Trade Associations Urge U.S. Regulators to Exempt Most Inter-Affiliate Swaps from Dodd-Frank Rules (Sept. 8, 2011)

The FIA joined with six other U.S. financial trade associations in filing a joint letter on the treatment of derivatives trades involving two affiliates of the same organization under the Dodd-Frank Act. The Sept. 8 letter described how inter-affiliate sw ...

FIA Seeks Guidance from CFTC Regarding Large Trader Reporting for Commodity Swaps (Aug. 26, 2011)

The FIA filed a letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Aug. 26 seeking guidance on the large trader rules for physical commodity swaps. The FIA said that clearing firms will have to make significant changes to their systems in order to pr ...

Trade Associations File Joint Comment on SEC’s Proposed Business Conduct Standards for Security-Based Swap Dealers (Aug. 26, 2011)

The FIA joined with two other trade associations in filing a joint comment on the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed rules regarding business conduct standards for dealers and major participants in the security-based swaps market. The other two ...