The 2025 issue of FIA's MarketVoice magazine includes exchange leader interviews, analyses of shifting regulatory landscapes, the latest on 24/7 futures markets, a look at tokenisation moving from pilot programmes to prevalent practice, and much more!
CONTINUE READINGFIA supports TMXs goals and objectives for a revised Approved Persons framework, particularly the simplification, modernization, and streamlining components. The comments it provides are intended to assist TMX in achieving these goals and objectives while also ensuring that the framework is practical and manageable for firms.
CONTINUE READINGWith the release of a new DMIST standard, the industry now has a framework to accelerate processing times, more efficiently collect the data needed to effect the position transfer and set the stage for automating the process. Representatives from brokerage firms, clients and clearinghouses will share their insight on how clients, clearing members and clearinghouses can work together to streamline the Position Transfer process and reduce risk.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA has responded to HM Treasury and to the Financial Conduct Authority in parallel consultations on reforms to the Senior Managers & Certification Regime. FIA EPTA members strongly support reform of the SMCR as a unique opportunity to support the UK’s competitiveness and growth objectives.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA has joined AFME and EFAMA in a call on stock exchanges to improve outage management. The associations set out four priorities to support more resilient markets.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA has responded to a European Banking Authority consultation regarding draft guidelines on the sound management of third-party risk with regard to non-ICT related services. FIA EPTA members support robust risk management and the EBA’s efforts toward the enhancement of operational resilience. However, we have significant concerns regarding the proposal’s legal basis, proportionality, misalignment with the EU simplification and growth agenda, and the EBA’s cost-benefit analysis.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has responded to the European Banking Authority’s consultation on third party risk management for non-ICT services. In the response, FIA highlights issues for consideration by the EBA for the guidelines to more proportionately enhance third party oversight in the EU financial sector landscape.
CONTINUE READINGIn responding to proposed rule changes from TMX, FIA expresses support for the larger project underway to revise TMX's Approved Persons framework and voices concerns about the burden associated with the most recent proposed rule changes.
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives reached 9.66 billion contracts in August. This decreased 4.7% from July 2025 and decreased 49.8% from August 2024.
CONTINUE READINGThe need for regulatory simplification and a growing trend of product and technology innovation were among the topics discussed during a panel on challenges and opportunities in the European derivatives markets at the FIA Paris Forum on 25 September.
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