FXPA Responds to ESMA on NDF Clearing
The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) submits response to ESMA’s proposed rules on the NDF clearing mandate.
Engagement with Regulators Critical, says FXPA
The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA) has warned that now is a critical time for the FX industry to enhance its engagement with regulators.
Representatives of the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), which announced its launch at Profit & Loss’ Forex Network Chicago event on September 25, stressed the importance of the industry being represented by one voice to regulatory bodies around the globe.
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Citadel Executive Chairs Association of Currency Traders
Some of the world’s biggest trading firms and marketplaces have formed a trade group to promote the $5.3-trillion-a-day foreign-exchange industry, picking a Citadel LLC executive as their chairman.
FX Professionals Launch Industry Group, Pick Officers
Foreign Exchange Professionals Association, a group representing participants in FX trading, debuted Thursday.
FX Industry Gets Organised
Forex industry fights back with its own lobby group.
FXPA Comments on CFTC’s Consideration of a Clearing Requirement for Non-Deliverable Forwards
“We are encouraged that regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are engaging with market participants on the important issue of NDF clearing on a similar timeframe and look forward to regular efforts at harmonization across the range of issues affecting the FX market,” says the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), a newly formed trade body comprised of a cross-section of FX industry participants.”
FXPA Comments on Final FSB Benchmark Recommendations
“The Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), which represents a full array of participants in the foreign exchange markets, welcomes the Financial Stability Board’s final report on Foreign Exchange Benchmarks. The report outlines numerous areas that all participants in this industry should focus on and acknowledges there may be challenges and costs associated with the changes. However, bringing transparency and increasing confidence in the FX market is critical and many of these recommendations will be embraced by market participants.”
The full FSB report can be found at: http://www.financialstabilityboard.org/publications/r_140930.pdf
Foreign Exchange Professionals Association Promotes Education, Advocacy for FX
WASHINGTON, DC, September 25, 2014: Today marks the launch of the Foreign Exchange Professionals Association (FXPA), a new trade body uniquely comprised of a cross-section of FX industry participants. Based in Washington, DC, FXPA’s aim is to engage key US and international regulators, policymakers, the general public and news media, through a combination of education, research and advocacy to advance a sound, liquid, transparent and competitive global currency market.
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