SGX Launches Initiatives to Address Spoofing and Other Market Misconduct
CONTINUE READINGFIA Tech Digitizes ‘Give-Up’ Agreements, Launches Product Database
CONTINUE READINGThe G-7 group of nations on Oct. 11 issued cybersecurity best practices for all entities in the financial sector.
CONTINUE READINGAt the end of September 2016, FIA filed jointly with ISDA, GFMA, EFET and WMBA two letters to ESMA, asking for clarifications regarding the scope of the position limits regime under Art. 57 of MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGAlthough the results of the Nov. 8 U.S. elections are not yet complete, all major news outlets have declared Donald Trump to be the winner of the presidential election, with Republican majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
CONTINUE READINGOn 28 October, FIA filed its response to FCA Consultation Paper 16/19 on MiFID II implementation in the UK.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, along with the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), expressed grave concerns regarding a critically important provision in the CFTC’s proposed supplement to its draft rules on automated trading.
CONTINUE READINGA coalition of 15 industry bodies representing clearing members, asset managers, insurance companies, commodity end-users, hedge funds, derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses warned that the leverage ratio component of the Basel III capital requirements will harm the strength and stability of the cleared derivatives markets worldwide unless it is amended to recognize the exposure-reducing effect of the collateral that clearing banks collect from their clients.
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