The Australian Treasury and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission released draft legislative amendments to implement the proposed central clearing mandate for OTC derivatives in Australia and to provide relief from trade reporting obligations for certain users.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Asia and ASIFMA have submitted a joint letter to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in response to the public consultation for the mandatory clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts.
CONTINUE READINGOn June 26, 2015 FIA filed a petition with the CFTC to amend certain provisions of the Ownership and Control Reports rule.
CONTINUE READINGThese markets were created to serve Main Street businesses, energy companies, pension funds, agricultural producers and lenders who need to manage risk and discover prices. And it's when our industry thinks of itself as an "industry" first and loses sight of our customers that we get into trouble.
CONTINUE READINGRapid growth in Brazil, Russia, India and China sends global futures and options trading to record levels in 2019.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter submitted to the CFTC today, FIA PTG supported the Commission’s proposal to prohibit the practice of post-trade name give-up for swaps that are anonymously executed on a Swap Execution Facility and are intended to be cleared.
CONTINUE READINGHow derivatives markets are supporting the move to a low carbon world
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA submitted a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission on Feb. 22 commenting on the SEC’s consolidated audit trail proposal.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter submitted to the CFTC today, FIA PTG welcomed the finalization of the capital requirements for Swap Dealers with the following suggested modifications for non-bank Swap Dealers:
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