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Special Report: Commodity Derivatives Under MiFID II
9 June, 2014—This Special Report is the second in the 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 Regulation (“MiFIR”).
CONTINUE READINGFIA provides guidance on CCP bankruptcy remote status
FIA has published guidance regarding the standards that need to be satisfied in order for a clearing member to conclude that the margin it posts to a clearinghouse is "bankruptcy remote" for purposes of the Basel III capital requirements.
CONTINUE READINGMonetary Authority of Singapore consults on changes to the Securities and Futures Act
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has sought feedback on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act.
CONTINUE READINGMonetary Authority of Singapore consults on remote clearing exemption
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) sought feedback on proposed amendments to the Securities and Futures Act that would permit remote clearing members who clear futures contracts at Singapore-based central counterparties from the requirement to hold a capital markets services licence in Singapore under certain conditions.
CONTINUE READINGNew MiFID II resource – Due Diligence Assessment of Prospective DEA Clients
FIA's European E-Trading Committee - in cooperation with AFME, AIMA and MFA - have produced a template of questions for use by investment firms providing direct electronic access to their clients, as required under Article 22 of RTS 6.
CONTINUE READINGNew resource - FIA Algorithmic Due Diligence Guide
FIA’s European E-Trading Committee - in cooperation with the Managed Funds Association - have produced a template of questions for use by exchange members facilitating algorithmic trading by their clients.
CONTINUE READINGOCC sets up repo facility to backstop clearinghouse
The OCC, the Chicago-based clearinghouse for equity derivatives, has established a $1 billion repurchase facility with an pension fund, increasing its liquidity resources to $3 billion from $2 billion.
CONTINUE READINGPan-industry coalition urges international banking regulators to revise leverage ratio
A coalition of 15 industry bodies representing clearing members, asset managers, insurance companies, commodity end-users, hedge funds, derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses warned that the leverage ratio component of the Basel III capital requirements will harm the strength and stability of the cleared derivatives markets worldwide unless it is amended to recognize the exposure-reducing effect of the collateral that clearing banks collect from their clients.
CONTINUE READINGParliament accepts one-year delay for MiFID II
The European Parliament (EP) has today published an official statement by Markus Ferber (European Parliament Rapporteur for MiFID II), on behalf of the MiFID II negotiation team, accepting the one-year delay of the entry into force of MiFID II in exchange for a swift finalisation of level 2 measures by the European Commission.
CONTINUE READINGPimco Calls for CCP Standards to Protect Client Assets
Pimco issued a white paper in October calling for global standards for derivatives clearinghouses in order to maximize the protection of client assets and reduce systemic risk if a clearinghouse were to fail.
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