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People news – June/July 2022
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
CONTINUE READINGMay 2022 stats on customer funds held at US FCMs
Futures Accounts: The total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs hit an all-time high of $376.1 billion in May, up 21.9% over the last 12 months and surpassing the previous record of $370 billion set in March 2022. The number of FCMs holding customer funds in futures accounts was recorded at 47 in May, down from 51 a year ago and down from 54 five years ago.
CONTINUE READINGBlack Talent Charter launches blueprint for change
The next phase of the Black Talent Charter launches as research shows it will take 30 years to reach 3.4% Black representation in financial and professional services firms
CONTINUE READINGFuture regulation of EU clearing discussed at FIA Forum Frankfurt
FIA returned to Frankfurt on 12 July where the industry and regulators gathered to discuss the key issues impacting listed and cleared derivatives market participants.
CONTINUE READINGData Spotlight – EEX natural gas futures illustrates commodity volatility
Commodity market disruptions have impacted trading activity in a host of derivative contracts, and caused challenges for many different market participants across 2022. To help illustrate some of the most dramatic changes in trading behaviors, FIA has compiled a list of active commodity derivative contracts that have seen significant spikes in open interest over the prior year.
CONTINUE READINGFIA issues guidance on EMIR reporting
The FIA Reporting Working group has pulled together some guidance on how to populate fields 33-40 and 45-46 (Table 2 Common data) for the EMIR reporting regime following the implementation of the Level 2 validation process that went live on 31 October 2015
CONTINUE READINGViewpoint – Influential People to Watch in 2022
Over the last few months, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken has had the pleasure of connecting with many key policymakers who are in the thick of major initiatives impacting the future of our markets, especially in the areas of energy, climate, and digital assets. These will be some of the key individuals to watch as the agenda develops for our markets globally.
CONTINUE READINGQ&A: China Futures and Derivatives Law
On a recent FIA webinar, legal experts at Linklaters and Zhao Sheng addressed questions on clearing, licensing, and the extra-territorial implications of China’s Futures and Derivatives Law
CONTINUE READINGFIA New Member Profile – OSTTRA
Post-trade and workflow solutions provider OSTTRA, the new home of industry-shaping businesses MarkitServ, Traiana, TriOptima and Reset, brings the expertise, processes and networks together to solve the post-trade challenges of the global financial markets.
CONTINUE READINGAt first post-COVID gathering, CFTC advances CCP governance proposal
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 5-0 to advance a proposed rule related to governance requirements for derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) during an open meeting on July 27. The proposed rule also requests comment on additional areas related to governance requirements for DCOs, for the Commission’s consideration in potential use in future rulemaking.
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