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FIA responds to SFC consultation on proposed enhancements to the position limit regime
FIA has responded to the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on its proposals to enhance the position limit regime in Hong Kong.
CONTINUE READINGFIA responds to SGX proposal on collateral segregation
The Singapore Exchange (SGX) invited comments on its proposal to enable bank affiliates of a clearing member to segregate their positions and collateral from that of the clearing member ("Affiliate Segregation").
CONTINUE READINGProminent People November 2014
A key committee of the European Parliament on Oct. 8 voted in favor of Jonathan Hill, a former member of the British Parliament’s House of Lords, to serve as the Commissioner for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union. Hill, a former Conservative Party staffer, political lobbyist and public relations executive, failed to win support from members of the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee after an initial hearing. In an unusual move, he was recalled for a second hearing for another round of questions
CONTINUE READINGFIA response to the EMIR Review
Last week, FIA submitted its response to the European Commision's EMIR Review.
CONTINUE READINGFIA response to ESMA consultation paper “Review of the technical standards on reporting under Article 9 of EMIR”
On the 13 February 2015, FIA submitted its response to the ESMA consultation paper “Review of the technical standards on reporting under Article 9 of EMIR” The response details FIA members thoughts on improving the technical standards that underpin the EMIR trade reporting regime.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Annual Volume Survey: Commodity and Interest Rate Markets Push Trading Higher in 2013
The last time we looked at the annual volume data, the numbers were stunningly negative. In 2012, the total number of futures and options traded globally fell by 15.3%, the biggest annual decline in more than a decade.
CONTINUE READINGProminent People January 2015
The Financial Stability Board, which was established by the Group of 20 leaders to coordinate the post-crisis financial reforms, reappointed Mark Carney for a second three-year term as chairman.
CONTINUE READINGMiFID II: Reform Framework Finalized, But Further Detail to Follow
When the European Commission launched its proposals to reform MiFID in October 2011, part of the reason was to implement some of the key principles of the reform program set out by the G20 leaders in response to the global financial crisis.
CONTINUE READINGNews Briefs June 2014
On April 3 James Giddens, the bankruptcy trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global Inc., announced a final distribution of assets he expects will fully satisfy all claims of former MF Global customers.
CONTINUE READINGFuturization Comes to Europe
Several exchanges are preparing to launch an array of swap futures in the coming months aimed at participants in the European swaps markets.
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