This webinar focuses on the current challenges confronted by U.S. fund managers in marketing their funds in Europe due to the current state of European funds legislation as well as the uncertainties arising from the Brexit referendum.
CONTINUE READINGFIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today in response to the Commission’s supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking regarding exemptions from speculative position limits.
CONTINUE READINGOn behalf of FIA, Greg Wood testified before the House Agriculture Committee today at a hearing to examine the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed rule to regulate automated trading (Reg AT).
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C. — FIA submitted a response to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s consultative document on revisions to the Basel III leverage ratio framework.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Commission has published its decision to grant equivalence to those designated contract markets (DCMs) in the U.S. that operate under the regulatory oversight of the CFTC, in accordance with the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C.— The FIA, FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Managed Funds Association (MFA), and SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) sent a joint letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the reopened comment period on its proposed rule on regulation automated trading (Reg AT).
CONTINUE READINGFIA invites you to join us on Tuesday, 28 June for a special webinar that discusses the near-term consequences for the cleared derivatives industry, following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union.
CONTINUE READINGIn response to the UK's vote in favour of leaving the European Union, and in view of the considerable uncertainty about how this decision will impact financial markets broadly and our industry specifically, FIA will support our members during what will undoubtedly be a protracted period of transition.
CONTINUE READINGJoin FIA Operations Americas for an introduction to basic concepts surrounding bitcoin and blockchain.
CONTINUE READINGToday, the Council formally endorsed a one-year delay for MiFID II and MiFIR at the ECOFIN meeting – this was the last procedural step before the amendments can be published in the EU Official Journal (OJ), which should happen in the coming days.
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