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FIA responds to CPMI-IOSCO consultation on updated CCP resilience guidance and PQDs
FIA responds to CPMI-IOSCO's consultation on CCP resilience and PQDs, calling for stronger margin transparency, broader client access to simulation tools and a Level 3 post-implementation review.
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FIA, ISDA, GFMA, CMC and CMCE respond to IOSCO consultation on OTC commodities position reporting
FIA, alongside ISDA, GFMA, CMC and CMCE, has responded to IOSCO’s consultation on best practices for OTC commodities position reporting. The associations support IOSCO’s objectives but emphasises that regulators should prioritise better use of existing OTC derivatives data and enhanced cross-border cooperation, rather than introducing new reporting requirements. It also opposes mandatory or systematic OTC position reporting, advocating instead for a proportionate, risk-based approach based on targeted data requests and stronger coordination between authorities to avoid duplication, costs and unintended market impacts.
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FIA supports FCA proposal to raise UK EMIR clearing threshold for commodity derivatives
Since the original calibration of the EMIR clearing threshold over a decade ago, structural shifts, including inflation, sustained increases in commodity prices and heightened market volatility, have significantly changed market dynamics. Despite these shifts, the clearing threshold framework has not been updated to reflect the new realities. Therefore, raising the clearing threshold is an important and urgent corrective measure.
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EMIR 3.0 – Implementing the Active Account Requirement
On 6 February 2026, the regulatory technical standards specifying the operational conditions, the representativeness obligation and the reporting requirements related to the active account requirement (AAR) were published in Official Journal of the EU, providing the necessary legal certainty for compliance by in-scope firms.
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FIA and ISDA respond to CPMI-IOSCO consultation on general business losses
FIA and ISDA backed CPMI-IOSCO proposals, urging clearer prescriptive treatment of FMI general business losses, stronger resources, consistent scenarios, transparency, and rejecting margin gains haircutting.
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FIA announces new client clearing model in Europe
The FIA-sponsored European Agent Trustee Model (EATM) has gone live at LCH Ltd for its SwapClear service, marking an important milestone in a multi-year project between FIA, a consortium of bank clearing members, two European clearinghouses, and external counsel.
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FIA responds to BoE on enhancing the resilience of the gilt repo market
FIA advocates for market-led, voluntary clearing of gilt repo transactions in response to the Bank of England Discussion Paper on enhancing the resilience of the gilt repo market.
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FIA responds to Bank of England consultation on CCP resilience
FIA's response to the BoE on CCP resilience advocates against financial incentives for porting and recommends enhancements to margin models in UK EMIR.
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FIA responds to FCA consultation on ancillary activities exemption
FIA supports replacing the market share test with an annual threshold test, but raises concerns about the suggested inclusion of trading venue activity. Doing so would add complexity, increase compliance costs, and reduce UK competitiveness relative to the EU and the US, where only non-venue derivatives are counted.
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Trends in ETD Trading Q2 2025
FIA presents its quarterly review of volume and open interest on derivatives exchanges worldwide. This quarter we will look at the sharp decline in India's options market, the continued growth of interest rate futures and options in Europe and the US, and competition among exchanges in the energy sector.
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