MFA Releases August Issue of Policy Brief Newsletter

MFA released the latest edition of its monthly newsletter, the Policy Brief. The newsletter details a number of MFA's recent advocacy and outreach initiatives, including:

• MFA's response to the European Securities and Markets Authority on its consultation and discussion papers on MiFID II and MiFIR;
• a list of priorities sent to CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad and the four CFTC Commissioners; and
• a comment letter submitted to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission on OTC derivatives reporting rules, as well as a comment letter to ESMA on its EMIR clearing of interest rate swaps.

See: The August 2014 issue of Policy Brief.Related news: MFA Submits Response to ESMA on Consultation and Discussion Papers on MiFI II and MiFIR (August 1, 2014); MFA Submits Letters Regarding Priorities to CFTC Commissioners (July 30, 2014); MFA Submits Comments to Foreign Regulators regarding (i) EMIR and (ii) Reporting and Recordkeeping for OTC Derivatives (August 18, 2014).