FIA 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.
CONTINUE READINGHugh Freedberg is widely credited with the turnaround and reinvention of the London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange.
CONTINUE READINGAs a trained securities lawyer, Dan Glickman helped bridge the gap between the securities and futures markets when he served on the House Agriculture Committee, which has oversight of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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