Testimony from FIA President and CEO Walter L. Lukken before the US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture on 6 June, 2023, for its hearing titled "The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for Digital Asset Spot Markets.”
CONTINUE READINGOn Sept. 17, CFTC Chairman Tim Massad gave an update on the status of his talks with European regulators on the issue of clearinghouse recognition.
CONTINUE READINGAmy Lukken, Chief Joyologist for Tito's Handmade Vodka, talks about her philosophy altruism with her first cousin Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA. They discuss the importance of focusing on people over profits in the workplace, their childhood memories together, and much more.
CONTINUE READINGThe 425km cycle ride from Amsterdam to London caps off a month of fundraising initiatives by the futures industry including the FFK Fun Run.
CONTINUE READINGAppointments, promotions, and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGThe US House Committee on Agriculture, which has federal oversight over the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, held a hearing on 6 June titled "The Future of Digital Assets: Providing Clarity for Digital Asset Spot Markets."
CONTINUE READINGIn a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to the Risk Management Proposal, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) recommended that the SEC prioritize critical operations as focus of rule scope and requirements; take into account firm attributes, market structure and service provider due diligence mechanisms as part of reasonably designed policies and procedures; leverage the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) for incident reporting and threat analysis; eliminate public disclosure requirements and associated risk in favor of Reg S-P customer notifications; and address implementation and enforcement concerns in the adopting release.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a public meeting on 7 June where it unanimously approved a final rule on governance requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs), which updates information requirements associated with customer funds and futures and swaps positions in the same account. The CFTC also advanced an item related to DCO recovery and resolution planning.
CONTINUE READINGThe China Securities Regulatory Commission has issued several draft regulations for consultation in recent months to enhance and modernise China's derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA members welcome the opportunity to respond to the FCA’s Consultation Paper CP23/11 on Remuneration: Enhancing proportionality for dual-regulated firms. While FIA EPTA does not represent dual regulated firms, we are fully supportive of FCA work to enhance proportionality and tailor rules to the size, scope and risks posed by UK regulated firms and to enhance competition by encouraging growth in the market and the overall competitiveness of the UK economy.
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