Videos
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CFTC’s push to enforce insider trading rules in commodities markets
During this webinar, a panel of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP attorneys will discuss the CFTC’s authority to prosecute insider trading violations and Division of Enforcement’s recent announcement that it has formed an insider trading task force.
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FIA publishes guidance for European firms and third party algorithmic trading providers
MiFID II and recent supervisory guidance from the Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulatory Authority require firms in scope of the rules to closely supervise their algorithmic trading systems, including the development, testing and deployment of such systems.
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FIA encouraged by reported EU equivalence of UK CCPs in the event of ‘no-deal’ Brexit
FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken today made the following statement regarding reported action by the European Commission to deem UK’s regulatory and legal framework for UK CCPs as equivalent under EMIR for a 12-month period in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
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CMU and the Investment Firm Review: strengthening European capital markets through proportionality
Hands up if you want up-and-coming European companies to have sufficient access to the money they need to grow and to drive prosperity across the EU? It’s a no brainer – and one of the reasons why European politicians and regulators are keen to push forward the Capital Markets Union.
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FIA joins AFME, ISDA and ICMA to seek greater clarity on temporary equivalence and recognition of UK CCPs
FIA joined three other financial trade associations in writing to European Union Vice President Valdis Dombrovkis seeking greater clarity regarding recent statements about temporary equivalence and recognition of UK CCPs post-Brexit.
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FIA and FIA Tech release guidelines for the simplified execution source code
Today, FIA together with affiliate FIA Tech, announced new technical guidelines for firms to properly identify the correct brokerage when executing and clearing exchange traded derivatives.
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ETD Volume - November 2018
Worldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 2.76 billion contracts in the month of November, down 6.8% from the previous month but up 21.2% from November 2017.
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FIA issues updated CCP risk management recommendations
FIA today published a series of recommendations to improve clearinghouse risk management following recent market developments.
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Application of U.S. fed’s QFC rule on common clearing agreements
Please join us for a webinar about the application of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s Qualified Financial Contract (“QFC”) stay rule to contracts used by clearing members in connection with their clearing and execution businesses.
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FIA, ISDA, GFMA and EMTA joint briefing on the need to extend the transition period of the Benchmark Regulation
FIA, together with ISDA, GFMA and EMTA, published a briefing today requesting EU policymakers to extend the transition period of the Benchmarks Regulation for critical and non-critical benchmarks due to significant negative implications for financial stability in European and global financial markets and competitive disadvantages for European companies.
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