The Bank of England announced on Nov. 17 that three leading derivatives clearinghouses will hold a coordinated exercise in the first half of next year to test their procedures for managing a clearing member default.
CONTINUE READINGFIA president and CEO Walt Lukken sent a letter to Congressional leaders today in support of H.R. 238, the Commodity End User Relief Act.
CONTINUE READINGUpon the announcement that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Tim Massad will step down on January 20, FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken released the following statement thanking him for his service to the industry
CONTINUE READINGToday the Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision announced a delay in their planned January meeting to review the latest package of proposals on capital requirements.
CONTINUE READINGThe 2016 FIA Cares Corporate Challenge benefitting the Greater Chicago Food Depository raised a record-breaking total of $41,000, far surpassing the challenge’s fundraising goal of $30,000.
CONTINUE READINGFIA welcomes today’s publication of the European Commission’s (EC) proposals to amend the Capital Requirements Directive 2013/36/EU (CRD IV) and the Capital Requirements Regulation EU No 575/2013(CRR).
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C. — Upon the announcement that National Futures Association (NFA) President and CEO Dan Roth is retiring, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken released the following statement thanking him for his service to the industry:
CONTINUE READINGWalt 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.
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