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FIA PTG Responds to Brazilian Equity Market Structure Consultation
FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) joined the FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) in responding to the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários' (CVM - Brazil's securities and exchange commission), public call for contributions to the regulatory discussion involving equity market structure in Brazil.
CONTINUE READINGDouble Trouble (or More): Effectively Navigating Parallel Investigations
Market participants subject to enforcement investigations by the CFTC are increasingly having to deal not only with a single investigation, but also parallel investigations by the Department of Justice, non-U.S. regulators (such as in the UK, Asia, and Middle East), and sometimes the financial exchanges and other SROs. Parallel investigations present unique challenges for the target or subject, including in dealing with timing, production of information, testimony, whistleblowers, presentations, and potential resolutions – whether in the areas of market manipulation and other disruptive trading, anti-corruption, sanctions, or others. This is made all the more complicated when dealing with cross-border investigations. The team from Morgan Lewis—including a former chief of the Fraud Section and a leader of the Market Integrity & Major Frauds Unit—will address these challenges as evidenced in recent enforcement actions, and provide useful insights into approaches for navigating parallel investigations, in the U.S. and cross-border, to minimize risk and maximize the prospects for success.
CONTINUE READINGFIA shares its position on DORA subcontracting of ICT services with the European Commission and ESAs
FIA has shared its position with the European Commission and the European Supervisory Authorities on the requirements for the subcontracting of ICT services under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA).
CONTINUE READINGOTC FX clearing: Steady growth at LCH
LCH, the UK clearinghouse that processes more than 80% of the global market for interest rate swaps, offers a clearing service called ForexClear to participants in the over-the-counter FX markets. This year LCH has seen a steady increase in the number of firms using this service and a large increase in the volume of transactions processed through that service.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on CME’s FCM license
FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement today regarding the approval of CME’s futures commission merchant (FCM) license.
CONTINUE READINGTrish Foshée to retire from FIA/IFM
Trish Foshée, the longtime president and CEO of the Institute for Financial Markets (IFM), will retire at the end of 2024.
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - September 2024
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 20.09 billion contracts in September, the highest level ever recorded. This was up 3.8% from August 2024 and up 48.8% from September 2023.
CONTINUE READINGFIA voices concerns on joint data standards proposed by financial regulators
FIA voiced concerns regarding a proposed rule on joint data standards issued by several financial regulators (including the CFTC, SEC, and Treasury).
CONTINUE READINGTakeaways from FIA Frankfurt forum
Several topics shaped the discussions including the Draghi report, EMIR 3.0 and the active account requirement, the final countdown to DORA implementation, operational resilience, and the real-world applications of blockchain and tokenised assets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG urges the SEC to ensure Nasdaq equalizes all co-location data center latencies
In a letter filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) urged the SEC to take the following actions to ensure equalization of the entire Nasdaq collocation campus (NY11 and NY11-4) is completed expeditiously.
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