The new administration wants regulatory agencies to incorporate cybersecurity into their oversight responsibilities
CONTINUE READINGDrinker Biddle partners Jim Lundy and Mary Hansen will provide guidance on best practices when dealing with a CFTC Enforcement investigation.
CONTINUE READINGIn conjunction with the launch of FIA Tech’s new platform for EGUS in Q4 2017, FIA’s Law and Compliance Division will introduce updated agreement templates for Standard, LME and EFP agreements.
CONTINUE READINGBrokerage has long been a challenge for the futures industry, stemming from manual processes and invoice reconciliation.
CONTINUE READINGMiFID II and MiFIR, the new pan-European financial market reforms, take effect in January 2018.
CONTINUE READINGIn April, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued a request for information styled “Project Kiss,” designed as an agency-wide review of the CFTC’s rules, regulations and practices with the aim of making them simpler, less burdensome and less costly.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will provide an Asia-Pacific perspective on enforcement issues affecting market participants trading on regulated derivatives markets.
CONTINUE READINGThis webinar will explore the fundamental features of the US and UK customer protection regimes for collateral.
CONTINUE READINGThis 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 READINGA 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.
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