Futures Industry Association http://www.futuresindustry.org/ FIA is the only association representative of all organizations that have an interest in the futures market. FIA has more than 180 corporate members, reaching thousands of industry participants. en-us Copyright 2012 on Behalf of the Futures Industry Association - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:43:00 EST 20 FIA Participates in Coalition Urging Chinese Vice President Xi to Implement Modernization of China's Financial Sector (Feb. 12, 2012) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1909 FIA President John Damgard joined with the heads of 11 other financial services trade associations in writing a letter to Chinese Vice President Xi Jingping in advance of his visit to the U.S. The letter emphasized that the fastest way for China to moder ... Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:33:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1909 STATEMENT: Engage China Urges Secretary Geithner to Push For Financial Sector Modernization, Market-Opening Reforms During China Trip http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1896 Click here for the statement ... Mon, 9 Jan 2012 16:49:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1896 Newedge Commentary on China's Derivatives Markets http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1885 Nov. 14, 2011 Click here for the PDF ... Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:30:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1885 7th Annual FIA Asia Derivatives Conference http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1881 The FIA Asia Derivatives Conference is unique to similar events because of its high-quality delegates, program, and exhibitors. Four-hundred and fifty senior delegates from more than 150 firms attend this annual event. Executive-level and other senior ma ... Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:56:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1881 Nick Ronalds, the Executive Director, will be speaking at a conference in Beijing, China, 16 September http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1834 2nd Annual Asia Derivatives Conference 2011 Beijing China Sep 15-16 2011 http://www.greenlinkchina.com/derivatives2011/index.asp ... Tue, 9 Aug 2011 09:38:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1834 FIA Asia Executive Director to Speak at Chicago Seminar on Accessing China's Derivatives Market http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1809 With the opening up of the financial markets in China and the launch of a stock-index contract last year, international interest in the Chinese derivatives markets continues to grow. For observers and would-be participants, however, uncertainties and ques ... Wed, 6 Jul 2011 16:31:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1809 FIA Asia Welcomes Issuance of New QFII Rules for Stock Index Futures (May 9, 2011) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1780 FIA Asia, the futures industry association for the Asian region, welcomes the new directive issued by the China Securities Regulatory Commission permitting foreign institutional investors (QFIIs) to trade index futures in China. The directive allows QFIIs ... Mon, 16 May 2011 11:00:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1780 Nick Ronalds, Executive Director of FIA Asia, spoke on a panel on derivatives at the 2011 CFA China Investment Management Conference on the topic of China's futures markets http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1763 In addition, moderated a panel on Financial Innovation at the same conference. The event took place at the Shanghai International Convention Center, 2727 Riverside Avenue, Shanghai, China, April 16. The website for conference information is here: Click ... Mon, 9 May 2011 10:12:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1763 FIA Asia Futures Conference http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1719 ... Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:34:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1719 FIA Asia Hosts Webinar on Risk Controls at Futures Exchanges (Feb. 9, 2011) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1717 On Feb. 9, 2011, FIA Asia hosted a webinar on a global survey of futures exchanges conducted by the FIA to determine what controls are in place to manage the risks in providing trading firms with direct market access. Twenty-six exchanges, including seve ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:57:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1717 FIA Asia Presents Webinar on CFTC Rules Affecting Exchange Access to U.S. Customers (Jan. 7, 2011) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1718 View the PDF Presentation Here View the Recorded Webinar Here ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 10:58:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1718 FIA and Engage China Coalition Urge President Obama to Support Financial Market Reforms in China (11/12/2009) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1720 Washington, D.C.—Nov. 12, 2009—Engage China, a coalition of eleven financial services trade associations based in the U.S., have urged President Barack Obama to use his upcoming trip to China as an opportunity to press for greater market-opening reforms ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1720 Caijin Magazine Article on Omnibus Accounts http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1721 An article, "Omnibus Accounts: Indispensable Tools,"  by FIA Asia Executive Director Nick Ronalds and co-author Mark Ma of MMSoft appears in the October, 2009 issue of Caijin magazine, China's leading magazine on finance. See the online version here ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:00:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1721 FIA and Engage China Coalition Congratulate New U.S. Ambassador to China, stress importance of financial modernization (9/16/2009) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1722   Click here for the PDF ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:01:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1722 U.S.-China Economic Relations Key, U.S. Coalition Tells White House (2/12/2009) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1723 U.S.-China Economic Relations Key, U.S. Coalition Tells White House Engage China, a coalition of nine U.S. financial services trade associations, in a Feb. 19 letter to President Barack Obama highlighted the importance of U.S. –China economist relati ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:02:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1723 FIA Japan, FIA Asia's Japanese affiliate, issues "Urgent Action" report to Japanese authorities (2/2/2009) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1724 Over the past several years, FIA-Japan has aggressively pushed the commodities industry to develop an adequate clearinghouse function in Japan. In this regard, last year we issued three reports describing the improvements and functional requirements for ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:03:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1724 FIA Asia Annual Meeting Dec. 22 (12/11/2008) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1725 FIA Asia will hold its annual meeting for the election of directors and other business on Dec. 22 at 9 a.m. at the FIA Asia offices. At this meeting three director are to be elected for a one-year term. For More Details ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:04:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1725 FIA Meets with Chinese Officials to Discuss Financial Sector Reform http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1726 Nick Ronalds, the executive director of FIA Asia, travelled to China on Nov. 17-21 as part of a delegation of financial industry representatives to encourage Chinese officials in Beijing and Shanghai to continue their reform of the financial sector. &nbsp ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:05:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1726 FIA Joins Coalition Urging President-Elect Obama to Continue China Dialogue (11/6/2008) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1727 The FIA has joined with a coalition of U.S. financial services trade associations in urging President-Elect Barack Obama to continue the framework of regular communication with senior Chinese officials that has been established by the Bush administration ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:06:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1727 FIA Urges Indian Government to Drop Proposed Tax on Commodity Futures Transactions (4/23/2008) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1728 WASHINGTON, D.C.-April 23, 2008-The Futures Industry Association today released the text of a letter sent to the Indian government that expressed strong opposition to the recently proposed transaction tax on commodity futures. The letter was sent to Prime ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:06:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1728 FIA Publishes Survey of DMA Risk Management Practices (12/3/2007) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1729 On Dec. 3, 2007, t he Futures Industry Association published a six-page "profile" on the practices used by exchanges and futures commission merchants to monitor and manage the risks of clients that access exchanges directly. The paper summarized the pr ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:07:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1729 Engage China Coalition Supports Strategic Economic Dialogue (12/11/2007) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1730 Washington, D.C. - Dec. 11, 2007 - Engage China, a coalition of nine U.S. financial services trade associations, today released a statement strongly supporting the goals of the U.S.-China Strategic Economic Dialogue, which will hold its third meeting in ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:08:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1730 China (Shenzhen) International Derivatives Forum (CIDF) http://www.fiaasia.org/?i=1731 December 3-4, 2007 Shenzhen Wuzhou Guest House Shenzhen, China FIA will host the 2007 China (Shenzhen) International Derivatives Forum(CIDF), along with the China Futures Association, Shenzhen Stock Exchange, and the People's Government of Shenzhen Mu ... Mon, 14 Feb 2011 11:10:00 EST http://www.futuresindustry.org/?i=1731