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Alan Whiting
Alan Whiting, who sadly passed away in June 2015, made a significant and lasting contribution to the futures industry in three core areas – as Head of Financial Regulation at Her Majesty's Treasury in the early to mid-1990s; as Executive Director of Regulation and Compliance at the London Metal Exchange from 1997 to 2004; and then latterly as Chairman of NYSE Life from 2012 to 2015.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submit comment letters to ESMA on position limits under MiFID II
On 22 February, FIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submitted two comment letters to ESMA on the position limits regime to be introduced under MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGWhat is liquidity?
Liquidity is a measure of market participants’ ability to trade what they want, when they want, at a mutually agreed upon price for a specific quantity.
CONTINUE READINGCCPs in stress: Hong Kong Futures Exchange in 1987
A walk through the only known CCP resolution action: the collapse of the HKFE clearinghouse during the stock market crash of 1987.
CONTINUE READINGGuidance on commodity derivatives
The FCA have added information on position limits and position reporting under Art. 57 and 58 MiFID II on their website.
CONTINUE READINGFIA calls for delay to the Fiduciary Rule applicability date
On February 15, FIA submitted a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL) a delay to the Fiduciary Rule applicability date.
CONTINUE READINGTrade associations comment on continuity of access to financial market infrastructures
FIA joined the Clearing House Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in a response to the Financial Stability Board's Guidance on Continuity of Access to Financial Market Infrastructures (“FMIs”) for a Firm in Resolution.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to Fed proposal on bank physical commodities activity
On Feb. 17, FIA submitted a letter to the Federal Reserve Board requesting more careful study before moving forward on a proposed rule that would restrict or eliminate bank activities in physical commodities.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC compliance issues for end users
This webinar will discuss compliance issues often confronted by end-users of commodities, as well as corporate end-users when trading in the regulated derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA issues statement on regulatory review announced by White House
Washington, D.C. — In response to the executive order issued today by the White House that directed the Treasury Secretary to conduct a 120-day review of financial system regulation, FIA released the following statement from FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken:
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