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  • May 11, 2015 • FIA, Capital, Clearing, Customer Protection \ Segregation, EMIR, Recordkeeping and reporting, Press Releases

    Puleston Jones' keynote address at FOW Post-Trade event

    FIA Europe CEO, Simon Puleston Jones delivered a keynote address at FOW Post-trade event in London on 11 May. His remarks, as prepared for delivery, follow:

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  • March 25, 2015 • FIA, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Dodd Frank, Press Releases

    FIA chairman testifies on CFTC reauthorization at House Agriculture Subcommittee Hearing

    FIA Chairman Gerald F. Corcoran testified on reauthorization of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit today.

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  • March 18, 2015 • FIA, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Press Releases

    FIA commends CFTC for revising its policy on Residual Interest

    FIA released a statement today in support of a CFTC final rule affecting certain procedural requirements for how futures commission merchants and their customers meet margin requirements.

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  • January 15, 2015 • FIA, Capital, Clearing, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Trading

    InfoNet 2014

    The state of the Industry. Stuck in the mire or looking ahead to new opportunities?

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  • December 17, 2014 • FIA, Customer Protection \ Segregation

    FIA backs CFTC's proposed residual interest amendment

    FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 17, 2014 expressing its support for the CFTC's proposed amendment to its residual interest requirements.

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  • November 25, 2014 • FIA, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Operational and Regulatory Guidance, Press Releases, Regulatory Guidance

    FIA issues fourth version of guide to Customer Fund Protections

    WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 25, 2014—FIA today issued an updated version of its guide to the rules and regulations relating to customer fund protections in the U.S.

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  • September 16, 2014 • FIA, Cross Border, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Dodd Frank

    Washington Watch September 2014

    On June 24, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End User Relief Act, a bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission through September 2018 and modify certain authorities of the CFTC within the Commodity Exchange Act

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  • June 17, 2014 • FIA, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Dodd Frank, Trading

    News Briefs June 2014

    On April 3 James Giddens, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global Inc., announced a final distribution of assets he expects will fully satisfy all claims of former MF Global customers.

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  • June 17, 2014 • FIA, Clearing, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Dodd Frank, Recordkeeping and reporting

    End-Users Discuss Concerns at CFTC Roundtable

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a roundtable on April 3 to give energy companies, asset managers and other end-users a chance to vent their frustration with a number of Dodd-Frank requirements that affect their ability to use the futures and swaps markets.

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  • May 27, 2014 • FIA, Customer Protection \ Segregation, Press Releases

    FIA issues updated guide to customer fund protections

    FIA today issued an updated guide to the rules and regulations relating to customer fund protections in the U.S.

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