On Nov. 20, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission extended no-action relief for Shanghai Clearing House until the earlier of February 2018 or the date on which SCH receives exemption from registration as a derivatives clearing organization.
CONTINUE READINGJames Egan works for ABN Amro Clearing Bank as the chief commercial officer for Europe. In 2015 his 11-year-old daughter Beth was diagnosed with a type of auto-immune disease called scleroderma.
CONTINUE READINGOn Dec. 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued interpretative guidance addressing a potential compliance issue for intermediaries that do business with investment managers in Europe.
CONTINUE READINGOn Oct. 31, the Financial Stability Board, the official body that coordinates financial regulation among the G-20 nations, published a report on the growing use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in financial services.
CONTINUE READINGOn Oct. 6, the Treasury Department released its second report on regulatory reform, this time focusing on capital markets issues such as derivatives clearing.
CONTINUE READINGOn Oct. 11, FIA and the International Swaps and Derivatives Association sent a letter to the Federal Reserve expressing "deep concerns" with proposed changes to the capital surcharge imposed on U.S. banking organizations that are determined to be "global systemically important banking organizations."
CONTINUE READINGThe Securities and Exchange Commission now has a full set of commissioners for the first time since 2015.
CONTINUE READINGOn Nov. 1, Euronext formally renewed its clearing agreement with the Paris-based branch of LCH after extensive negotiations with LSE Group, the owner of LCH, on the terms of their relationship.
CONTINUE READINGOn April 28, FIA President and CEO Walt Lukken warned members of Congress that the capital required to meet the new leverage ratio requirements will make it more difficult for banks to provide clearing services to end-users.
CONTINUE READINGAfter several months of negotiations, BM&FBovespa announced on April 8 that it had succeeded in reaching an agreement to buy Cetip, Brazil's central depository for fixed income securities and derivatives.
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