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FIA Webinar: Washington Update: A Briefing on CFTC Reauthorization, CFTC Nominations Process & Other Key Issues
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider legislation to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGWashington update: a briefing on CFTC reauthorization, CFTC nominations process & other key issues
The U.S. House of Representatives is set to consider legislation to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGMiFID II timetable: European Parliament votes to adopt MiFID II
On April 15, in a plenary session of the European Parliament, MEPs voted to adopt the updated rules on MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Opposes LCH.Clearnet Proposal for Covering Losses from Treasury Management
Application of the Proposed Rules as they relate to Customer Property would violate certain regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”).
CONTINUE READINGFIA issues statement on H.R. 4413, CFTC Reauthorization Bill
FIA today issued the following statement in response to the House Agriculture Committee’s voice vote on H.R. 4413, a bill which reauthorizes the Commodity Futures Trading Commission through September 2018.
CONTINUE READINGFIA’s Lukken calls for regulatory pragmatism at SIFMA Compliance and Legal Seminar
FIA President & CEO Walt Lukken discussed the implementation of Dodd-Frank in a keynote speech delivered at the SIFMA Compliance and Legal Seminar on April 2, 2014. Lukken focused on five broad trends affecting the derivatives industry and emphasized the need for regulatory pragmatism and cooperation as the new rules are put into effect.
CONTINUE READINGMichael Lewis' HFT Book: More of a Dark Market Than a Lit One
Craig Pirrong, the author of the Streetwise Professor blog, comments that “Flash Boys” is essentially a morality tale that does not capture the “true complexity” of markets or high-frequency trading.
CONTINUE READINGFlash Boys Misses the Big Picture
Richard Gorelick comments that Flash Boys, the new book on U.S. equity markets by author Michael Lewis, focuses on “business models that benefit from scaring the public” and ignores the substantial benefits for investors that have come from advances in trading technology.
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