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CONTINUE READINGOn 6 October, FIA and FIA PTG joined over two dozen trade groups in sending letters of opposition to the New Jersey legislature, highlighting concerns about legislative proposals that would impose a tax on high-quantity processors of financial transactions.
CONTINUE READINGIn this episode, Russ Behnam of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission talks with FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken about the CFTC agenda and the commissioner’s groundbreaking work on the risks to financial markets posed by climate change.
CONTINUE READINGMy former boss and mentor, Senator Richard Lugar of Indiana, was extremely proud of his grove of black walnut trees on his 604-acre farm southwest of Indianapolis. You might say he was obsessed with them.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume on SEFs reached $726 billion in average notional value per day during September 2020. Trading was up in every category.
CONTINUE READING"Tag 1031" effort to resolve brokerage rate issues is an important example of industry-led solutions
CONTINUE READINGFIA and ISDA have responded jointly to the Bank of England’s consultation paper (CP) on operational resilience of Central Counterparties. The associations applaud UK authorities for focusing on the operational resilience of the entire financial sector – including Financial Market Infrastructures (FMIs) such as CCPs.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement in reaction to the EC and ESMA decisions to formally grant temporary equivalence and recognition for clearinghouses based in the UK, which allow them to continue to provide clearing services in the EU at the end of the transition period between the EU and the UK.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter submitted to the SEC today, the FIA Principal Traders Group responded to the amended proposal recently filed by the Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGThe response focuses on a few specific proposed requirements that FIA's UK-based investment firm members have identified as problematic or needing further clarification.
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