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ESMA publishes MiFID II/MiFIR Consultation Paper
On 19 December, ESMA published its Consultation Paper on MiFID II/MiFIR and the Consultation Paper Annex B on Regulatory Technical Standards on MiFID II/MiFIR.
CONTINUE READINGFIA backs CFTC's proposed residual interest amendment
FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 17, 2014 expressing its support for the CFTC's proposed amendment to its residual interest requirements.
CONTINUE READINGHigh Frequency Trading or High Frequency Technology
High frequency trading has been a hot topic for debate this year, as well as the focus of regulators’ attention, but are we talking about the wrong thing?
CONTINUE READINGFIA issues fourth version of guide to Customer Fund Protections
WASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 25, 2014—FIA today issued an updated version of its guide to the rules and regulations relating to customer fund protections in the U.S.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Global requests segregated margin be excluded from Basel III capital requirements
FIA Global sent a letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision this week urging the committee to consider how segregated margin is treated in the leverage calculations that determine bank capital requirements.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Europe appoints new Head of Commodities
FIA Europe is pleased to announce the appointment of Christiane Leuthier as Head of Commodities.
CONTINUE READINGWhy the ‘real economy’ needs efficient markets
For those of us with a professional involvement in the financial markets, it’s easy to lose sight of the wood for the trees: we’re so buried in the complexity of how markets function that we often forget to explain the big picture. Worse, even: the language we find necessary to explain our complex system among ourselves is almost impenetrable from the outside.
CONTINUE READINGWalt Lukken congratulates FIA member R.J. O’Brien on centennial
Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, released the following statement today congratulating FIA member firm R.J. O’Brien & Associates LLC on its 100th anniversary.
CONTINUE READINGEU legislation: a delicate balance
With EU legislation in the hands of both political and regulatory institutions, getting the balance right between these powers is of critical importance to the effectiveness of market policy.
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