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 READINGPeter Nabicht writes in an editorial that professional traders are not competing against investors.
CONTINUE READINGThe 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)
CONTINUE READINGWe 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 READINGThe 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).
CONTINUE READINGFIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) has appointed Johannah Ladd as Secretary General; she will be based in Amsterdam.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today announced the election of board directors at its annual meeting in Boca Raton, Fla.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Global today announced the election of directors for the board of FIA Global, the organizational structure established to unite FIA, FIA Asia and FIA Europe.
CONTINUE READINGSIFMA FIA FSR Comment on CFTC Staff Advisory
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