Two important committees of the US House of Representatives held a joint hearing on 10 May to discuss digital asset regulation, concluding with some potential next steps for both regulators and Congress to provide more clarity to the regulatory environment. The US House Committees on Agriculture and Financial Services held a joint Subcommittee hearing titled "The Future of Digital Assets: Measuring the Regulatory Gaps in the Digital Asset Markets." The Agriculture Committee has oversight over the US Commodity Future Trading Commission, while the Financial Services Committee has oversight over the US Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Discussion Paper (DP) on Finance for positive sustainable change: governance, incentives and competence in regulated firms (DP23/1). FIA EPTA members believe that all parts of Financial Services should contribute to the transition towards sustainable capital markets. Because of the wide variety of financial services firms and their different objectives within the trading infrastructure; FIA EPTA members believe that not a one-off approach is feasible to be workable for all.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has filed comments with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on a proposal that would replace its existing custody rule. FIA’s comment letter highlights the proposed rule’s potential harms to Futures Commission Merchants (FCMs), registered investment advisers (RIAs) and their underlying customers.
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CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the HM Treasury (HMT) Consultation and Call for Evidence on the Future financial services regulatory regime for cryptoassets. FIA EPTA members believe that the market will benefit from further clarity by regulatory bodies with a global perception. Working jointly with market participants to reduce the current void in regulation and perspective between the market and regulators and policymakers. FIA EPTA members believe that it is preferable to include cryptoassets in the existing financial services framework rather than creating a bespoke piece of legislation.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 27, the key US House committees held concurrent hearings on digital asset oversight. These complementary hearings were coordinated by Republican leadership in the Committees to identify regulatory gaps related to digital assets. Next month, the committees plan to hold a joint subcommittee hearing to consider ways to close those gaps.
CONTINUE READINGIron ore futures listed on the Singapore Exchange are becoming one of the most important commodity futures contracts in the world. In 2022, the total number of iron ore 62% futures traded through SGX reached a record 25 million contracts. That was up 38% from the previous year and almost double the level five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGThe law surrounding false statements is developing rapidly and expansively, the most recent example of which is the rule proposed by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which would give it wide discretion in enforcing its duty of candor.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.57 billion contracts in March, the highest level ever recorded. This was up 24.9% from February 2023 and up 54.2% from March 2022. On a year-to-date basis, volume in the first three months of the year was 27.54 billion contracts, up 43.8% from the first three months of 2022. The majority of that increase came from equity index contracts.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.28 trillion in average notional value per day during March 2023. This was up 16.3% from the previous month and up 12.6% from the same month of the previous year.
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