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  • FIA, ISDA, AIMA and EFAMA publish statement on the EC’s proposed amendments to EMIR

    The European Commission has proposed that firms subject to the EU clearing obligation should have an active account at an EU CCP, while giving the European Securities and Markets Authority the power to define the portion of certain euro- and Polish zloty-denominated contracts that should be cleared through those accounts via secondary regulation. Changes to capital rules would reinforce this, making it less commercially viable for EU market participants to clear through CCPs based outside the EU.

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  • FIA announces 2023 Hall of Fame honorees

    FIA has announced the induction of 12 new members to the FIA Hall of Fame. The new members will be honored at an awards ceremony during FIA’s annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla.

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  • FIA comments on ION Group cyber incident

    FIA is aware of network issues caused by a cyber incident on certain ION Group systems which are impacting the trading and clearing of exchange traded derivatives by ION customers across global markets.

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  • FIA publishes China netting and collateral legal opinions

    In December 2022, FIA published new industry standard netting and collateral legal opinions for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Recent positive developments in the PRC’s legislative framework for derivatives, specifically the adoption of the Futures and Derivatives Law in 2022, made it possible for FIA to commission these opinions for the benefit of global clearing firms that provide derivatives clearing services (cleared OTC and ETD) to PRC clients when they wish to access non-PRC CCPs under the English law governed FIA Terms of Business.

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  • FIA launches ETD Tracker

    New online tool displays data on the trading of exchange-traded derivatives

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  • BeZero Carbon wins FIA’s 2022 Innovator of the Year

    FIA announced today at Expo that BeZero Carbon has been named the FIA Innovator of the Year. In addition, Clouty was named the runner-up, and Kemet Trading won the People’s Choice Award. 

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  • Expo 2022 - The role of innovation and intermediation

    Opening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the FIA Expo 2022 conference in Chicago. As prepared for delivery.

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  • FIA announces 10 startups selected for 2022 Innovators Pavilion

    The startups were selected by an independent committee of industry experts drawn from FIA member firms as well as venture capital firms focused on capital markets. They will be featured in the Innovators Pavilion at FIA's Futures and Options Expo in November.

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  • FIA statement on the passing of Queen Elizabeth II

    FIA joins the U.K. in mourning the loss of Queen Elizabeth II and has begun discussions with market participants in the cleared derivatives industry about the potential of market closures in observance of her passing. 

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  • FIA joins other trades in EU benchmarks regulation review recommendations

    FIA, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), the Asia Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA), the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT), EMTA, and the Global Foreign Exchange Division (GFXD) of the Global Financial Markets Association (GFMA) have published an updated set of recommendations in response to the European Commission’s latest consultation on reform of the EU Benchmarks Regulation.

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