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FIA EPTA response to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consultation Paper on Regulatory fees and levies: policy proposals for 2022/23
FIA EPTA welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Consultation Paper on Regulatory fees and levies: policy proposals for 2022/23. FIA EPTA does not have a strong view on the proposed change as in practice we are not aware of any firms subject to IFPR that have obtained in the past such internal model approval. This is due to the fact that the conditions to implement the internal model are extremely burdensome as they were initially designed for large credit institutions. However, should the FCA allow for a relaxation of these conditions at some point in time
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FIA EPTA letter to the EC on the treatment of exchange-traded derivatives in the draft RTS methodology for the Taxonomyalignment ratio – unintended consequences for the green transition
FIA EPTA and FIA are concerned by current proposals under the Taxonomy and Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) that would in effect restrain the use of listed derivatives by market participants and restrict the amount of capital that can be made available for a sustainable transition.
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FIA urges balance in response to BCBS, CPMI, IOSCO consultation on margin
FIA has responded to a consultation by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on the impact of market volatility in 2020 on central counterparties and initial margin requirements.
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2021 Annual ETD Volume Review
Trading volume in the global exchange-traded derivatives hit 62 billion contracts in 2021, hitting a record for the fourth year in a row.
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FIA submits joint response to six ESMA consultations on CCP resolution
As part of their level-2 rulemaking, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) consulted on six topics around central counterparty (CCP) resolution.
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Briefing on updated FIA clearing documentation
In this webinar, speakers provide background on the recently updated FIA Terms of Business 2018, updated User Guide, Update Patch 2021 and new/updated FIA Indirect Clearing Terms that were published in November 2021.
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FIA and ISDA submit joint response to ESMA paper on clearing thresholds under EMIR
On 19 January, FIA and ISDA jointly submitted its respond to ESMA's Discussion Paper on the review of the clearing thresholds under EMIR.
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ETD Volume - December 2021
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives hit a record of 6.17 billion contracts in the month of November.
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Global futures and options trading hits another record in 2021
FIA today released statistics on the number of futures and options traded on exchanges worldwide in 2021, which marked the fourth consecutive year of record-setting level of trading activity. The total volume of trading reached 62.58 billion contracts in 2021, up 33.7% from the previous year.
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FIA responds to proposed updated IOSCO commodities principles
FIA has filed a response to a consultation report on principles for the regulation of commodity derivatives from the Board of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The report, published in November 2021, aimed to reflect changes and developments in commodities derivatives markets since the publication of the existing IOSCO Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity Derivatives in 2011.
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