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Remote clearing: Singapore weighs new approach
The Monetary Authority of Singapore is moving closer to allowing international clearing firms to become members of local clearinghouses without having to establish a local presence.
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MIFID II
The European Commission has nearly completed work on the regulatory technical standards needed for the implementation of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, its comprehensive overhaul of market regulation.
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Viewpoint - The Value of Markets, The Power of Innovation
A message from Walt Lukken, President and CEO, FIA
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Insight: The value of markets, the power of innovation
Sometimes the simplest questions we face are the hardest to answer.
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Enhancing self-regulation
Singapore Exchange announced on July 18 that it will create a separate and independently governed subsidiary to perform the exchange operator’s front-line self-regulatory functions.
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Cross-border clearing: U.S. strengthens ties with China
On May 31, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued no-action relief to the Shanghai Clearing House regarding its registration as a derivatives clearing organization in the U.S.
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Capital Relief
On June 8, the European Commission officially extended the deadline for implementing new rules that will require clearing firms to set aside more capital for their exposures to clearinghouses that have not been deemed "qualified central counterparties."
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Preparing for a default
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a staff letter on July 21 that provides detailed guidance on the issues that clearinghouses should take into account as they develop their recovery plans and wind-down plans.
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People - September 2016
European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker appointed Michel Barnier (pictured), a veteran French politician and the former head of EU financial services policy, as the chief negotiator for the EU as it works out the terms of the U.K.'s exit from the EU.
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