FIA has submitted a response to the Bank of England and Prudential Regulation Authority Consultation Paper 17/24, and the Financial Conduct Authority CP22/28 on operational incident and third-party arrangement reporting. FIA’s feedback highlights areas where requirements could be further refined to align with a genuinely risk-based model.
CONTINUE READINGCaroline Pham previews organisational and structural changes to the Commission and a new enforcement initiative.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced the election of two new directors at its annual meeting on Monday in Boca Raton, Florida.
CONTINUE READINGNBC News’ senior business correspondent Christine Romans interviewed Citigroup Chair John Dugan at FIA’s International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton on 11 March. Dugan shared his view on the impact of economic uncertainty, the current regulatory environment for banks and capital requirements.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a response to SEBI’s consultation paper on Enhancing Trading Convenience and Strengthening Risk Monitoring in Equity Derivatives. While supporting SEBI’s broader objectives of market stability and risk management, FIA raises key concerns about the introduction of delta-based position limits and proposed changes to open interest formulation.
CONTINUE READINGThe recent rise in vertical integration models, including those in which an entity operates as a clearinghouse and a futures commission market, was highlighted in a panel discussion on the changing face of clearing at FIA’s Boca conference on 11 March. While companies in the crypto world run multiple services under one roof, the futures market has depended on a system where trading, settlement and clearing and intermediation have been divided among independent entities. That began changing a few years ago.
CONTINUE READINGOpening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the FIA Boca conference
CONTINUE READINGDroit empowers institutions to make millions of decisions and comply with thousands of complex rules every day. Its ETD Reporting product delivers a quality assurance platform to provide a consistent approach to regulatory compliance. With complete insight into each decision made and the ability to trace the logic to the underlying regulatory source text, the product ensures clarity and accuracy in regulatory compliance.
CONTINUE READINGOpening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Florida.
CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs reached $346.8 billion in January, up 3.4% from the previous month and up 4.1% over the last 12 months. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 49 in January, up from 46 year ago but down from 53 five years ago.
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