Customer Protection / Segregation
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FIA testifies at House Agriculture Committee hearing on CFTC
Walt Lukken, the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Futures Industry Association, testified today before the House Agriculture Committee at a hearing titled "The Future of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission: Market Perspectives."
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FOA respond to IOSCO's report on Recommendations Regarding the Protection of Client Assets
FOA respond to IOSCO's report on Recommendations Regarding the Protection of Client Assets
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FOA response to FSA's CP12/22: Client assets regime: Part II & III
FOA response to FSA's CP12/22: Client assets regime: Part II & III
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FOA Response to FSA's Part I CP12/22: Changes to CASS required by EMIR
The FOA is pleased that some of the suggestions it made in relation to the changes required by EMIR have been reflected in the Consultation and draft Handbook text. In particular, it is obliged to the FSA for its explicit acknowledgement of the continued use of net omnibus accounts and title transfer collateral structures.
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FIA's Lukken testifies at Senate Hearing on MF Global and Peregrine Financial
Walt Lukken, president and chief executive officer of FIA, testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee today at a hearing on the failures of MF Global and Peregrine Financial Group.
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FIA submits MF Global Recommendations to Senate
In response to a request from the Senate Committee on Agriculture, FIA submitted a letter evaluating the current regulatory framework for the exchanged-traded derivatives markets established in the Commodity Exchange Act and our recommendations on changes that would create stronger, safer markets and provide customers with greater protections.
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FOA Response to FSA CP11/12 Financial Crime: A guide for firms
FOA Response to FSA CP11/12 Financial Crime: A guide for firms
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FIA statement on Passage of H.R. 4713
The Futures Industry Association today issued the following statement in response to the passage of H.R. 4713, The Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2009.
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