On June 29, the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions released a set of guidelines for strengthening cybersecurity at exchanges and other financial market infrastructures.
CONTINUE READINGOn Sept. 5, FIA submitted a letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority responding to ESMA's consultation on a proposed delay to the clearing obligation for "Category 3" counterparties, which are financial counterparties with a limited volume of derivatives trading activity.
CONTINUE READINGRemco Lenterman has been appointed Chairman of the FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA).
CONTINUE READINGFIA sent a comment letter to the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) in response to the regulator's discussion paper on Strengthening of the Regulatory Framework for Algorithmic Trading & Co-location.
CONTINUE READINGUntil Aug. 5, when Yahoo launched a new version of its instant messenger service, energy traders were still chatting like it was 1998.
CONTINUE READINGThe Potential for Automatic Speech Recognition in Financial Markets
CONTINUE READINGFIA filed an amicus brief in the FCStone/Sentinel litigation involving the protection of customer funds that may have been moved out of futures segregated accounts.
CONTINUE READINGScores of companies are exploring ways to apply blockchain and other forms of distributed ledger technology, the technology that underpins bitcoin, to a wide variety of financial transactions.
CONTINUE READINGAt a Congressional hearing in July, members of the House Agriculture Committee sought feedback on the CFTC’s proposed regulation on automated trading (Reg AT).
CONTINUE READINGFIA responded to a proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on pre-dispute arbitration agreements, raising significant concerns with the rule's scope.
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