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Six things we learned from Boca-V
FIA's annual spring conference provides a unique opportunity to hear industry leaders talk about the main trends affecting the derivatives industry. This year's conference brought together more than 40 speakers including exchange leaders, government officials and industry executives for three days of discussions on a wide range of topics.
CONTINUE READINGFIA works with industry coalition to modernize SEC record-keeping rule
On November 14, five U.S. financial associations, including FIA, asked the SEC to update its broker-dealer electronic retention Rule 17a-4 by eliminating an obsolete recordkeeping requirement known as WORM (write once, read many) that was first put in place more than 20 years ago.
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Listen to customers and markets will follow
FIA strongly believes that the development of competitive, efficient and resilient markets is best achieved by market-driven solutions and client demand over the long term. Mandating where participants trade and clear would eliminate customer choice and harm the growth of financial market infrastructure by creating unintended costs and risks.
CONTINUE READINGFebruary 2021 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs was recorded at $297.4 billion in the month of February.
CONTINUE READINGFive industry associations publish SFTR information statement
LONDON, April 13, 2016 – The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), the Futures Industry Association, Inc. (FIA), the International Capital Market Association (ICMA), the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and the International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) have jointly published a statement that can be used to help market participants comply with new requirements under the European Union’s Securities Financing Transaction Regulation (SFTR).
CONTINUE READINGPeople News – March/April 2021
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGCCP Tracker update: Q4 2020 highlights
FIA has updated its CCP Tracker visualizations with data from the fourth quarter, which was released at the end of March.
CONTINUE READINGRegulators and exchanges highlight key dates in LIBOR transition
A number of key dates and recommendations have been issued recently regarding the cessation of LIBOR and the planned transition to certain risk-free rates by the end of 2021.
CONTINUE READINGMarch 2021 SEF trading activity
Trading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.07 trillion in average notional value per day during March 2021.
CONTINUE READINGExperts discuss evolving EU and UK regulation landscape
As the review of core European financial market regulations continues unabated, FIA brought together a panel of representatives from the derivatives industry to share their views on the current and emerging regulatory landscape.
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