Press Releases
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FIA successfully executes 2025 disaster recovery test
The cleared derivatives industry reaffirmed its commitment to industry resilience and cybersecurity preparedness with the successful completion of the 2025 FIA Disaster Recovery Test on Saturday, 25 October 2025.
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Protection of customer funds - frequently asked questions
This document, first issued in February 2012, has been prepared by members of the FIA Law and Compliance Division and contains questions and answers addressing the basics of (i) segregation, collateral management and investments, (ii) minimum financial and other requirements for futures commission merchants (FCMs) and joint FCM/broker-dealers, and (iii) derivatives clearing organization (DCO) guarantee funds.
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FIA announces startups selected for 2025 Innovators Pavilion
FIA announced the startups chosen to exhibit in the 2025 Innovators Pavilion, FIA's annual showcase for fintech startups relevant to derivatives trading and clearing. The startups were selected by an independent committee of industry experts drawn from FIA member firms as well as venture capital firms focused on capital markets.
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FIA, EPTA and PTG announce new organisational structure
FIA and its affiliates, the European Principal Traders Association (EPTA), and the Principal Traders Group (PTG), jointly announce a new structure for the respective organisations that recognises the continued evolution and growth of EPTA and PTG, and their members, in markets outside of the cleared derivatives industry.
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FIA's Lukken calls for “new era” in SEC-CFTC collaboration
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today participated in a joint meeting of the two main market regulators in the US – the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The joint meeting was organized for the purpose of promoting better collaboration between these two agencies, a goal that FIA has long championed as critical to effective oversight and intelligent regulation.
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FIA cautions ESMA on overly prescriptive margin transparency rules for clearing firms
FIA has responded to the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation on margin transparency requirements, urging the regulator not to mandate overly prescriptive requirements for clearing member firms, particularly those that do not apply their own margin models but pass through clearinghouses’ margin requirements to clients.
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ISDA, SIFMA and FIA comments on enhanced supplementary leverage ratio reforms
FIA, ISDA and SIFMA strongly support the proposed recalibration of the Enhanced Supplementary Leverage Ratio and urge the Federal Reserve, FDIC, and OCC to finalize the proposal as soon as possible, with an effective date no later than 1 January 2026.
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Joint trades call for recalibration of cryptoasset prudential standards and highlight DLT’s transformative role in capital markets
The Joint Trades recommend essential revisions of the Basel banking prudential treatment of cryptoassets and pausing implementation of SCO60 ahead of its January 2026 effective date to allow for a targeted consultation and redesign. The letter highlights the excessively conservative and overly punitive capital treatment of cryptoassets that is misaligned with actual risks, in addition to various inconsistencies with current market risk management practices.
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FIA hires new US government affairs lead
WASHINGTON, DC – FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken today announced Darin Guries will join FIA as Vice President of US Government Relations starting 2 September.
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FIA CEO Lukken testifies on federal oversight of digital commodities
The digital asset industry deserves and requires a proper regulatory framework that will keep these markets safe, innovative and growing. The US has an opportunity to lead in the global development of digital assets, but Congress must act quickly. Without this leadership, these markets will continue to expand overseas and outside of the reach of US influence.
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