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Insight: The Dark Side of Innovation
FIA has always been a champion of innovation. Throughout our history we have embraced new ways of doing business that deliver greater efficiency and more convenience for our customers. But innovation can be a double-edged sword. Sometimes new technologies can create new risks.
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Cost of Clearing
On Dec. 14, several international regulatory bodies jointly announced that they will conduct surveys of market participants as part of a broader review of the impact of the G20 reforms on clearing incentives.
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Bitcoin Regulation: CFTC Clarifies Authority over Retail Trading
On Dec. 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a proposed interpretation concerning the boundaries of its authority over the spot market in bitcoin and other virtual currencies.
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Research Unbundling
On Dec. 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued interpretative guidance addressing a potential compliance issue for intermediaries that do business with investment managers in Europe.
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Ride for Beth: Raising money for research into scleroderma
James Egan works for ABN Amro Clearing Bank as the chief commercial officer for Europe. In 2015 his 11-year-old daughter Beth was diagnosed with a type of auto-immune disease called scleroderma.
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Hong Kong's SFC Issues Warning on Cryptocurrency-Related Products and Derivatives
n Dec. 11, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission issued a circular cautioning investors regarding the risks associated with bitcoin futures contracts and other cryptocurrency-related investment products and reminding financial services providers of the legal and regulatory requirements when they target customers in Hong Kong.
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Avoiding Market Fragmentation
On Oct. 13, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the European Commission announced two agreements aimed at preserving cross-border access to derivatives markets ahead of MiFID II.
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EU Postpones Capital Charge on Clearing
The European Commission has once again extended the transitional period relating to own funds requirements for exposures to central counterparties under the Capital Requirements Regulation by a further six months to June 15, 2018.
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Bitcoin Derivatives Take Flight
On Dec. 1, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission gave the green light for three exchanges to launch derivatives on bitcoin, opening the door for an influx of investors to an exciting but potentially risky new asset class.
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Bitcoin Derivatives
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on Dec. 1 that three exchanges have certified that their bitcoin derivatives contracts comply with U.S. rules and regulations, clearing the way for these exchanges to begin trading the contracts.
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