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FIA responds to FCA consultation on ancillary activities exemption
FIA supports replacing the market share test with an annual threshold test, but raises concerns about the suggested inclusion of trading venue activity. Doing so would add complexity, increase compliance costs, and reduce UK competitiveness relative to the EU and the US, where only non-venue derivatives are counted.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – A hard reset: A return to recognition
A recent policy document details the return of the UK’s recognition approach for regulating cross-border business that the UK helped develop nearly forty years ago. This nuanced change would unlock tremendous capacity for our industry to grow and return our markets to a more outcomes-based approach that could kick-start productivity in our global markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA data shows shift in hedging practices from futures to options
Increases in margin requirements in the oil, agriculture and metals markets over the past five years have resulted in a significant shift in hedging practices from futures to options.
CONTINUE READINGISDA, SIFMA and FIA comments on enhanced supplementary leverage ratio reforms
FIA, ISDA and SIFMA strongly support the proposed recalibration of the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio and urge the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC to finalize the proposal as soon as possible, with an effective date no later than 1 January 2026.
CONTINUE READINGCME brings Wall Street to Main Street with FanDuel partnership
As part of the partnership, CME Group and FanDuel will form a new joint venture, under which they will operate a non-clearing futures commission merchant that will facilitate access to CME's event-based contracts through FanDuel’s app.
CONTINUE READINGStablecoins explained: Crypto’s big bang moment?
For years, Wall Street banks kept stablecoins at arm’s length. But now, even the most conservative parts of traditional finance are starting to recognise their potential. It feels like a seminal moment, but, as always with technological innovation, there are risks and challenges and questions of hype vs reality.
CONTINUE READINGJoint trades call for recalibration of cryptoasset prudential standards and highlight DLT’s transformative role in capital markets
The Joint Trades recommend essential revisions of the Basel banking prudential treatment of cryptoassets and pausing implementation of SCO60 ahead of its January 2026 effective date to allow for a targeted consultation and redesign. The letter highlights the excessively conservative and overly punitive capital treatment of cryptoassets that is misaligned with actual risks, in addition to various inconsistencies with current market risk management practices.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to CFTC spot crypto listing initiative
FIA has responded to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s spot crypto listing initiative, which invites stakeholders to work with the Commission “on providing regulatory clarity on how to list spot crypto asset contracts on CFTC-regulated designated contract markets” using the Commission’s “existing authority” under the Commodity Exchange Act.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News – July/August 2025
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFIA and ISDA respond to Reserve Bank of Australia guidance for the clearing and settlement facility resolution regime
FIA and ISDA urge greater clarity in the RBA’s draft guidance on clearing and settlement facility resolution to enhance transparency, communication and market stability during interventions.
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