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The SEC’s New Treasury Clearing Rule
Last December, the SEC adopted final rules that will require most market participants to clear repos they enter into on US Treasury securities as well as certain cash purchases and sales of Treasury securities.
CONTINUE READINGFIA joins response to BCBS consultation on bank exposures to cryptoassets
FIA has joined with several other trade associations in responding to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s (BCBS) consultative document on amendments to its standard for bank exposures to cryptoassets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to CFTC proposal on FCM operational resilience framework
FIA has submitted a response to the CFTC’s proposed rule requiring an operational resilience framework for futures commission merchants.
CONTINUE READINGEuropean T+1 Industry Task Force responds to UK report
FIA has joined several industry associations in welcoming a recent UK report on moving to T+1 settlement.
CONTINUE READINGEuropean T+1 Industry Task Force responds to UK report
FIA EPTA joins industry associations in welcoming a recent UK report on moving to T+1 settlement
CONTINUE READINGCFTC advisory committee examines CCP resilience, FCM concentration and Treasury basis trade
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Risk Advisory Committee, a group consisting of representatives from exchanges, intermediaries, end-users and advocacy groups, held an open meeting on 9 April to discuss a wide range of current policy issues and market trends.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee meeting features discussion about pending bank capital rules
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) held a meeting on 10 April at the University of Missouri – Kansas City. The meeting agenda featured a discussion on the pending US bank capital rules and implications for and impact on the derivatives market. There were also presentations on the state of crude oil markets and the future of power markets.
CONTINUE READINGCCP Tracker update - Q4 2023 highlights
FIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the fourth quarter.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC Agricultural Advisory Committee holds meeting in Kansas
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Agricultural Advisory Committee held a meeting on 11 April, in Overland Park, Kansas. This meeting preceded AgCon2024, the third Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference hosted by the CFTC and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Treasury clearing, portfolio margining and white whales
There are tales in literature and lore of protagonists who obsess over certain quests but who are never able to obtain their elusive capture. For King Arthur, it was the Holy Grail. For Ahab, it was Moby Dick. For Casey’s at bat, it was the homerun. And for me, it’s portfolio margining of cash and futures in the US Treasury market. With the recent mandate by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to clear certain treasuries and repos, this goal is again coming into focus.
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