A few years ago, Simon Vincent, now of FIS, and Tony Foreman of Ancoa were on their normal train commute – from Kent in southeast England to the City of London.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced that David Martin of J.P. Morgan has been appointed chairman of the Asia Regional Advisory Board for a two year term.
CONTINUE READINGExperts discuss falling prices and the impact on hedging strategies during a panel at FIA’s annual International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla.
CONTINUE READINGFIA President and CEO Walt Lukken and other FIA representatives travelled to China on May 24-25 to meet with high-level government officials and industry executives.
CONTINUE READINGDifferent regulatory bodies have come out with final rules setting forth requirements for the posting and collecting of margin between certain counterparties to certain OTC swaps.
CONTINUE READINGFIA is working with several other trade associations to help market participants comply with new disclosure requirements under the EU's Securities Financing Transaction Regulation that will come into force in July.
CONTINUE READINGOn March 22, the European Securities and Markets Authority signed a memorandum of understanding with two South Korean regulators, the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service.
CONTINUE READINGEuropean policymakers have given non-bank commodity dealers another three years before they become subject to certain provisions of the Capital Requirements Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 13, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules establishing business conduct standards for swap dealers and major swap participants that are active in credit default swaps and other "security-based swaps."
CONTINUE READINGOn April 19, FIA filed a comment letter with Canadian regulators regarding new requirements for customer clearing and protection of collateral for OTC swaps positions.
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