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FIA statement on the events in Washington, DC
FIA strongly condemns the violence that took place today at the US Capitol and urges elected officials to unite in denouncing these actions.
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FIA online auction for Futures for Kids nets £7,000
Thank you to all who donated prizes and supported FIA’s online auction in December, which raised some £7,000 for Futures for Kids.
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ETD Volume - December 2019
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.82 billion contracts in the month of December, down 0.4% from the previous month but up 5.8% from December 2018.
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CCP equivalence extension published in EU Official Journal
FIA welcomes and appreciates the work of European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis and his staff on their recent announcement of a one-year equivalence determination in the case of a no-deal Brexit for UK CCPs, which was published today in the Official Journal of the European Union.
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AFME, FIA, ICMA, ISDA and ISLA publish Master Regulatory Reporting Agreement
The Association of Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), Futures Industry Association (FIA), International Capital Market Association (ICMA), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) and International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) have published a new agreement intended to simplify reporting across different European Union regulatory regimes.
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FIA Speaks Episode 9: SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye
In this episode, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken talks with SGX CEO Loh Boon Chye about growth at SGX, Singapore’s role in the global financial market and regional trends such as the entrance of China into the global derivatives market.
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Special Report: CFTC moves forward on three rulemakings
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held an open meeting on Dec. 18 to discuss several rulemakings related to the regulation of swaps trading and the oversight of clearinghouses.
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CFTC Market Risk Advisory Committee sets ambitious 2020 agenda
On Dec. 11, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a public meeting of its Market Risk Advisory Committee, a group of market participants and public policy experts that provides input into CFTC rulemaking.
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Business continuity and disaster resilience test findings published
The FIA Market Technology division completed its 16th annual continuity of business and disaster resilience test in October 2019. A full report on the test and its findings have been released.
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FIA Speaks Episode 8: Mary Ann Burns
In this episode of FIA Speaks, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken interviews a long-term FIA staff member and entrepreneur Mary Ann Burns. Mary Ann worked at FIA for 23 years helping build it from a small operation to a global presence and rising to COO of the organization. She left FIA to start a craft brewery called Old Ox Brewery with her son and husband in Northern Virginia. Walt and Mary Ann talk about getting started in the futures industry, building FIA, and what it’s like to start a small business with family and build it into a regional presence.
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