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.
CONTINUE READINGMy Block, My Hood, My City is a non-profit that embodies the true spirit of community leadership. For the last 10 years its founder and CEO Jahmal Cole has been helping to break down barriers for young people from disadvantaged Chicago neighbourhoods and provide them with opportunities beyond their immediate neighbourhoods.
CONTINUE READINGAbaxx Exchange and Clearing was launched to provide centrally cleared, physically delivered commodity futures contracts to deliver better price signals and to help energy and commodity markets accelerate the energy transition. The exchange's initial focus is on physically delivered contracts in LNG, Carbon and Battery Metals.
CONTINUE READINGConnamara Technologies' EP3 platform provides asset-agnostic solutions for exchange operations, order matching and execution, market surveillance and settlement. EP3 creates scalable marketplaces that enable an exchange to run continuously with virtually no downtime.
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CONTINUE READINGJoin us for a discussion on the trends that are driving up volume and open interest across interest rate, equities and commodity markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has responded to the London Metal Exchanges's consultation on Daily Price Limits (DPLs). While supporting the LME's goal of creating a transparent market suspension framework based on consecutive DPLs, the response raises crucial considerations such as the impact on trading and clearing, trade confirmation processes, and the importance of clear communication.
CONTINUE READINGFIA 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.
CONTINUE READINGIs the CFTC’s Enforcement Program expanding the supervisory duties of CFTC registrants beyond the text of the CFTC’s supervision rules?
CONTINUE READINGFIA ensures that the topic of DEI stays on the agenda across all our events and puts its words into action through mentorship initiatives and other opportunities. Here are some of the highlights of FIA's DEI initiatives in 2023.
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