FIA Hosts Webinar on FIA Survey of Risk Controls at Futures Exchanges (Jan. 25, 2011)

View the Recorded Webinar Here View the PDF Presentation Here      View Article on Risk Controls Survey Here View Table of Responses to Risk Controls Survey Here ...

FIA Submits Alternative OCR Proposal for CFTC Review (Dec. 23, 2010)

After several months of consultation with a working group of industry representatives, the FIA has developed an approach to collecting information about customer accounts that could serve as an alternative to the ownership and control reports proposed by ...

Trade Associations Comment on CFTC Manipulation Proposal (Dec. 28, 2010)

The FIA, SIFMA and ISDA filed a joint comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 28, 2010 regarding its proposed rules to implement new anti-manipulation authority in Section 753 of the Dodd-Frank Act. The FIA urged the CFTC to p ...

FIA Responds to CFTC Request for Comment on Protection of Cleared Swap Customer Collateral (Jan. 18, 2011)

The FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Jan 18 in response to the CFTC's advance notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the protection of customer collateral posted with futures commission merchants in connection ...

Industry Coalition Files Joint Letter on Conflicts of Interest at FCMs and Swap Dealers (Jan. 18, 2011)

The Futures Industry Association, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, and Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association filed a joint letter on Jan. 18 commenting on two proposed rules issued by the Commodity Futures Trading Commissio ...