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FIA testifies on importance of automated trading risk controls at Congressional hearing
On behalf of FIA, Greg Wood testified before the House Agriculture Committee today at a hearing to examine the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed rule to regulate automated trading (Reg AT).
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FIA analysis: leverage ratio proposals will negatively impact client clearing
Washington, D.C. — FIA submitted a response to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s consultative document on revisions to the Basel III leverage ratio framework.
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Industry groups urge focus on risk controls in CFTC’s proposed rule on automated trading
Washington, D.C.— The FIA, FIA Principal Traders Group (FIA PTG), International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Managed Funds Association (MFA), and SIFMA’s Asset Management Group (SIFMA AMG) sent a joint letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the reopened comment period on its proposed rule on regulation automated trading (Reg AT).
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Brexit: what's next for the cleared derivatives markets?
FIA invites you to join us on Tuesday, 28 June for a special webinar that discusses the near-term consequences for the cleared derivatives industry, following the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union.
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FIA's response to the UK's exit from the European Union
In response to the UK's vote in favour of leaving the European Union, and in view of the considerable uncertainty about how this decision will impact financial markets broadly and our industry specifically, FIA will support our members during what will undoubtedly be a protracted period of transition.
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An Introduction to bitcoin & blockchain
Join FIA Operations Americas for an introduction to basic concepts surrounding bitcoin and blockchain.
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Understanding the CFTC’s anti-evasion authority and its application
Dodd-Frank led to a wide swath of new regulations that market participants have sought to understand as they seek to comply with them.
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CRD IV bonus cap has perverse effect of increasing risk
The EU's Capital Requirements Directive CRD IV has imposed a bonus cap on credit institutions and investment firms with the intention of discouraging the excessive risk-taking with client monies that contributed to the financial crisis. However, the inappropriate application of this bonus cap to principal trading firms now has the potential to result in the perverse effect of actually increasing risk, whilst hurting market quality.
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OTC Margin Rules, U.S. & E.U. Perspectives
Different regulatory bodies have come out with final rules setting forth requirements for the posting and collecting of margin between certain counterparties to certain OTC swaps.
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Lukken statement on NFA President Dan Roth’s retirement
Washington, D.C. — Upon the announcement that National Futures Association (NFA) President and CEO Dan Roth is retiring, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken released the following statement thanking him for his service to the industry:
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