On Aug. 16, three high-level groups of regulators issued a coordinated package of reports aimed at strengthening the safety and resiliency of derivatives clearinghouses worldwide.
CONTINUE READINGFIA welcomes today’s publication of reports from the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the Financial Stability Board (FSB) as an important step in ensuring the safety and resilience of the derivatives clearing infrastructure globally (CPMI-IOSCO consultative document available here, FSB discussion paper available here).
CONTINUE READINGFIA President and CEO Walt Lukken discusses the impact the leverage ratio will have on clearing, end-users and the industry as a whole.
CONTINUE READINGThomas Erickson of Cargill discusses how futures markets can help end-users manage their risks.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding a proposal from ICE Futures U.S. that would allow pre-hedging of block trades under certain conditions.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President and CEO Walt Lukken spoke with Jim Kharouf of John Lothian News about FIA's priority issues for the rest of 2016.
CONTINUE READINGGreg Wood, chair of FIA’s Market Access Committee, testified before the House Agriculture Committee on the CFTC's proposed rules on automated trading, or Reg AT.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar focuses on the current challenges confronted by U.S. fund managers in marketing their funds in Europe due to the current state of European funds legislation as well as the uncertainties arising from the Brexit referendum.
CONTINUE READINGOn behalf of FIA, Greg Wood testified before the House Agriculture Committee today at a hearing to examine the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed rule to regulate automated trading (Reg AT).
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