Walt Lukken, president and CEO of FIA, congratulated Tom Sexton on being named president and CEO of the National Futures Association (NFA) today.
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced that Money.Net is the winner of the 2016 FIA Expo Innovator of the Year award.
CONTINUE READINGWalt Lukken, president and CEO of FIA, and Yasuo Mogi, Vice Chairman of FIA Japan (FIAJ) signed a formal agreement affiliating the two organizations today at the 32nd Annual Futures and Options Expo.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C.—April 28, 2015—Today, FIA Global issued recommendations for assessing and managing risks that arise from central counterparty (CCP) clearing.
CONTINUE READING9 June, 2014—This Special Report is the second in the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGFIA joined four industry trade associations in a response to proposed guidance from the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on resilience and recovery of central counterparties (CCPs).
CONTINUE READINGFIA announced the launch of an online tool to track and visualize trading activity on swap execution facilities (SEFs).
CONTINUE READINGWalt Lukken, president and CEO of FIA, announced that Greg Wood has been hired as the Senior Vice President of Global Industry Operations & Technology.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responded to a proposed rule from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on pre-dispute arbitration agreements, raising significant concerns with the rule's scope.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has published guidance regarding the standards that need to be satisfied in order for a clearing member to conclude that the margin it posts to a clearinghouse is "bankruptcy remote" for purposes of the Basel III capital requirements.
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