Americas News
The latest industry and regulatory news affecting North and South America.
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Commentary – The morphing US treatment of the Kospi 200 Futures
Transformations in underlying index related to the weighting of Samsung Electronics have created regulatory complications, legal experts write.
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Commentary - The evolution of the CFTC's approach to swap reporting
The recent announcement by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission to delay the implementation of its ‘ReWrite’ of the OTC swap derivative reporting rules until 5 December 2022 will see many swap dealers and swap participants breathing a sigh of relief.
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Meet the four CFTCs nominees that could return agency to full strength
Significant changes could be on the horizon at the CFTC, and the table is set for a complete five-member commission in the coming months.
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Viewpoint – Sending some love to the FCM community
FCMs are tremendously important to vibrant and safe cleared derivatives markets, and the global economy as a whole. They connect customers to our markets – particularly commercial end-users and hedgers – to provide liquidity and assist with price discovery.
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Crypto hearing focuses on need for US regulatory certainty, CFTC expertise
The US Senate Agriculture Committee held a hearing titled "Examining Digital Assets: Risks, Regulation, and Innovation" on 9 February, where discussion centered in large part on the best way to provide regulatory certainty for emerging digital asset markets.
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FIA responds to proposed updated IOSCO commodities principles
FIA has filed a response to a consultation report on principles for the regulation of commodity derivatives from the Board of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO). The report, published in November 2021, aimed to reflect changes and developments in commodities derivatives markets since the publication of the existing IOSCO Principles for the Regulation and Supervision of Commodity Derivatives in 2011.
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Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule "extremely powerful," say legal experts
Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule, which requires its listed companies to have at least two diverse board members or explain why they do not, is "extremely powerful" and a critical step on the path to transformational change, said Ben Wilson, chairman of law firm Beveridge & Diamond on a webinar hosted by the D.C. Bar Corporate, Finance and Securities Law Community.
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US Senate Ag Committee questions Behnam on climate, crypto
Rostin Behnam, currently the acting chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, testified before the US Senate Agriculture Committee on 27 October in a hearing that is part of his nomination to become permanent chairman of the agency.
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CFTC Nominations: A primer on the confirmation process
There is an old expression in Washington – people make policy. Knowing who makes the policy tells a lot about what to expect as the policies are made. That is never more true when a new US president takes office and a new set of officials are appointed across the many agencies of the federal government.
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CFTC advisory committee to examine carbon market design
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission held a meeting of its Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee (EEMAC) on 15 September via teleconference.
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