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 READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3 billion contracts in the month of September, down 11.7% from the previous month but up 27.2% from September 2018
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 3.40 billion contracts in the month of August, up 17.4% from the previous month and up 34.9% from August 2018.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has responded to three of the four consultations published by the European Securities and Markets Authority on the CCP Resolution Regime. The responses cover two mandated guidelines on the assessment of resolvability and cooperation arrangement between member states and third-country authorities, and non-mandated guidelines on the resolution plan summary. The associations did not respond to the consultation on the standard written arrangement template for the resolution college
CONTINUE READINGDuring this webinar, Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young will discuss emerging questions in crypto derivatives regulation at the CFTC and SEC as well as the extent of the regulators’ reach into offshore crypto derivatives activity.
CONTINUE READINGFIA welcomes a recent discussion paper on practices used by central counterparties to address non-default losses, such as losses from cyberattacks or system outages.
CONTINUE READINGDrawing on their firm’s successful efforts in this watershed case, partners from Jones Day will address how the major questions doctrine will affect the rules governing your businesses—and how it can be a tool to challenge those rules that go astray from the statutes.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will highlight the main trends in trading activity in Q2 2022 in the global exchange-traded derivatives markets, with category and regional breakdowns as well as exchange and contract rankings.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Banking Authority (EBA) Discussion Paper on the role of Environmental Risks in the Prudential Framework. In 2019 FIA EPTA established a Sustainable Finance Committee for its member firms to explore how liquidity providers can contribute to the green transition. It is FIA EPTA’s view that sustainable finance offers a great promise in unlocking investment capital that is essential for fighting climate change and mitigating its impact for citizens.
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