Search
Showing 5167 results
FIA responds to EBA SREP guidelines consultation
FIA highlights issues for consideration by the EBA for the SREP Guidelines, with the aim of increasing proportionality and increase alignment with existing EU regulatory frameworks in the Operational Resilience space.
CONTINUE READINGProtection of Customer Funds FAQs
This newly added resource provides a clear overview of the regulatory framework governing the protection of customer funds, including FCM segregation, collateral management, and investment of customer funds.
CONTINUE READINGPeople News – January / February 2026
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to FCA consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime
FIA has responded to the Financial Conduct Authority’s consultation on improving the UK Transaction Reporting Regime. FIA welcomes several positive elements within the proposals, including reduced back-reporting timelines and the removal of low-value reportable fields. At the same time, FIA highlights industry concerns relating to proposals on conditional single-sided reporting, which members believe are unlikely to deliver meaningful efficiency gains.
CONTINUE READINGEU capital markets reform takes centre stage at FIA Brussels Forum
Europe’s push to strengthen its capital markets took centre stage at an FIA forum in Brussels this month, with policymakers and market participants examining the European Commission’s Market Integration and Supervision Package and proposed reforms to ESMA’s supervisory powers.
CONTINUE READINGAll roads lead to DLT: ECB advances Pontes and Appia
Europe’s push to enable settlement of DLT-based transactions in central bank money is moving from experimentation to implementation, with the European Central Bank launching a twin-track programme – Pontes and Appia – to bring tokenised settlement closer to reality. Speakers at FIA’s Brussels Forum earlier this month said the shift marks a significant step beyond recent exploratory trials, signalling growing confidence that distributed ledger technology can address long-standing inefficiencies in Europe’s collateral and settlement landscape.
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - January 2026
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 13.43 billion contracts in January. This increased 17.4% from December 2025 and increased 30.6% from January 2025.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint: Five mega trends for 2026
To help frame many of the discussions at this year's Asset Management Derivatives Conference, Walt Lukken shared five trends that matter to both the buyside and sellside.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint: FIA in Brussels – In-person meetings, outsized impact
Over the course of two-plus days, we met with policymakers at the European Commission, several EU Member States’ representations, key members of the European Parliament and their staff, and leaders at the European Securities and Markets Authority and European Central Bank. We reiterated the story of the global cleared derivatives industry, how we agree with the push to simplify the regulatory burden on our members and discussed centralised supervision.
CONTINUE READINGGlobal ETD trading fell in 2025 as India crackdown hits options volume
Global trading in exchange-traded derivatives fell in 2025, largely due to a sharp pullback in equity options trading in India following regulators' moves to curb speculative retail activity. Even as global volumes fell, open interest – a measure of outstanding positions – told a different story, underscoring continued demand for derivatives as tools for hedging and price discovery.
CONTINUE READING