The first half of 2020 has been incredibly active for our members. The industry has been dealing with the volatility caused by the pandemic while having to do so from home.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and ISDA published a primer on the issue of non-default losses (NDL) at clearinghouses.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), and the Institute of International Finance (IIF), (collectively the Associations), submitted a comment on the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) consultation paper “Financial resources to support CCP resolution and the treatment of CCP equity in resolution.”
CONTINUE READINGFIA hosted a discussion of and observations on the trend towards data-driven enforcement investigations by the CFTC.
CONTINUE READINGThe UK left the EU on 31 January 2020 and is in a transitional period that ends on 31 December 2020. During this period, EU law continues to apply in and to the UK and UK financial services firms continue to benefit from all existing EU rights, as do EU firms operating in the UK.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today issued the following statement in response to the news that Philippe Buhannic, one of the pioneers of electronic trading in the futures industry, has passed away.
CONTINUE READING10 years of Dodd-Frank. On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. The Act for the first-time regulated swaps in much the same manner as the futures industry has been regulated for decades. In this episode, two major players of the Act are featured, CFTC Commissioners Dawn Stump and Dan Berkovitz.
CONTINUE READINGFIA commented on the CFTC’s recent update to Part 190 of the agency’s regulations dealing with the bankruptcy of FCMs and clearinghouses.
CONTINUE READINGGlobal futures and options trading grew by 32% to 21.9 billion contracts in the first half of 2020 compared to 2019, according to figures released by FIA.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and ISDA sent a letter to U.S. Rep. Emmanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) and other Congressional leaders in support of legislative efforts to grant derivatives clearinghouses access to deposit accounts offered by the U.S. Federal Reserve.
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