Timothy Massad, the former Treasury Department official who took office in June as chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has filled several key positions at the agency.
CONTINUE READINGLUKKEN: I should start by congratulating you on your anniversary. It’s been four years since you joined SGX.
CONTINUE READINGIn a response to a questionnaire issued by the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the FIA European Principal Traders Association submitted a letter on June 14 identifying several areas where the coherence of EU financial services legislation could be improved.
CONTINUE READINGOn the basis of Articles 508(2) and (3) of Regulation (EU) No 575/20131 (CRR) the European Commission is drafting a legislative proposal on a prudential regime for investment firms.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Principal Traders Association today announced that Johannah Ladd, the association’s Secretary General, has informed the FIA EPTA executive committee that she will leave her position on 1 January to explore other interests.
CONTINUE READINGIn November 2016 FIA EPTA submitted its comments to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) regarding its Authority’s Discussion Paper on the trading obligations for derivatives under MiFIR.
CONTINUE READINGFIA European Principal Traders Association submitted a five-page letter to the European Securities and Markets Authority in response to its call for evidence on the European short-selling regulation.
CONTINUE READINGBlackRock discusses several market structure issues affecting U.S. equity markets and provides several recommendations to further improve market quality and stability.
CONTINUE READINGAs end users of clearing services, FIA EPTA Members strongly support the European Commission’s objectives to ensure that both CCPs and regulators have effective tools available to mitigate the systemic risks that would emanate from a potential failure of a CCP.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA believes that the factors for calibrating volatility parameters should respect three overarching principles:
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