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Protecting Market Infrastructure from Cyber Attacks
On July 10, the Singapore Ministry of Communications and Information and the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore published a proposed cybersecurity bill.
CONTINUE READINGProgress Report
On July 27, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published a “thematic review” of the progress being made in various countries in the adoption of IOSCO’s principles for the protection of client assets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on CFTC/SEC Regulatory Harmonization
On Sept. 2, 2009, the Futures Industry Association participated in a joint meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to discuss harmonizing the federal securities laws and the Commodity Exchange Act.
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On July 5, Intercontinental Exchange strengthened its position in the European power and gas markets by acquiring full control of Endex, the Amsterdam-based power and gas exchange.
CONTINUE READINGPosition Limits Come to Europe
On Aug. 10, the European Securities and Markets Authority published three opinions on position limits proposed by France’s markets regulator regarding rapeseed, corn and milling wheat.
CONTINUE READINGPeople - September 2017
The French government appointed Robert Ophèle, a career central bank official, as chairman of Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
CONTINUE READINGPain Points
FIA is working with two other industry bodies—SIFMA Asset Management Group, which represents buyside institutions, and the International Securities Association for Institutional Trade Communication, which develops standards for trade processing and related communications—to discuss "pain points" in post-trade processing of cleared derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGNext-Gen Compliance
In July Nasdaq announced an agreement to buy Sybenetix, a provider of market surveillance and compliance monitoring software for banks, asset managers, hedge funds, exchanges and regulators.
CONTINUE READINGMiFID Compliance: FIA Offers Template for Due Diligence Assessment of DEA Clients
FIA’s European E-Trading Committee, working in cooperation with three other industry trade associations, has produced a template of questions for use by investment firms providing direct electronic access to their clients.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submits amicus brief addressing the standard for attempted manipulation under the Commodity Exchange Act
On 12 January 2016, FIA joined CME Group, the Commodity Markets Council, Intercontinental Exchange, and the Managed Funds Association in requesting the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York accept an amicus brief addressing the standard for attempted manipulation under the Commodity Exchange Act (Docket No. 13-7884 (AT/KF)).
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