlement bank support, full capacity operations, ETD vendor participation and give-up processing should be in place to ensure the initiative's success.
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FIA and ISDA recommend changes to Singapore’s capital framework for clearinghouses
On January 22, FIA and ISDA jointly responded to a consultation from the Monetary Authority of Singapore on proposed amendments to the capital framework for approved exchanges and approved clearinghouses.
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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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FIA and SIFMA comment on operational risk elements of Basel III proposal
FIA joined with the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association in submitting a comment letter to US banking regulators regarding the operational risk elements of their proposed changes to US bank capital requirements.
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FIA files comment letter opposing GSIB Surcharge Proposal
FIA filed a comment letter today with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System expressing serious concerns with the significant increase in capital requirements for client derivatives clearing activities that the Board has proposed in its GSIB Surcharge Proposals. The changes would, on their own, increase the capital required to engage in client clearing activities by more than 58%.
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