The Commodity Futures Trading Commission is cautiously looking at the Bitcoin market.
CONTINUE READINGFIA hosted a webinar to discuss cybersecurity threats and the resources available to market participants in addressing cyber-attacks.
CONTINUE READINGFollowing a joint FIA/EFET/GFMA/ISDA letter to ESMA in December 2016, the trade associations jointly submitted draft Q&As to ESMA on position reporting under Art. 58 of MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGFIA is working with the Engage China Coalition, a group of U.S. financial industry trade associations, to encourage the Obama Administration to continue its efforts to promote financial reforms in China.
CONTINUE READINGOn Jan. 16, FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission commenting on an application submitted by Intercontinental Exchange seeking permission for its clearinghouses in the U.S. and the U.K. to invest customer funds in French and German sovereign debt.
CONTINUE READINGOpening Statement of Ed Pla, Global Co-Head of Clearing and Execution for UBS, to the Market Risk Advisory Committee of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CONTINUE READINGOn February 15, FIA submitted a letter to the Department of Labor (DoL) a delay to the Fiduciary Rule applicability date.
CONTINUE READINGFIA and its members have asked the European Commission to reconsider the mandatory use of International Securities Identification Numbers (ISINs) as the sole option for identification for exchange-traded derivatives.
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 READINGThe Futures Industry Association today released the following statement in response to the MF Global Trustee's most recent effort to release customer funds
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