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  • Enforcement

    The Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced enforcement actions in September against Deutsche Bank and Australia and New Zealand Banking Group for failing to properly report swap transactions.

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  • One-Day Gross vs. Two-Day Net

    On Aug. 26, the European Securities and Markets Authority opened a consultation on a key element of the regulatory framework for clearinghouses in Europe, a move that could break the logjam with the U.S. on clearinghouse recognition.

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  • New Regime for Commodities

    On Sept. 28 the government of India formally unveiled the merger of the Forward Markets Commission and the Securities and Exchange Board of India.

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  • Cross-Border Recognition

    On Aug. 26, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission formally registered ICE Futures Canada and Montreal Exchange as foreign boards of trade, which allows the exchanges to offer direct access to U.S. members.

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  • New Regime for Commodities

    On Sept. 28 the government of India formally unveiled the merger of the Forward Markets Commission and the Securities and Exchange Board of India. The merger was proposed in February as a way to strengthen regulation of commodity markets by bringing commodity derivatives under the same regulatory framework as securities and financial derivatives. As part of the merger, SEBI has amended its regulations to cover exchanges and brokers in the commodity derivatives markets and has created a separate department for commodity derivatives market regulation. 

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  • Moral Hazard

    The European System of Central Banks issued a statement on Aug. 25 expressing opposition to any change in EU regulations that would give central counterparties an automatic right of access to central bank liquidity.

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  • Links with China

    CME Group and China Foreign Exchange Trade System, a sub-institution of the People’s Bank of China, announced on Sept. 25 an agreement to cooperate and explore ways “to promote each other’s market infrastructure and products.”

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  • Owner vs. Member

    The Securities and Exchange Commission on Sept. 10 issued an order lifting a stay of approval on the OCC’s plan to raise additional capital and a second order initiating a review of the approval.

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  • Resources for Regulators

    On Sept. 17, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published the final report of a task force it set up in 2013 to address the challenges of cross-border regulation.

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  • Capital Efficiency

    Singapore Exchange is seeking feedback on proposed rules that would ease the capital requirements for banks that are affiliated with SGX clearing members.

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