FIA has commented on draft Exchange Rules published by the Shanghai International Energy Exchange (INE).
CONTINUE READINGFIA Asia and ASIFMA have submitted a joint letter to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) in response to the public consultation for the mandatory clearing of over-the-counter (OTC) derivative contracts.
CONTINUE READINGWe're sad to say that Remco Lenterman is stepping down from his role as Chairman of FIA EPTA following his departure from IMC.
CONTINUE READINGIn remarks at the Brookings Institution today, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell discussed how structural changes may be affecting liquidity in Treasury markets.
CONTINUE READINGOn July 29, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee discussed the agency's proposed rules on position limits.
CONTINUE READINGLast week, CFTC Chairman Tim Massad said that the agency is preparing to release a rule on automated trading by the end of the year.
CONTINUE READINGFIA, EFET and ISDA have published a joint position paper setting our member concerns regarding the capital requirements regime for commodities.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed re-definition of the term “fiduciary” in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is so broad that it could be interpreted to capture services provided by futures commission merchants and prevent them from executing trades for pension plans, FIA said in a July 21 letter.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Principal Traders Group released a statement today in response to the Joint Staff Report on the U.S. Treasury Market on October 15, 2014.
CONTINUE READINGThe 2015 L&C Keynote Lunch Remarks were given by General Michael Hayden, Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency, and Former Director, National Security Agency.
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