Viewpoint
Insights and opinions from key FIA staff
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Viewpoint – A hard reset: A return to recognition
A recent policy document details the return of the UK’s recognition approach for regulating cross-border business that the UK helped develop nearly forty years ago. This nuanced change would unlock tremendous capacity for our industry to grow and return our markets to a more outcomes-based approach that could kick-start productivity in our global markets.
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Viewpoint – The importance of showing up
FIA and board members met with members of the Trump Administration this month to share views on capital – both the Basel End Game and the ongoing need for cross-product netting – as well as US Treasury clearing, among other issues. In his latest Viewpoint column, Walt Lukken, FIA’s President and CEO, highlights the incredible value in meeting with policymakers in person to advocate the industry’s priorities.
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Viewpoint - Clearing the air on US Treasury clearing
With the deadlines for the SEC's US Treasury clearing mandate looming, FIA has taken a keen and active interest in this new market structure.
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Viewpoint - Cleaning our Regulatory Closet
We have come to the end of a regulatory super cycle that began with the Great Financial Crisis of 2008, and it's time to "spring clean" our regulatory closet. Over the last 15 years, governments have placed layers and layers of regulation on financial firms, some certainly justified but some excessive and overly prescriptive. The compliance costs of these regulations have a real impact on our economic growth and productivity.
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Viewpoint - Celebrating the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
After 50 years, the CFTC remains uniquely positioned to keep pace with our ever-changing markets.
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Viewpoint - The future belongs to the innovators
The future of the futures industry is bright. Developing technologies will dramatically impact our markets. These technologies will disrupt our industry and we will adapt.
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Viewpoint - The EU’s B.I.G. agenda
While in Brussels and Paris last week, I heard a common theme coming from European policymakers. The EU is falling behind in productivity and growth compared to other countries, and its policy efforts to build a Capital Markets Union do not seem to be working.
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Viewpoint - The case for Positive Polly
2024 saw more people across the world vote in elections than any year in recent memory. Nearly half the world’s population went to the polls to elect leaders in 70 countries. This brought new leaders with new policy positions and new ways of governing. FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken explores three regions central to our markets that have experienced political transitions.
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Viewpoint - Telling the truth about our industry
With the elections behind us, I’m longing for less shouting, fewer political text messages and, hopefully, more common sense. And some honesty, as well. Because if you can’t come to grips with the truth, you can’t come together to solve problems and heal wounds. Growth must begin with a reality check. Our industry deserves that too, writes FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken.
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EU competitiveness dominates European conversations
Whether you follow the news on the new institutional cycle of the European Commission or you have attended a policy conference in Europe lately, every conversation finds a way back to discussing the EU’s ongoing Capital Markets Union debate. EU leaders are keenly interested in attracting capital to its markets. The question of whether they will tackle the difficult issues will determine their overall success.
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