Intercontinental Exchange announced on June 25 that ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore received regulatory approvals from the Monetary Authority of Singapore and that KGI Ong Capital, Phillip Futures and UOB Bullion and Futures were approved as the first three clearing members for its Singapore-based clearinghouse.
CONTINUE READINGOn June 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission voted unanimously to propose a rule that would apply the CFTC’s margin requirements for uncleared swaps in the context of cross-border transactions.
CONTINUE READINGJoe Rennison’s recent article in the Financial Times highlights the increasingly important role that principal traders now play in Treasury markets.
CONTINUE READINGA broad coalition of industry groups called on regulators to exclude client collateral when calculating the total assets of banks, arguing that it actually reduces exposure for clearing member banks.
CONTINUE READINGThe respective boards of FIA, FIA Europe and FIA Asia today announced that they have reached an agreement to formally merge the three associations in the first quarter of 2016.
CONTINUE READINGIn the world of futures and cleared derivatives, relevant, timely and reliable data is vital in making smart decisions.
CONTINUE READINGA preliminary research report by three professors at the Toulouse School of Economics[1] has raised concerns over the impact impending regulations could have on market liquidity.
CONTINUE READINGA preliminary research report by three professors at the Toulouse School of Economics[1] has raised concerns over the impact impending regulations could have on market liquidity.
CONTINUE READINGEC responds to joint letter on EMIR article 13 and MiFID article 33 equivalence
CONTINUE READINGLast week, FIA submitted its response to the European Commision's EMIR Review.
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