This webinar will take stock of regulatory developments in Europe, including the MiFID II review and the UK’s Wholesale Market Review. It will compare approaches on both sides of the Channel and consider how any deviation of the rule sets may impact market participants.
CONTINUE READINGJoin FIA on 25 January for a free, one-hour online session that provides background on the recently updated FIA Terms of Business 2018, updated User Guide, Update Patch 2021 and new/updated FIA Indirect Clearing Terms that were published in November 2021.
CONTINUE READINGJoin us on December 2 for a highly interactive webinar that will explore the CFTC’s expanding application of the anti-manipulation provisions of Dodd-Frank into novel territory.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will address the unique authority Congress gave the CFTC in the Dodd-Frank Act to review event contracts – contracts relating to terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, and activities that are illegal under state or federal law – and to prohibit them if the CFTC determines they do not serve the public interest.
CONTINUE READINGFIA's quarterly update on trading activity in the global futures and options markets.
CONTINUE READINGChristina Segal-Knowles will speak about the Bank of England's application of "safe openness" in its post-Brexit approach to non-UK CCPs clearing in the UK.
CONTINUE READINGWrap up Expo 2021 by giving back! Join FIA and the Food Depository for this reception featuring menus developed by the executive chef at the Hilton Chicago.
CONTINUE READINGThe annual FIA Disaster Recovery Exercise is conducted to test primary and back-up site communications to and from derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses, that is, both front- and back-office, and to verify round-trip connectivity and process recovery.
CONTINUE READINGIf you are an experienced user of FIA legal opinions, new to the world of FIA netting and other legal opinions for regulatory capital purposes or just curious as to why FIA maintains a library of legal opinions, please tune in to this FIA webinar where experts from Clifford Chance LLP and FIA will explain the types of legal opinions that FIA maintains, their structure and purpose in the context of regulatory capital requirements.
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