FIA Testifies at Senate Hearing on Dodd-Frank Implementation (June 15, 2011)

FIA President John Damgard provided members of the Senate Agriculture Committee with the FIA perspective on the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act at a hearing on June 15. Damgard emphasized the importance of international harmonization of derivat ...

FIA and ISDA Publish Documentation for Cleared Swaps (June 16, 2011)

Washington, D.C. – June 16, 2011 –  The Futures Industry Association and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today announced the publication of the FIA-ISDA Cleared Derivatives Execution Agreement as a template that can b ...

Groups Respond to CFTC/SEC Dodd-Frank Implementation in Joint Comment Letter (May 4, 2011)

The Futures Industry Association co-signed a May 4 letter with the Financial Services Forum, International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association that included a series of recommendations to regulat ...

FIA, Sifma Submit Additional Comments on CFTC’s Chief Compliance Officer Proposal (June 3, 2011)

The FIA and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association submitted comments on June 3 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on the agency's proposed chief compliance officer rules. In the letter, the groups asserted, among other things, ...

FIA Asks CFTC for More Time to Comply with Clearing Member Requirements for OTC Energy Swaps Cleared through ICE Clear Europe (June 1, 2011)

The FIA on June 1 asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to provide a temporary exemption from new regulatory requirements that will apply to clearing firms conducting OTC energy business in the U.S. through ICE Clear Europe. The FIA explained tha ...