Futures Industry Association (FIA) - News, Articles & Research

FIA Tech opens R&D hub in London

FIA Tech, the US technology offshoot of the Futures Industry Association, has opened an R&D hub in London, its first overseas location.

13 January 2022

Company announcement/markets

FIA releases report to modernise trading processes

FIA today released a report calling on participants in the futures and options industry to work together on a major initiative to improve the efficiency of the trading and clearing process for exchange-traded derivatives.

02 November 2021

Company announcement/regulation

FIA releases principles for cross-border derivatives regulation

FIA today released a policy paper outlining seven principles to guide the regulation of cross-border activity in the derivatives markets.

28 September 2021

News/crypto

Trade associations urge Basel Committee to revise planned regime for bank crypto interests

A group of trade associations have called on the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision to revise its proposed punitive rules on investments in crypto assets by financial institutions.

22 September 2021

News/markets

Clearing firms invest in FIA Tech

A group of 10 clearing firms have committed $44 million to the Futures Industry Association's FIA Tech.

16 June 2021

Company announcement/regulation

FIA releases CCP Tracker

FIA has released the first version of its CCP Tracker, a set of online interactive visualizations that provide insights into the financial resources and risk exposures of derivatives clearinghouses.

26 October 2020

Company announcement/sustainable

FIA addresses climate risk in derivatives market

FIA today published a new policy paper in consultation with its members across the cleared derivatives industry on climate-related risks for financial markets and the global economy.

01 September 2020

Company announcement/markets

FIA releases Covid-19 industry sentiment survey

FIA today released the results of an industry survey to gauge the sentiment of market participants on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the cleared derivatives industry.

22 June 2020

Company announcement/markets

Industry bodies urge Trump Administration and Federal officials to keep markets open

FIA today joined Managed Funds Association, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association, American Bankers Association, American Cotton Shippers Association, Bank Policy Institute, Cboe Global Markets, Inc., CME Group, Commodity Markets Council, Financial Services Forum, Institute of International Finance, International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Investment Company Institute, Nasdaq, Alternative Investment Management Association and World Federation of Exchanges in a letter to Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, CFTC Chair Heath Tarbert and SEC Chair Jay Clayton urging that they work to keep the financial markets open during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

23 March 2020

News

FIA cans Boca Raton conference over Coronavirus fears

The Futures Industry Association has cancelled its flagship conference in Boca Raton, Florida, with just six days notice as the financial industry takes flight from the Coronavirus outbreak.

04 March 2020

Company announcement/startups

FIA connects with Tribeca Early Stage Partners for Innovators Pavilion

Today FIA announced that Tribeca Early Stage Partners will be a 2019 FIA Innovators Pavilion community partner, helping FIA connect with the fintech community in New York and encourage startups to participate in the Pavilion.

09 July 2019

Company announcement

FIA nabs Barclays' Rise as Innovators Pavilion partner

FIA today announced that Rise New York, created by Barclays, has joined the FIA Innovators Pavilion as a community partner. Rise New York will help FIA promote the Innovators Pavilion, FIA’s annual fintech showcase.

26 July 2018