ESMAs response to FOA letter on ETD reporting (29 January 2014)
CONTINUE READINGWe recognize that the BCBS framework is intended to create a common standard for all global banking organizations, and accordingly, where there are gray areas regarding how the finalized language should be interpreted, technical guidance should be issued to ensure consistent international implementation.
CONTINUE READINGThe Associations support the Committee’s efforts to impose a leverage ratio as a supplementary backstop measure to the risk-based measure and we appreciate this opportunity to provide feedback on the final leverage ratio framework in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs).
CONTINUE READINGFIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) has appointed Johannah Ladd as Secretary General; she will be based in Amsterdam.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Global today announced the election of directors for the board of FIA Global, the organizational structure established to unite FIA, FIA Asia and FIA Europe.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today announced the election of board directors at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla.
CONTINUE READINGSIFMA FIA FSR Comment on CFTC Staff Advisory
CONTINUE READINGFIA, SIFMA and the Financial Services Roundtable on March 10 submitted comments to the CFTC regarding the application of Dodd-Frank regulations on transactions involving non-U.S. swap dealers.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today released its annual report on global trends in the trading of futures and options.
CONTINUE READINGStephen Luparello was named director of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s division of trading and markets. Luparello was most recently a partner at the firm WilmerHale.
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