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Legislative oversight of the CFTC: a primer
This webinar explained the relationship between the CFTC and the Congress, explaining how prior legislation (like the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 and the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act) and potential future statutory amendments (including CEA Reauthorization and the Financial CHOICE Act) impact the Commission’s operations.
CONTINUE READINGPan-industry coalition urges international banking regulators to revise leverage ratio
A coalition of 15 industry bodies representing clearing members, asset managers, insurance companies, commodity end-users, hedge funds, derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses warned that the leverage ratio component of the Basel III capital requirements will harm the strength and stability of the cleared derivatives markets worldwide unless it is amended to recognize the exposure-reducing effect of the collateral that clearing banks collect from their clients.
CONTINUE READINGForeign market access: CFTC regulation of foreign boards of trade and U.S. participation on foreign boards of trade
This webinar will provide a brief history of the CFTC’s approach toward trading on non-U.S. markets; review some of the forces driving today’s demand for increasingly global trading; discuss the process of registering a Foreign Board of Trade with the CFTC; and describe how U.S. intermediaries can do business on FBOTs, and the status of non-US SEFS.
CONTINUE READINGThe Federal Reserve Board's proposed rule on mandatory contractual stays for QFCs
This webinar will discuss recent developments related to derivatives “safe harbors” under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and banking laws.
CONTINUE READINGBrexit – impact on commodity markets
This webinar will provide insights into the impact Brexit will have on commodity markets.
CONTINUE READINGCCPs in stress: Hong Kong Futures Exchange in 1987
A walk through the only known CCP resolution action: the collapse of the HKFE clearinghouse during the stock market crash of 1987.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC compliance issues for end users
This webinar will discuss compliance issues often confronted by end-users of commodities, as well as corporate end-users when trading in the regulated derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC reporting rules
The FIA Law & Compliance webinar series kicks off in the new year on January 26, with presenters from Jones Day covering the CFTC's reporting rules across products.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC position limits re-proposal and final aggregation rules
Attorneys from Sullivan & Cromwell LLP will provide an overview and summary of the CFTC’s recently released re-proposal of its position limits rules for futures and economically equivalent swaps.
CONTINUE READINGMeet the innovators: an interactive webinar with three fintech startups
FIA Expo’s 2016 Innovators Pavilion welcomed 18 innovative fintech startups this year, with the top companies selected to present to Expo attendees and a panel of technology experts and venture capital investors.
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