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<li><span>FIA working towards launch of independent standards body in second quarter</span></li>
<li><span>FIA targeting the "most pressing pain points" in trading and clearing workflow</span></li>
<li><span>First set of standards focused on processing time for allocations and give-ups</span></li>
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<p><span>Introduction</span></p>
<p><span>Good morning and thank you, Walt, for the kind introduction. As I prepared these remarks, I reflected on my journey to this stage. I also reflected on the many changes this industry has navigated in the recent past. As the internet often takes you to unexpected places, I landed on a January, 2013 issue of Futures Industry (magazine).</span></p>
<p><span>FIA today <span><a href="https://email.fia.org/c/1HlDAGetx63pQeiewx0f8g0zw9ie" target=" blank">announced</a></span> the induction of 10 new members into the <span><a href="https://email.fia.org/c/1HlDAVqyGLUUge6aaoDJXumPiYWB" target=" blank">FIA Hall of Fame</a></span>. This year’s class joins 165 other honorees in the Hall of Fame, which was established in 2005 on FIA’s 50th anniversary. The new members will be honored at an awards ceremony during FIA’s annual <span><a href="https://email.fia.org/c/1HlDBaCDQrMoGdU5OgheMIJ55OAY" target=" blank">International Futures Industry Conference</a></span> in Boca Raton, Fl.</span></p>
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<td class="body-text"><span>FIA joins the futures industry in <span><a href="https://email.fia.org/c/1FsvUAwPv6ipzw05MxjvmNHaNYzZ" target=" blank">mourning the loss of Robert J O’Brien</a></span>, chairman emeritus of R.J. O’Brien, at the age of 103.</span></td>
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