FIA EPTA, which represents Europe’s leading independent market making firms, conducted the survey in February, with 19 of its 24 member firms across Europe (EU and UK) participating.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing on 8 March featuring Rostin Behnam, chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, to discuss the agency's current and future priorities. Topics included cyber risks, digital assets and retail participation.
CONTINUE READINGFIA strongly believes in the importance of diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and works to support and celebrate the diverse voices both within our trade association and the derivatives industry at large.
CONTINUE READINGA conversation on International Women's Day - Mariam Rafi is global head of futures, clearing and FX prime brokerage product at Citi, where she has worked for 11 years. Prior to being appointed to the global role in 2021 she was the Americas head of clearing and FX PB.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) again opposed a proposal to add IntelligentCross ATS as a new entrant to FINRA’s Alternative Display Facility.
CONTINUE READINGA conversation on International Women's Day - Emma Richardson is the global head of the futures and derivatives clearing business at JP Morgan, overseeing the listed derivatives, OTC clearing, and intermediation businesses. This includes exchange-traded futures and options, OTC rates and credit, cleared products, FX, and fixed income prime brokerage.
CONTINUE READINGEmma West was appointed global head of futures and options, OTC clearing, FX prime brokerage and fixed income prime brokerage at Bank of America in January this year. She previously ran Bank of America’s European business for futures and options and OTC clearing.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a meeting of its Market Risk Advisory Committee on March 8, and the recent cyber-attack on one of the industry's technology service providers was one of the main topics of discussion. FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken, one of the speakers invited to address this issue, described FIA's role in the industry's response to the attack and announced the formation of a Cyber Risk Taskforce to examine the longer-term implications for cleared derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGA conversation on International Women's Day - Sharon Shi is CEO of global broker and clearing firm GH Financials. Previously she was managing director of GH Financials Hong Kong, where she was instrumental in establishing the company’s clearing business and overseeing its expansion in Asia.
CONTINUE READINGA conversation on International Women's Day - Alicia Crighton is the global co-head of futures and head of the OTC and prime clearing businesses at Goldman Sachs. She also sits on a range of decision-making bodies and committees and last year was appointed FIA’s first-ever female chair of its board of directors.
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