FIA Asks CFTC to Re-Issue Position Limit Proposal to Clarify Aggregation Policy (May 25, 2011)

The FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 25 recommending that the agency re-issue its proposed speculative position limit rules to clarify how the agency intends to aggregate positions within a firm. The FIA submitted ...

FIA’s Damgard Testifies at Dodd-Frank Hearing (May 25, 2011)

FIA President John Damgard discussed some of the adverse consequences of the extraterritorial impact of the Dodd-Frank Act at a May 25 hearing of the House Agriculture Committee's subcommittee on general farm commodities and risk management. Damgard focus ...

FIA and Sifma Comment on CFTC Interpretation Regarding Anti-Disruptive Practices (May 17, 2011)

The FIA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets association jointly submitted comments on May 17 in response to the CFTC's proposed interpretive order on anti-disruptive practices authority. The FIA and SIFMA warned in the joint letter that the ...

Groups Respond to SEC’s Ownership, Governance Proposals for Security-Based Clearinghouses (April 29, 2011)

A group of financial trade associations including the Futures Industry Association warned the Securities and Exchange Commission that proposed limits on ownership and governance at swaps-based clearinghouses could curb the use of central clearing for swap ...

FIA Comments on CFTC’s Proposed Registration of Intermediaries (May 10, 2011)

The Futures Industry Association on May 10 submitted a comment letter responding to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's notice of proposed rulemaking relating to the registration of intermediaries. The FIA letter expressed its support for a provisi ...