Market Structure
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Special Report: FIA CEO Walt Lukken testifies at two Congressional hearings
Both the House and Senate Agriculture committees heard from industry participants in a pair of congressional hearings about the derivatives industry.
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Statement to United States House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture Subcommittee on commodity exchanges, energy, and credit
Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about Brexit and various cross-border matters that impact derivatives markets and market participants.
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Lukken Stresses the Importance of Cross-border Recognition
Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Scott, and members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify about Brexit and various cross-border matters that impact derivatives markets and market participants.
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CFTC Keynote Address - IDX 2019
Remarks from U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo.
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Conference recap - Boca 2019
Read the Boca Recap for FIA's take on the key themes and developments from the 2019
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Conference Recap: Asset Management Derivatives Forum 2019
From February 13-15, 2019, FIA and the SIFMA Asset Management Group hosted their annual forum, which brings together market participants from all sides of a trade to examine the latest developments in global derivatives trading and clearing, operations and regulation.
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FIA warns of increased market fragmentation caused by regulation
Boca Raton, FL – FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today released a white paper that expresses FIA’s concerns about increased fragmentation of the global listed and cleared derivatives markets due to inconsistent and duplicative regulatory frameworks.
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FIA responds to CSRC's QFII and RQFII regulations
FIA submitted a Consultation Paper on the Measures for the Administration of Domestic Securities and Futures Investment by Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors and RMB Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors
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European Commission sets out no-deal Brexit Contingency Plan
The European Commission today implemented a Contingency Action Plan for a number of specific sectors in the event of a no-deal Brexit, including adopting acts to provide temporary and conditional equivalence to UK CCPs and central depositary services, as well as two delegated regulations to facilitate the novation of certain OTC derivatives.
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FIA encouraged by reported EU equivalence of UK CCPs in the event of ‘no-deal’ Brexit
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement regarding reported action by the European Commission to deem UK’s regulatory and legal framework for UK CCPs as equivalent under EMIR for a 12-month period in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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