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Walt Lukken congratulates FIA member R.J. O’Brien on centennial
Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, released the following statement today congratulating FIA member firm R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC on its 100th anniversary.
CONTINUE READINGFIA special report: CFTC examines FX clearing mandate
On Oct. 9, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission hosted a discussion with market participants on a clearing mandate for non-deliverable forwards and the potential impact on foreign exchange markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Global CCP rulebook review will provide comprehensive guide to clearinghouse rules
Today, FIA Global, in cooperation with the law firms Linklaters and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, announced a new guide to the rules of central clearing counterparties (CCPs).
CONTINUE READINGFIA Europe appoints new Director of Regulation
FIA Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Corinna Schempp as Director of Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and FIA PTG comment on modernizing CFTC’s surveillance systems
FIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group sent a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission yesterday, urging the CFTC to leverage existing resources as it works to develop a 21st-century surveillance system.
CONTINUE READINGETD Volume - October 2019
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.98 billion contracts in the month of October, down 0.8% from the previous month but up 0.3% from October 2018.
CONTINUE READINGCMU and the Investment Firm Review: strengthening European capital markets through proportionality
Hands up if you want up-and-coming European companies to have sufficient access to the money they need to grow and to drive prosperity across the EU? It’s a no brainer – and one of the reasons why European politicians and regulators are keen to push forward the Capital Markets Union.
CONTINUE READINGDeveloping the CMU through an effective new Prudential Regime for Investment Firms
One of the building blocks of the EU’s Capital Markets Union project is entering a crucial few months as the proposed new Prudential Regime for Investment Firms enters parliamentary scrutiny.
CONTINUE READINGFlash Crashes – time to stop knee-jerk blaming of HFT?
On the 6th May 2010, Wall Street experienced what quickly became known as the ‘Flash Crash’. On the 15th January 2015, the Swiss Franc experienced a similar event against the Euro. And in October 2016, there was a flash crash in sterling, following Britain’s vote to leave the EU. The recent events in the sterling market seemed like a good idea to look back at the post event analysis of previous ‘flash crashes’ and review the findings.
CONTINUE READINGThe growing body of HFT research: time to put old arguments to bed?
Over the last few years the great and the good of the world’s regulatory authorities that govern financial markets have studied the impacts of the electronification of the markets, and the role played by high frequency trading. We welcome the recognition in these studies that markets and end users benefit from increased use of innovative technology, in line with the experience with innovation in other industries. We provide a summary of the recent reports.
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