On March 13, 2019, Heath P. Tarbert, nominee to serve as chairman and a commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), testified before the Senate Agriculture Committee.
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CONTINUE READINGOn 15 March, FIA submitted jointly with ISDA and GFMA/GFXD the response to a consultation by the German Ministry of Finance.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today joined The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA), the American Bankers Association (ABA), and the Bank Policy Institute (BPI) in submitting comments regarding the proposed rule issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to implement the standardized approach for counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR) as a replacement for the current exposure method (CEM) in the US capital rules.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission held an open meeting on March 25 to vote on two swap-related rulemakings.
CONTINUE READINGThis year’s Boca 2019 kick-off panel considered the impact of a range of issues, including technology, regulation, globalization and consolidation, as industry leaders assess the critical steps required to ensure the on-going health of our markets.
CONTINUE READINGSpeakers at Boca 2019 contemplate cryptocurrency's effects on the industry.
CONTINUE READINGGlobal futures and options volume rise 13.7%, but credit crisis damages liquidity in the core markets
CONTINUE READINGOn behalf of FIA’s board of directors and members, I wanted to take a moment to remember a dear friend that we unexpectedly lost last week—Bob Cox.
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