The InfoNet MiFID II/R seminar on transparency focused on the final draft regulatory technical standards and the effect of the regulations on market participants and trading venues.
CONTINUE READINGThe UK and the European Union have today confirmed the provisional text for the Brexit withdrawal agreement.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, Deutsches Aktieninstitut, AFME, EDMA, ICMA, Swiss Finance Council and ISDA (together “the Associations”) welcome the debate about equivalence and support the reforms to promote the safety and transparency of markets globally.
CONTINUE READINGFIA welcomes the European Commission’s decision to allow EU27 firms temporary continued access to UK clearinghouses, as confirmed by Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Tech today launched a new Transfer Protocol to help firms prepare for the transitioning of execution and clearing businesses triggered by the UK’s departure from the European Union.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today released survey results that provide a high level snapshot into clearing brokers’ progress with their Brexit contingency plans, the issues they face when structuring and executing such plans, and the policy proposals that would help address these issues.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has published a white paper entitled "The Impact of a No-Deal Brexit on the Cleared Derivatives Industry."
CONTINUE READINGLast week, FIA board members and staff conducted a variety of meetings with policymakers in Washington, D.C.
CONTINUE READINGToday, FIA responded to a communication from the European Commission on challenges for critical financial market infrastructures and for further developing the Capital Markets Union.
CONTINUE READINGThis document, first issued in February 2012, has been prepared by members of the FIA Law and Compliance Division and contains questions and answers addressing the basics of (i) segregation, collateral management and investments, (ii) minimum financial and other requirements for futures commission merchants (FCMs) and joint FCM/broker-dealers, and (iii) derivatives clearing organization (DCO) guarantee funds.
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