Market Structure
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FIA’s Lukken calls for regulatory pragmatism at SIFMA Compliance and Legal Seminar
FIA President & CEO Walt Lukken discussed the implementation of Dodd-Frank in a keynote speech delivered at the SIFMA Compliance and Legal Seminar on April 2, 2014. Lukken focused on five broad trends affecting the derivatives industry and emphasized the need for regulatory pragmatism and cooperation as the new rules are put into effect.
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US Equity Market Structure: An Investor Perspective
BlackRock discusses several market structure issues affecting U.S. equity markets and provides several recommendations to further improve market quality and stability.
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U.S. and European trade associations issue joint statement on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The undersigned financial services trade associations1, based in the US and Europe, today issued the following statement in support of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that includes financial services regulatory coordination, in advance of the March 26 EU-US Summit attended by US President Barack Obama, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.
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Groups submit comments on CFTC's treatment of transactions with non-U.S. swap dealers
FIA, SIFMA and the Financial Services Roundtable on March 10 submitted comments to the CFTC regarding the application of Dodd-Frank regulations on transactions involving non-U.S. swap dealers.
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FSB Consultation on Aggregation of OTC Data
FSB Consultation on Aggregation of OTC Data
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President's Message January 2014
As we enter the New Year, it is a good moment to take stock of where we have been and where we are going.
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@MARKETS January 2014
The London Metal Exchange’s LME Clear, the exchange’s selfclearing platform, chose The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation as its partner for LMEwire, a new reporting service that is scheduled to go live in early 2014 to meet trade reporting requirements under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
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Singapore Perspective: An Interview with SGX CEO Magnus Böcker
LUKKEN: I should start by congratulating you on your anniversary. It’s been four years since you joined SGX.
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Germany spells out details of algo flagging rule
Starting in April, all direct participants on Eurex will be required to comply with a new requirement to flag all orders generated by algorithmic trading with a distinct identification key.
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Washington Watch January 2014
Shortly before the end of the year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission took an important step towards clarifying how it will apply its regulations to crossborder trading in swaps.
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