The Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a roundtable on April 3 to give energy companies, asset managers and other end-users a chance to vent their frustration with a number of Dodd-Frank requirements that affect their ability to use the futures and swaps markets.
CONTINUE READINGThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission is cautiously looking at the Bitcoin market.
CONTINUE READINGFIA hosted a webinar to discuss cybersecurity threats and the resources available to market participants in addressing cyber-attacks.
CONTINUE READINGFollowing a joint FIA/EFET/GFMA/ISDA letter to ESMA in December 2016, the trade associations jointly submitted draft Q&As to ESMA on position reporting under Art. 58 of MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGOn 22 February, FIA, GFMA, ISDA and EFET jointly submitted two comment letters to ESMA on the position limits regime to be introduced under MiFID II.
CONTINUE READINGJürg Spillmann was a technology pioneer in the futures industry and during his three decades in the industry he played a key role in the migration from open outcry to electronic trading.
CONTINUE READINGFew people have had as much influence on the legislative and regulatory framework of the U.S. futures industry as Barbara Wierzynski.
CONTINUE READINGMike Dunn has spent a lifetime in public service, most of it being an advocate for agriculture.
CONTINUE READINGBob Fink has made an enormous contribution to the futures industry in his service as a public director on the FIA’s board.
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