Welcome to Future Industry’s annual volume issue. Like many of you, I love data and find it fascinating to look at volume numbers across various asset classes, exchanges and regions.
CONTINUE READINGThe U.K. Financial Conduct Authority named Robert Mass, head of international compliance and global head of securities division compliance at Goldman Sachs, as chairman of its markets practitioner panel, which represents the industry perspective in the U.K. regulatory framework.
CONTINUE READINGFIA joined the Clearing House Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) in a response to the Financial Stability Board's Guidance on Continuity of Access to Financial Market Infrastructures (“FMIs”) for a Firm in Resolution.
CONTINUE READINGFIA writes to the Division of Clearing and Risk on behalf of its member futures commission merchants (“FCMs”) to request confirmation of certain rule interpretations with respect to CFTC Rule 1.73.
CONTINUE READINGFIA wrote to the CFTC requesting interpretative guidance or no-action relief for market participants in complying with certain position aggregation requirements.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has submitted a response to the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) jointly with the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA).
CONTINUE READING3 June 2014 - On 22 May 2014, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a Discussion Paper (ESMA/2014/548) and Consultation Paper (ESMA/2014/549), which together herald the launch of its consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGThis 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 READINGThis 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 READINGThis Special Report is the fourth in FIA and FIA Europe’s series covering specific areas of the European Securities and Markets Authority’s consultation process for the implementation of the recast Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (“MiFID II”) and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”).
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