FIA and ISDA sent a joint comment letter today in response to the CFTC’s call to enhance the rules governing various aspects of the Core Principles applicable to derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs). FIA and ISDA support many of the Commission’s proposed clarifications of and amendments to the regulations applicable to DCOs. However, the two trade associations recommend that the Commission amend or re-issue certain proposed rule changes to ensure that the regulatory framework supports the transparent, efficient and safe clearing of derivatives.
CONTINUE READINGOn 6 September, FIA submitted a response to ESMA to their consultation on the development in prices for pre- and post-trade data and on the consolidated tape for equity instruments.
CONTINUE READINGFIA’s commodities members wrote in support of the CFTC’s efforts to improve its swap data reporting rules and stressed the importance of the Commission and public having access to accurate and reliable data.
CONTINUE READINGFIA today submitted a comment letter in support of the CFTC and SEC’s effort to update, harmonize and simplify decades-old rules with respect to the minimum required margin to be collected by security futures intermediaries.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Best Practices for Exchange Risk Controls
CONTINUE READINGWilliam Bagley was appointed by President Gerald Ford to serve as the first Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission shortly after the agency was established in 1974.
CONTINUE READINGJeffrey Borchardt has dedicated more than 30 years of his career to the futures industry.
CONTINUE READINGWashington, D.C.— The FIA, FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Managed Funds Association (MFA), and SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) sent a joint letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the reopened comment period on its proposed rule on regulation automated trading (Reg AT).
CONTINUE READINGInter-jurisdictional Regulatory Recognition: Facilitating Economic Recovery and Regulatory Efficiency
CONTINUE READINGJanuary - June 2010 Volume Trends -- FIA Volume Webinar
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