On March 31, FIA Asia and ASIFMA, a trade association representing international banks and brokers active in Asian markets, submitted a joint comment to the Monetary Authority of Singapore's consultation on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act.
CONTINUE READINGOn Feb. 5, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission released the final version of the mandatory clearing rules for interest rate swaps as well as a paper discussing the changes it made to the rules in response to comments submitted by market participants during the consultation process.
CONTINUE READINGESMA Recognizes First U.S. Clearinghouse
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CONTINUE READINGE*Trade Expands Derivatives Offerings Via Acquisition of OptionsHouse
CONTINUE READINGRegulators Launch Global Effort to Strengthen Clearinghouses
CONTINUE READINGA message from Walt Lukken, President and CEO, FIA
CONTINUE READINGThe Singapore Exchange appointed Loh Boon Chye (pictured) as its new chief executive officer.
CONTINUE READINGMandatory clearing requirements expected to be in place next spring in Europe leave the buy-side community with a number of challenges.
CONTINUE READINGSweden’s Orc Trading has teamed up with Galaxy Futures, a Chinese broker, to offer access to China’s nascent options market.
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