The Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR) text is currently under review by the European Council and Parliament. It is expected to be approved on 27 October 2015 and come into force six months after this date.
CONTINUE READINGThe HKMA and the SFC have jointly issued a public consultation on the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives and to expand the existing mandatory OTC derivatives trade reporting regime.
CONTINUE READINGOn the anniversary of the Treasury market events of October 15, 2014, the FIA Principal Traders Group released a position paper detailing policy recommendations in response to the Joint Staff Report on the U.S. Treasury Market.
CONTINUE READINGIn the New York Times’ Upshot yesterday, Nathanial Popper points out that if you analyze markets and talk to investors and academics, high frequency trading is not the problem that headlines would lead you to believe.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC—October 13, 2015— FIA announced the final 12 companies chosen to exhibit in the Innovators Pavilion, a showcase for startup companies providing forward-thinking solutions for the futures, options and cleared swaps industry.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC—October 12, 2015—FIA Technology Services, a for-profit subsidiary of FIA, announced today that Nick Solinger will be joining the company as president, effective January 4, 2016.
CONTINUE READINGOn Monday 5 October, FIA and Norton Rose Fulbright LLP co-hosted a seminar titled “Metals and Mining, the Financial Regulatory Challenges Ahead.”
CONTINUE READINGFIA has commented on the third set of draft Exchange Rules published by the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE).
CONTINUE READINGIn the Joint Staff Report on the U.S. Treasury Market on October 15, 2014, the authors noted that there was a higher than usual level of self-trading during the period of market volatility.
CONTINUE READINGOn Sept. 30, FIA Global, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and the Investment Association filed a joint response to the discussion paper issued by the European Securities and Markets Authority in August regarding Article 26 of RTS No. 153/2013, which relates to the clearing of client positions in derivatives.
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