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  • December 9, 2015 • FIA, Capital, Clearing, Cross Border, Press Releases

    Walt Lukken on the health of the clearing ecosystem

    Walt Lukken delivered a State of the Union address to the FIA Asia Derivatives Conference 2015, touching on key issues including consolidation and lack of diversity of clearing members, the changing business model for clearing caused by regulatory costs and Basel III capital requirements, and potential fragmentation of global markets due to the lack of cross-border regulatory coordination.

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  • November 13, 2015 • FIA, Asia-Pacific, Cross Border, Trading

    FIA responds to CSRC proposals on Automated Trading

    On 5 November 2015, FIA submitted a letter to the China Securities Regulatory Commission in response to its publication of draft "Administrative Measures for Programme Trading on Securities and Futures Markets" for consultation.

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  • October 19, 2015 • FIA, Clearing, Cross Border, Recordkeeping and reporting

    FIA prepares joint response on Hong Kong Mandatory Clearing Consultation

    The HKMA and the SFC have jointly issued a public consultation on the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives and to expand the existing mandatory OTC derivatives trade reporting regime.

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  • August 17, 2015 • FIA, Capital, Clearing, Cross Border, EMIR, Recordkeeping and reporting

    FIA response to the EMIR Review

    Last week, FIA submitted its response to the European Commision's EMIR Review.

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  • July 10, 2015 • FIA, Capital, Cross Border, Swaps

    FIA responds to consultation on Singapore regulatory framework for derivatives intermediaries

    FIA has submitted a response to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) jointly with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA).

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  • July 10, 2015 • FIA, Cross Border, Recordkeeping and reporting, Clearing

    FIA Asia responds to Australian authorities on mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives

    The Australian Treasury and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission released draft legislative amendments to implement the proposed central clearing mandate for OTC derivatives in Australia and to provide relief from trade reporting obligations for certain users.

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  • June 16, 2015 • FIA, Cross Border

    FIA backs financial reforms in China

    FIA is working with the Engage China Coalition, a group of U.S. financial industry trade associations, to encourage the Obama Administration to continue its efforts to promote financial reforms in China.

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  • June 15, 2015 • MarketVoice, Cross Border, Advocacy

    ESMA Recognizes 10 Asian CCPs

    On April 29, the European Securities and Markets Authority announced the recognition of 10 central counterparties located in four Asian countries

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  • June 1, 2015 • MarketVoice, Cross Border, Viewpoint

    Insight: The Importance of Deference

    Welcome to the first issue of MarketVoice magazine and the new Insight column. As part of the expanded industry coverage in MarketVoice, I’ve set aside this column to explore key topics that are affecting our industry and membership.

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  • May 26, 2015 • FIA, Clearing, Cross Border

    Monetary Authority of Singapore consults on remote clearing exemption

    The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sought feedback on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act that would permit remote clearing members who clear futures contracts at Singapore-based central counterparties from the requirement to hold a capital markets services licence in Singapore under certain conditions.

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