Market Structure
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FIA urges SEC to finalize clearinghouse rules to avoid EU conflict
FIA sent a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 26, urging the agency to finalize rules setting enhanced standards for systemically important security-based swap clearing agencies.
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FIA comments on Treasury market structure
FIA responded to the Treasury Department's Request for Information (RFI) on the evolution of Treasury market structure.
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FIA comments on proposed Canadian rule on customer clearing and collateral
FIA filed a comment letter with Canadian regulators on Proposed National Instrument 94-102, which proposes new requirements for customer clearing and protection of collateral for OTC swaps positions.
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EU Regulatory Report Card: End-Users Decry Cumulative Impact of Regulation
In the eight years since the financial crisis, the derivatives industry has been playing a game of slow motion table tennis as it reacts to the swathe of new rules that regulators and politicians around the world have been batting its way in a bid to prevent a recurrence.
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Cross-Border Oversight
The Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 10 adopted rules setting out how the agency will determine whether or not a non-U.S. security-based swap dealer must register with the agency.
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Hong Kong defers mandatory clearing until September 2016
On 5 February 2016, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“SFC”) and Hong Kong Monetary Authority (“HKMA”) published their joint consultation conclusions on proposals to introduce mandatory clearing and expand mandatory trade reporting for the second stage of the OTC derivatives regulatory regime.
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FIA welcomes US-EU accord on CCP equivalence
FIA today issued the following statement from FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken regarding the joint announcement by European Commissioner Jonathan Hill and CFTC Chairman Tim Massad that they have agreed on a "common approach" to the regulation of clearinghouses in the U.S. and Europe.
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FIA urges Lord Hill to consider effects of EU regulation on Asia-Pacific markets
On 13 November 2015, FIA, ASIFMA and ISDA hosted an industry roundtable with EU Commissioner Lord Jonathan Hill in Hong Kong.
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FIA comments on Hong Kong Automated Trading services guidelines
On 30 December 2015, FIA together with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association submitted a response to the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in response to the SFC Consultation Paper on Proposed Amendments to the Guidelines for the Regulation of Automated Trading Services.
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Australia introduces mandatory swap clearing from April 2016
On 14 December 2015, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission released the final rules implementing Australia's mandatory central clearing regime for OTC derivatives.
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