In a letter filed today with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in response to the Risk Management Proposal, the FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG) recommended that the SEC prioritize critical operations as focus of rule scope and requirements; take into account firm attributes, market structure and service provider due diligence mechanisms as part of reasonably designed policies and procedures; leverage the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (FS-ISAC) for incident reporting and threat analysis; eliminate public disclosure requirements and associated risk in favor of Reg S-P customer notifications; and address implementation and enforcement concerns in the adopting release.
CONTINUE READINGThe China Securities Regulatory Commission has issued several draft regulations for consultation in recent months to enhance and modernise China's derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA response to the FCA and PRA Discussion Paper on the Review of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime (SM&CR) DP1/23
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CONTINUE READINGRegulators and market participants came together at the FIA Forum Brussels to discuss the latest developments in the cleared derivatives markets in Europe.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 8 billion contracts in April. This was down 24.3% from March 2023 but up 37.5% from April 2022.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA position paper for the MiFIR Review, Priority issues for the trilogue process.
CONTINUE READINGClifford Chance will discuss the evolving US regulatory framework for event contracts, recent CFTC developments and the current state of play, with a focus on sports and political event contracts.
CONTINUE READINGWhen Eurex introduced total return futures on the Eurostoxx 50 in 2016, there was not much trading at first, but gradually it increased, with a big jump during the pandemic and another surge in 2022. In the first quarter of this year, trading volume has averaged around 45,000 contracts per day, up from 43,000 over the course of 2022 and more than four times the level in 2020.
CONTINUE READINGOpening remarks of Walt Lukken, President and CEO of FIA, at the FIA Forum in Brussels, on 23 May2023. As prepared for delivery.
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