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NFTs: Key considerations for an emerging asset class
Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) have received considerable press attention lately, as retail and institutional interest has boomed for digital art, commemorative items, and other assets that reside in blockchain ecosystems.
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FIA Speaks Episode 17: FIA Futures Hall of Fame inductees Gay Huey Evans, Jerome Kemp and Jeffrey Geldermann
In this podcast, this is the second installment of our Hall of Fame series, where we feature three of our eight 2021 inductees. These distinguished individuals were honored at our annual Boca conference and we thank them for their contributions to our industry.
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FIA briefs CFTC advisory committee on global agricultural futures trading
On 9 June, FIA gave a presentation on agricultural futures trading to the Agricultural Advisory Committee of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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FIA Speaks Episode 16: FIA Futures Hall of Fame inductees Brooksley Born, Jim Newsome and Charles Li
This podcast and the two that follow are interviews with the inductees to the FIA Futures Hall of Fame for 2021. FIA honors significant people in our industry with a hall of fame induction at our annual Boca conference. FIA established the Hall of Fame in 2005 to commemorate our 50th anniversary and to celebrate the many people who contributed their time, talent, and passion to building our industry. Inductees are chosen by a distinguished panel of global industry executives based on their significant lifetime contributions to our industry and the financial markets.
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FIA and ISDA respond to HM Treasury’s CCP resolution consultation
Members of FIA and ISDA welcome HM Treasury’s proposals for an expanded resolution regime for UK central counterparties, which, due to the UK’s active participation and contributions, are mostly in line with international guidelines and are closely aligned with the EU’s CCP recovery and resolution framework.
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FIA EPTA publish Principles on Sustainable Finance and ESG
FIA EPTA, representing Europe’s leading non-bank market makers and liquidity providers, published its new Principles on Sustainable Finance and ESG. FIA EPTA strongly believes that non-bank market makers and liquidity providers can play an important role in the transition towards a more sustainable financial ecosystem. The new Principles reflect the commitment by FIA EPTA and its members to support the success of Sustainable Finance and ESG initiatives at all levels of the capital markets. The principles further clarify how market makers and liquidity providers can and will contribute to achieving Europe’s Sustainable Finance goals.
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CCP12, EACH, FIA and ISDA publish a paper to address CPMI/IOSCO category 1 topics
In the report “Central counterparty default management auctions – Issues for consideration", the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) described issues for further industry work to consider the design and conduct of default management auctions. This paper, developed by CCP12, EACH, FIA, and ISDA, addresses several terminology and operational issues where there is broad industry consensus to support further development.
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Response by FIA EPTA to the FCA’s second Consultation Paper on a new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms
The FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) appreciates the opportunity to provide feedback to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) on its second Consultation Paper regarding the implementation of the new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms. This document constitutes FIA EPTA’s response to the FCA’s Consultation Paper on a new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (CP21/7).
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FIA responds to second FCA consultation on UK regulation for MiFID investment firms
On 28 May 2021, FIA responded to the second FCA consultation on a new UK prudential regime for MiFID investment firms (CP21/7).
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FIA supports China’s historic Futures Law
FIA submitted comments to China’s National People’s Congress in support of the new draft Futures Law, noting this historic milestone will help to develop a more robust and liquid futures market for both Chinese and international customers.
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