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FIA calls on Basel Committee to remove client clearing from credit valuation adjustment
On Feb. 25, FIA submitted comments to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision regarding proposed revisions to the calculation of credit valuation adjustment risk, an important component of the Basel III capital framework.
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Commentary: CFTC takes a new approach to position limits
"This may be the one case where the exception to the rule is more important than the rule itself." — CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert, Jan. 30, 2020. The chairman's words foreshadowed the dramatic change in approach embedded in the CFTC's latest proposal to implement speculative position limits across 25 "core referenced futures contracts."
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Special Report: CFTC moves forward on three rulemakings
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held an open meeting on Dec. 18 to discuss several rulemakings related to the regulation of swaps trading and the oversight of clearinghouses.
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MiFID II, CCP recovery and resolution under the spotlight at FIA Brussels Forum
FIA welcomed around 100 attendees from across the derivatives industry to its forum in Brussels on 20 November, where the review of MiFID II, cross-border access to clearing and trading venues and the recovery and resolution of central counterparties came under the spotlight.
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Panelists discuss cross-border market regulation at FIA Compliance and Regulation Forum
On 12 November, FIA held its Compliance and Regulation Forum for members in London where the prevailing theme was the future of cross-border market regulation.
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FIA recommends changes to CFTC foreign swaps proposal
FIA today recommended changes to separate, but similar, CFTC rule proposals that would govern U.S. customer access to foreign clearinghouses.
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FIA recommends changes to CFTC Non-US CCP Proposals
Washington, DC—FIA today recommended changes to separate, but similar, CFTC rule proposals that would govern U.S. customer access to foreign clearinghouses.
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FIA welcomes plan to extend UK CCP temporary equivalence
FIA welcomes the statement from European Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis today proposing to renew the time-limited equivalence decision for UK CCPs.
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Borsa Italiana to support FIA execution source codes from February
Borsa Italiana will implement a new order message tag in February that will allow participants in IDEM, its futures and options market, to indicate the type of execution method used at the point of order entry.
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Cross-border issues in focus at FIA Compliance and Regulation Forum
On 12 November, FIA held its Compliance and Regulation Forum for members in London where the prevailing theme was the future of cross-border market regulation.
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