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US Equity Market Structure: An Investor Perspective
BlackRock discusses several market structure issues affecting U.S. equity markets and provides several recommendations to further improve market quality and stability.
CONTINUE READINGNo, Michael Lewis, the U.S. Equities Market Is Not Rigged
Larry Tabb, the chief executive of the consulting firm Tabb Group, explains why recent statements by author Michael Lewis that the U.S. equities market is “rigged” are wrong and explains that intermediaries perform one of the most important functions of a market—price discovery.
CONTINUE READINGHigh-Frequency Hyperbole
Clifford Asness and Michael Mendelson of AQR Capital Management, an investment management firm with $98 billion in assets under management, comment that much of the criticism of HFT is misguided and add that their firm has benefitted from the reduction in trade execution costs associated with the use of HFT for market-making.
CONTINUE READINGLetter to the EC - Written submissions as a follow-up to the Public Hearing of 10 March 2014 on the Leverage Ratio
In a letter to the European Commission, FIA Europe welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback on the Public Hearing on the Liquidity Coverage Requirement and the Leverage Ratio that the European Commission organised on 10 March 2014.
CONTINUE READINGMisconceptions about algorithmic trading
Today marks the end of my first month as Secretary General for FIA EPTA. In only a month, my eyes have opened to the many misconceptions I see reflected in the media about what our member firms actually do.
CONTINUE READINGHigh-Speed Trading Isn't Just Faster, It's Also Fairer
Peter Nabicht writes in an editorial that professional traders are not competing against investors.
CONTINUE READINGU.S. and European trade associations issue joint statement on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
The undersigned financial services trade associations1, based in the US and Europe, today issued the following statement in support of a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) that includes financial services regulatory coordination, in advance of the March 26 EU-US Summit attended by US President Barack Obama, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso.
CONTINUE READINGESMAs response to FOA letter on ETD reporting (29 January 2014)
ESMAs response to FOA letter on ETD reporting (29 January 2014)
CONTINUE READINGFIA Comments on Technical Aspects of Basel III Leverage Ratio
We recognize that the BCBS framework is intended to create a common standard for all global banking organizations, and accordingly, where there are gray areas regarding how the finalized language should be interpreted, technical guidance should be issued to ensure consistent international implementation.
CONTINUE READINGFrequently asked questions in relation to BCBS 270 – Basel III leverage ratio framework and disclosure requirements
The Associations support the Committee’s efforts to impose a leverage ratio as a supplementary backstop measure to the risk-based measure and we appreciate this opportunity to provide feedback on the final leverage ratio framework in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs).
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