FIA has commented on draft Exchange Rules published by the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE).
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C.—August 14, 2015—FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken released the following statement in response to CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen’s announcement that he would retire from the Commission on August 28, 2015.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Asia and ASIFMA have submitted a joint letter to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in response to the public consultation for the mandatory clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts.
CONTINUE READINGWe're sad to say that Remco Lenterman is stepping down from his role as Chairman of FIA EPTA following his departure from IMC.
CONTINUE READINGIn remarks at the Brookings Institution today, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell discussed how structural changes may be affecting liquidity in Treasury markets.
CONTINUE READINGLast week, CFTC Chairman Tim Massad said that the agency is preparing to release a rule on automated trading by the end of the year.
CONTINUE READINGOn July 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee discussed the agency's proposed rules on position limits.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, EFET and ISDA have published a joint position paper setting our member concerns regarding the capital requirements regime for commodities.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed re-definition of the term “fiduciary” in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is so broad that it could be interpreted to capture services provided by futures commission merchants and prevent them from executing trades for pension plans, FIA said in a July 21 letter.
CONTINUE READINGThe 2015 L&C Keynote Lunch Remarks were given by General Michael Hayden, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency, and Former Director, National Security Agency.
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