Euronext has signed a binding “heads of terms” agreement with the Intercontinental Exchange to use ICE Clear Netherlands for its derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGToday, FIA responded to a communication from the European Commission on challenges for critical financial market infrastructures and for further developing the Capital Markets Union.
CONTINUE READINGIn conjunction with its members and Clifford Chance, FIA has been working on the Terms of Business Update Project, which is designed to update the Modules of the 2011 versions of FIA’s Professional Client Agreement, Wholesale Client Agreement and Retail Client Agreement to reflect in-scope regulatory developments.
CONTINUE READINGOn the 6th May 2010, Wall Street experienced what quickly became known as the ‘Flash Crash’. On the 15th January 2015, the Swiss Franc experienced a similar event against the Euro. And in October 2016, there was a flash crash in sterling, following Britain’s vote to leave the EU. The recent events in the sterling market seemed like a good idea to look back at the post event analysis of previous ‘flash crashes’ and review the findings.
CONTINUE READINGCTC’s Steve Crutchfield discusses liquidity providers unduly penalized by capital rules
CONTINUE READINGFIA employees are hitting the pavement in London and Washington, D.C. today to raise money for Futures for Kids.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar explained the relationship between the CFTC and the Congress, explaining how prior legislation (like the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) and potential future statutory amendments (including CEA Reauthorization and the Financial CHOICE Act) impact the Commission’s operations.
CONTINUE READINGOn 17 May 2017, FIA responded to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) consultation paper on the implementation of the Basel III Leverage Ratio Framework in Hong Kong.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced on May 17 that it will create "LabCFTC," an initiative based in the CFTC's New York office that will inform the CFTC's understanding of new technologies and promote technological innovation in derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGOn 16 May, FIA and ISDA submitted a joint response to the European Commission's consultation on the operations of the European Supervisory Authorities such as the European Securities and Markets Authority.
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