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People news - October/November 2023
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFIA submits comments to SGX on proposed changes to Futures Trading Rules
FIA has responded to the Singapore Exchange's consultation on proposed changes to its Futures Trading Rules and other rulebooks. While FIA generally supports the proposed changes, it also makes some recommendations and raises concerns about several proposals.
CONTINUE READINGFIA speaks on capital, exchange volatility controls before CFTC committee
FIA offered presentations before an advisory committee of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission on 6 November, touching on best practices for exchange volatility controls and the potential impact of proposed capital reforms on OTC derivatives clearing.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Trends to watch in APAC derivatives markets
It's impossible to sum up everything that’s going on across Asia, but a short list of hot trends that are most important in the region right now include the rise of global benchmarks in the region, the dominance of China commodities exchanges and the exponential growth of India.
CONTINUE READINGTrends in ETD Trading Q3 2023
This webinar will provide insights into trends in trading activity in the global listed derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to CFTC proposed rulemaking on Provisions Common to Registered Entities
FIA and ISDA have submitted a response to the CFTC proposed rulemaking on provisions to common registered entities. The proposal makes technical amendments to the CFTC rules governing how designated contract markets, derivatives clearing organizations, and swap execution facilities certify new rules and products, and the CFTC’s review and processing of such submissions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Operations Division comment on DMIST Consultation Paper on 30/30/30 Standard
We are writing to comment and highlight the proposed 30/30/30 standard. As a board, we are heavily in favor of this standard. This will help reduce operational risk by ensuring trades clear in the proper account in a timely fashion. To be more specific, this will allow for a more real-time account valuation, position monitoring, margining, as well as decrease the risk related to unallocated expiring transactions. As an industry, all participants stand to benefit from this proposed standard. That being said, we would also like to highlight some of the challenges in meeting this goal.
CONTINUE READINGFIA voices continued opposition to SEC’s proposed custody rules for FCMs
FIA has filed additional comments opposing application of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposed “safeguarding” rule to FCMs. The SEC recently re-opened the public comment period on the proposal, which would replace its existing custody rule for qualified custodians, including FCMs.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG responds for the third time to FINRA proposal to add IntelligentCross ATS to the Alternative Display Facility
In a letter filed with the US 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 READINGFIA EPTA response to the EBA Consultation Paper on Draft Guidelines on the application of the group capital test for investment firm groups (EBA/CP/202/16)
FIA EPTA welcomes the objective of the EBA to ensure a harmonized interpretation and implementation of the Group Capital Test (“GCT”) by setting objective criteria to assess whether the structure of an investment firm group is: a) sufficiently simple, and b) poses significant risks to clients or to market. We agree that it is indeed important to ensure a level playing field in the application of the regime across the EU and important to provide guidelines to NCAs for them to supervise investments firms in an efficient manner.
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