On 22 February, FIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submitted two comment letters to ESMA on the position limits regime to be introduced under MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGLiquidity is a measure of market participants’ ability to trade what they want, when they want, at a mutually agreed upon price for a specific quantity.
CONTINUE READINGA walk through the only known CCP resolution action: the collapse of the HKFE clearinghouse during the stock market crash of 1987.
CONTINUE READINGThe FCA have added information on position limits and position reporting under Art. 57 and 58 MiFID II on their website.
CONTINUE READINGFIA joined the Clearing House Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in a response to the Financial Stability Board's Guidance on Continuity of Access to Financial Market Infrastructures (“FMIs”) for a Firm in Resolution.
CONTINUE READINGOn February 15, FIA submitted a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL) a delay to the Fiduciary Rule applicability date.
CONTINUE READINGOn Feb. 17, FIA submitted a letter to the Federal Reserve Board requesting more careful study before moving forward on a proposed rule that would restrict or eliminate bank activities in physical commodities.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will discuss compliance issues often confronted by end-users of commodities, as well as corporate end-users when trading in the regulated derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C. — In response to the executive order issued today by the White House that directed the Treasury Secretary to conduct a 120-day review of financial system regulation, FIA released the following statement from FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken:
CONTINUE READINGOn 2 February, FIA EPTA submitted a response on behalf of its 29 members to the European Banking Authority's (EBA) Discussion Paper on designing a new prudential regime for investment firms.
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