FIA has responded to a consultation by the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on client clearing access and portability of positions in the event of a default.
CONTINUE READINGTimothy Massad, former chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and former assistant secretary of the Treasury for financial stability, delivered the following speech at the FIA/SIFMA Asset Management Derivatives Forum on 7 February in Dana Point, Calif.
CONTINUE READINGIn this webinar, speakers take stock of regulatory developments in Europe, including the MiFID II review and the UK’s Wholesale Market Review.
CONTINUE READINGSponsored Content: JPX looks ahead to cash market restructuring, derivatives, and fixed income
CONTINUE READINGFutures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $324.5 billion in December, surpassing the previous record set in March 2020.
CONTINUE READINGGate 39 Media is a technology consulting firm and marketing agency serving the financial, agricultural, and commodity industries, with clients that include some of the world’s largest exchanges, financial advisors, brokerage firms, and agribusinesses. Their services include custom technology, app, and hosting solutions, content and marketing strategy, website development, digital media production, design and branding services, CRM builds and more.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consultation Paper on Regulatory fees and levies: policy proposals for 2022/23. FIA EPTA does not have a strong view on the proposed change as in practice we are not aware of any firms subject to IFPR that have obtained in the past such internal model approval. This is due to the fact that the conditions to implement the internal model are extremely burdensome as they were initially designed for large credit institutions. However, should the FCA allow for a relaxation of these conditions at some point in time
CONTINUE READINGFTX US Derivatives is a CFTC-regulated futures & options exchange and clearinghouse, offering execution and clearing services for bitcoin and Ethereum futures, options, and swaps products.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA and FIA are concerned by current proposals under the Taxonomy and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) that would in effect restrain the use of listed derivatives by market participants and restrict the amount of capital that can be made available for a sustainable transition.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the third quarter, which were released at the end of December.
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