Washington, DC – FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement on the U.S. Senate confirmation of Christy Goldsmith Romero, Kristin Johnson, Summer Kristine Mersinger, and Caroline Pham to each be commissioners at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission:
CONTINUE READINGFIA has responded to a consultation published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) seeking input on the current calibration of the antiprocyclicality tools, and whether proposed revisions to existing Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) may be necessary.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) recently joined 24 trade associations (Associations) in a joint letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) regarding the importance of sufficient comment periods in connection with regulatory proposals.
CONTINUE READINGFIA submitted a response to proposals by the U.K.'s Financial Conduct Authority regarding the UK MiFID II ancillary activities exemption calculation.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) supported the proposed move from T+2 to T+1 settlement.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has written a letter to the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission requesting codification of no-action relief initially set forth in CFTC Letter No. 19-17, Advisory and Time-Limited No-Action Relief with Respect to the Treatment of Separate Accounts by Futures Commission Merchants, and subsequently extended in CFTC Letter Nos. 20-28 and 21-29.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, DC—FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken made the following statement about the departure of Commissioner Dawn Stump from the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 6.85 billion contracts in the month of March, the highest monthly total ever recorded.
CONTINUE READINGOver the past two years, the Asia-Pacific region has been significantly impacted by the global pandemic. This has led to several innovative solutions and products to maintain the growth trajectory in the region over the past decade.
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) again supported the SEC's efforts to increase transparency, access and the resiliency of the Government Securities marketplace by eliminating the exemption of Government Securities alternative trading systems (ATSs) from compliance with Regulation ATS.
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