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A vote of thanks as Remco Lenterman resigns as Chairman
We're sad to say that Remco Lenterman is stepping down from his role as Chairman of FIA EPTA following his departure from IMC.
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Quick Bytes from FIA PTG: fed governor calls for public discussion of treasury market structure
In remarks at the Brookings Institution today, Federal Reserve Governor Jerome Powell discussed how structural changes may be affecting liquidity in Treasury markets.
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FIA PTG blog: regulations must evolve with markets
Last week, CFTC Chairman Tim Massad said that the agency is preparing to release a rule on automated trading by the end of the year.
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FIA urges Labor Department to revise fiduciary definition in ERISA proposal
The U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed re-definition of the term “fiduciary” in the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is so broad that it could be interpreted to capture services provided by futures commission merchants and prevent them from executing trades for pension plans, FIA said in a July 21 letter.
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Cybersecurity threats: preparation & response
FIA hosted a webinar to discuss cybersecurity threats and the resources available to market participants in addressing cyber-attacks.
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FIA coordinates industry preparations for leap second event
On Tuesday, June 30, an additional “leap second” was added to realign Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) with mean solar time.
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FIA Market Technology division releases leap second recommendations
The FIA Market Technology Division today published a set of recommendations to help the industry prepare for the upcoming leap second event on June 30 and reduce the likelihood of market disruption.
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Trading in control
The Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets recently released a report on its expectations around the current and future use of internal controls for automated trading. This is an important theme for FIA EPTA and we are pleased to see that the AFM's report sets clear principles and shows the importance of industry best practice and the principles of proportionality.
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FIA Global launches interactive reporting tool on CCP risk
Washington, D.C.—June 9, 2015—Today, FIA Global, in cooperation with the law firms Linklaters and Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, announced an interactive tool to compare and assess the rules of central counterparties (CCPs) within the FIA CCP Risk Review™.
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