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FIA Operations Americas 15th Annual Summer Outing
FIA Operations Americas 15th Annual Summer Outing will be held on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 and feature your very own Chicago White Sox versus the St. Louis Cardinals.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Operations Americas Division - Scholarship Announcement 2015
FIA Operations Americas Division is pleased to announce the winners of our 2015 Scholarship Program. FIA Operations Americas Division has granted a total of $25,000 in scholarship awards - $2,500 to each of our 10 recipients. Since inception, the division has awarded scholarships to 117 academic scholars totaling $258,500. FIA is proud to showcase and support the children of our members as they pursue their academic careers, and are grateful for the continued participation and support of our membership. Please join us in congratulating the 2015 Scholarship winners and their parents. Best of luck in the upcoming academic school year!
CONTINUE READINGAn invitation from Walt Lukken - we want to hear from you
In the world of futures and cleared derivatives, relevant, timely and reliable data is vital in making smart decisions. This holds true for FIA’s own operations and decision-making as it pertains to supporting our loyal members. As such, I am pleased to announce that FIA is undertaking an in-depth engagement with our members to better understand how we can continue to evolve and serve you in a rapidly changing and globalizing industry.
CONTINUE READINGJoint Trade Association letter on MiFID II – Annexe I Section C.6 – Definition of Financial Instruments
FOA, together with EFET, GFMA and ISDA have issued a letter to the European Commission, European Parliament and the Lithuanian Presidency regarding MiFID II – Annexe I Section C.6 – Definition of Financial Instruments.
CONTINUE READINGFIA PTG Conditional Letter of Support for Proposed Rule Change by BATS
FIA PTG filed a letter of conditional support with the SEC for a proposed rule change by BATS regarding expedited suspension proceedings and preventing layering and spoofing.
CONTINUE READINGInfoNet 2015 - Innovation
The latest edition of Infonet covers innovation in technology - start ups, Fintech and disruptive technology. It explores how innovation/ disruptive technology can improve process in the derivatives business throughout the transaction chain and how incumbent firms are facing up to the challenges alongside newcomers to the business. It also, looks at innovation in product and process - how derivatives product offerings are evolving.
CONTINUE READINGFIA request to modify and extend OCR No-Action relief
FIA sent a letter to the CFTC requesting a modification and extension of the current no-action relief for Ownership and Control Reports Implementation Reporting Requirements. The full letter is available here, and the text follows.
CONTINUE READINGFIA prepares joint response on Hong Kong Mandatory Clearing Consultation
The HKMA and the SFC have jointly issued a public consultation on the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives and to expand the existing mandatory OTC derivatives trade reporting regime. The first phase of mandatory clearing aims to mandate the clearing of certain standardised IRS entered into between major dealers. FIA is working jointly with ISDA and ASIFMA on a submission. Comments close on 31st October 2015. Please contact Phuong Trinh for further information.
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