Viewpoint
Insights and opinions from key FIA staff
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CEO Insight: A Full Set of CFTC Commissioners Is Good for Everyone
The summer is usually a quiet time here in Washington, D.C. but this year proved to be an exception. Right at the end of August, the Senate confirmed Dawn DeBerry Stump and Dan M. Berkovitz to fill the remaining two open spots on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This is very good news for the CFTC and for our industry. Dawn Stump brings decades of experience in public policy matters to the CFTC having held senior roles at the House and Senate Agriculture Committees as well as NYSE Euronext and FIA itself. Dan Berkovitz is equally qualified, having served as general counsel at the CFTC, a partner at the law firm of Wilmer Hale, and a senior staff lawyer for the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
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Insight: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
Ten years ago, I found myself right at the heart of one of the worst financial crises our generation has ever seen. In March 2008, I was serving as the acting head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and the warning lights on our market risk monitors were flashing red.
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Insight: FIA's Roadmap to Smarter Regulation and Healthier Markets
We’ve all heard the saying, “Work smarter, not harder.” Nearly a decade since the financial crisis, we are finally getting a chance to put this adage into practice.
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Insight: Three Principles for Regulatory Reform
A message from Walt Lukken, president and CEO, FIA
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Insight: A New Day in Washington
A message from Walt Lukken, president and CEO, FIA
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Insight: The value of markets, the power of innovation
Sometimes the simplest questions we face are the hardest to answer.
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Viewpoint - The Value of Markets, The Power of Innovation
A message from Walt Lukken, President and CEO, FIA
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Insight: It Will Forever Be Known as the "Ham Sandwich" Hearing
In April, I appeared as a witness before our industry’s oversight body of the U.S. House of Representatives regarding the impact of capital and margin requirements on end-users and our industry.
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Viewpoint - Embracing Innovation
THIS SEPTEMBER, with just a few quick taps on a smartphone, an individual purchased £500,000-worth of gold bullion.
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