On Sept. 20, the European Commission published a package of proposals to strengthen the European system of financial supervision.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight on July 10 launched a comprehensive review of its swap data reporting regulations and invited input from entities involved in swaps reporting.
CONTINUE READINGCentral banks and market regulators in Europe, the U.K. and the U.S. are accelerating the transition away from the use of Libor as a benchmark for interest rates.
CONTINUE READINGOn August 2, around 26 million options orders were made and filled the way they have been for more than a decade now, with robots on either side and filled within nanoseconds.
CONTINUE READINGOn May 2, the Senate confirmed the nomination of Jay Clayton to serve as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
CONTINUE READINGTraders have always thought in terms of tides, waves and cliffs. Soon they will be able to actually see them in the markets.
CONTINUE READINGFinancial regulators use many techniques to carry out their responsibilities.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 19, FIA filed a comment letter with Canadian regulators regarding new requirements for customer clearing and protection of collateral for OTC swaps positions.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 15, the European Commission adopted the long-awaited decision on the equivalence of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s clearing rules, paving the way for U.S. clearinghouses to seek recognition in the European Union and easing uncertainty around cross-border trading between Europe and the U.S.
CONTINUE READINGFIA is working with several other trade associations to help market participants comply with new disclosure requirements under the EU's Securities Financing Transaction Regulation that will come into force in July.
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