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Special Report Series: Third Country Firms Under MiFID II
This Special Report is the seventh of the FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGFIA statement on House vote to reauthorize the CFTC
Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, issued a statement today after the House passed H.R. 4413, the Consumer Protection and End User Relief Act.
CONTINUE READINGSpecial Report Series: Defining High Frequency Trading
This Special Report is the sixth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGSqueezing the middlemen
The need for middlemen in modern market structure has been much discussed since the publication of ‘Flash Boys’. The idea prevailing is that in today’s technological age middlemen are no longer needed to help market participants find each other, and are simply making easy profit at the expense of the little guy.
CONTINUE READINGSpecial Report Series: Investor Protection Under MiFID II
This Special Report is the fifth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (“ESMA”) consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READING10 Themes That Will Shape Financial Markets
To provide some thought-provoking insights on the future of the derivatives industry, FIA invited Jane Gladstone, an investment banker who has advised many of the leading companies in this sector, to speak at the exchange leaders breakfast at FIA’s International Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton, Fla. this past March.
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 READINGClearing the Deck: Europe's Central Clearing Mandate on the Horizon
The approach to mandatory clearing of over-the-counter derivatives in Europe has not mirrored the swifter, more structured approach seen in the U.S., where the Dodd- Frank Act resulted in the start of mandatory clearing from early 2013.
CONTINUE READINGProminent People June 2014
The Senate approved the nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin as deputy Treasury secretary.
CONTINUE READINGWashington Watch June 2014
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 1 addressed a critical issue in the implementation of the trade execution mandate for swaps: how to handle “package trades” that involve more than one type of contract but are priced and traded as one transaction.
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