Futures Industry Association (FIA)

44 results about this entity

Period: 19 Feb 2007 - 01 Apr 2025

FIA calls on lawmakers to rethink clearing house ownership rules

The Futures Industry Association has urged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission to withdraw or defer acting on rules to limit ownership of clearing houses and swap execution facilities.

FIA to present alternative trade reporting system to CFTC

The Futures Industry Association has fired the latest salvo in its campaign to head off onerous new record-keeping rules by pressing ahead with plans for an ownership and control reporting system that it claims will form a 'practical and cost-effective' alternative to that proposed by industry watchdogs.

Futures body takes on CFTC over data gathering proposals

The Futures Industry Association has slammed regulatory proposals to gather more account information from market participants as "premature" and overly burdensome for the industry.

SEC staffer's move to Getco prompts review of 'revolving door'

A US Senator has called on the Securities and Exchange Commission to review its "revolving door" policy, which sees many senior staffers leave for jobs with firms they once regulated.

FIA makes DMA risk management recommendations

The Futures Industry Association (FIA) has set out recommendations devised to help manage the risk related to direct market access to exchange networks.

Howls of protest greet proposals to limit bank-ownership of clearing houses

A proposed amendment to the US financial reform bill that would limit bank ownership of derivatives clearing houses has been met by a wave of criticism from financial market participants.

DoJ calls for split of futures exchanges and clearing houses

The US Department of Justice (DoJ) is calling for the separation of clearing and settlement services from futures exchanges after finding the current structure - where market operators such as CME Group own and control their own clearing operations - inhibits competition.

CME/Cbot merger will stifle competition, says FIA

The US Futures Industry Association (FIA) has warned that the proposed merger between the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade could substantially harm competition among US futures exchanges.