FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement regarding the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s announcement of a consultation on the leverage ratio treatment of client cleared derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC – FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement on the Cross-Border White Paper released today by CFTC Chairman Giancarlo:
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C.—FIA today announced that 15 companies have been chosen to exhibit in the FIA Innovators Pavilion at the 34th Annual Futures & Options Expo, which will take place in Chicago on Oct. 16-18.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C.— FIA is pleased to announce that Amazon Web Services (AWS) has agreed to sponsor FIA’s fourth annual Innovators Pavilion, a showcase for fintech startups that are offering forward-thinking solutions for the global derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC – FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Dawn DeBerry Stump and Dan M. Berkovitz to be commissioners at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC):
CONTINUE READINGFIA and the FIA Principal Traders Group (together, FIA) today urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to retain the current $8 billion de minimis threshold for swap dealer registration and to modify the calculation methodology to better align it with the goals of a well-regulated derivatives market.
CONTINUE READINGLondon—6 August 2018 — FIA today announced the publishing of a fully updated and comprehensive set of industry standard contractual terms for derivatives clearing – the FIA Terms of Business 2018.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today announced the election of directors to its board at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla. Fourteen directors were elected for a two-year term.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC - July 10, 2018 - FIA’s board of directors is in Washington this week to meet with regulators and members of Congress to press for policies that promote a fair and competitive landscape for the futures and cleared derivatives industry.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today launched the fourth annual Innovators Pavilion for fintech startups that are offering forward-thinking solutions for the global derivatives markets.
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