FIA has published a white paper entitled "The Impact of a No-Deal Brexit on the Cleared Derivatives Industry."
CONTINUE READINGLetter to Didier Millerot (Head of Unit D2, DG FISMA) by FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) concerning the European Banking Authority’s (EBA) technical advice to the European Commission on a new prudential regime for investment firms.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has published an implementation summary to help futures brokers and other market participants outside the European Union comply with the direct electronic access requirements under MiFID II that will come into effect in January.
CONTINUE READINGOn Dec. 15, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a proposed interpretation concerning the boundaries of its authority over the spot market in bitcoin and other virtual currencies.
CONTINUE READINGOn Dec. 14, several international regulatory bodies jointly announced that they will conduct surveys of market participants as part of a broader review of the impact of the G20 reforms on clearing incentives.
CONTINUE READINGOn Dec. 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued interpretative guidance addressing a potential compliance issue for intermediaries that do business with investment managers in Europe.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C. and London—FIA and SIFMA today released a white paper setting out recommendations for improving U.S. access to international swap markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC’s amendments to the recordkeeping rule became effective at the end of August 2017.
CONTINUE READINGn Dec. 11, Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission issued a circular cautioning investors regarding the risks associated with bitcoin futures contracts and other cryptocurrency-related investment products and reminding financial services providers of the legal and regulatory requirements when they target customers in Hong Kong.
CONTINUE READINGJames Egan works for ABN Amro Clearing Bank as the chief commercial officer for Europe. In 2015 his 11-year-old daughter Beth was diagnosed with a type of auto-immune disease called scleroderma.
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