Although FIA EPTA members agree that transparency in general, and more specifically benchmarking, will contribute to achieving these objectives, we are of the opinion that especially the level of detail of the questions regarding the diversity policies are not appropriate in the light of these objectives and/ or need further clarifications.
CONTINUE READINGThere will always be new disruptions and innovations in derivatives markets. It's important to reflect on the past, however, to remind ourselves of the core values that drive us forward as well as the areas where we can improve.
CONTINUE READINGThe FCA, CFTC, and other U.S. and U.K. regulators have different priorities, regulatory processes, and approaches. In this webinar, we will identify current enforcement trends in cases brought by regulators in the US and UK.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 10.04 billion contracts in June. This was down 1.7% from May 2023 but up 42.5% from June 2022.
CONTINUE READINGThe US Commodity Futures Trading Commission finalized a rule on reporting requirements for Derivatives Clearing Organizations (DCOs) at a public meeting on July 26, codifying existing no-action relief from the agency and forgoing previous proposals that would have required additional reporting related to cyber-related incidents.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has filed comments with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission supporting the agency’s efforts to codify relief that market participants have come to rely on in offering separate account margining to customers while recommending that the CFTC take a different approach to adopting the relevant requirements in its rules.
CONTINUE READINGOn 2 December, FIA CEO and President, Walt Lukken, gave opening remarks at the 13th Annual China International Derivatives Forum (CIDF 2017) in Shenzen, China.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA is broadly supportive of the laid-out draft guidelines on the resubmission of historical data and welcome the clarity it provides. We are however concerned that the numerical materiality thresholds (tolerance limits) outlined in paragraph 18 would result in a large volume of historical data resubmission for the vast majority of entities covered by these guidelines.
CONTINUE READINGCumulus9 is a cloud-native service provider focused on elevating transparency and predictability in exchange-traded derivatives margin methodologies.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the first quarter.
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