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Understanding the CFTC’s anti-evasion authority and its application
Dodd-Frank led to a wide swath of new regulations that market participants have sought to understand as they seek to comply with them.
CONTINUE READINGPimco Calls for CCP Standards to Protect Client Assets
Pimco issued a white paper in October calling for global standards for derivatives clearinghouses in order to maximize the protection of client assets and reduce systemic risk if a clearinghouse were to fail.
CONTINUE READINGOTC Margin Rules, U.S. & E.U. Perspectives
Different regulatory bodies have come out with final rules setting forth requirements for the posting and collecting of margin between certain counterparties to certain OTC swaps.
CONTINUE READINGDesigning your SEF compliance program
This webinar will identify key SEF rules that market participants should review when designing their compliance program for trading on SEFs and highlight important differences between the rules of various SEFs related to execution protocols and trade practice rules.
CONTINUE READINGNFA Bylaw 1101 compliance
NFA Bylaw 1101 prohibits NFA members from conducting futures-related business with non-members that are required to be registered with the CFTC but have not done so.
CONTINUE READINGThe other side of the coin: bitcoin, blockchain, regulation and enforcement
The rise of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin has gained widespread attention since its inception in 2009.
CONTINUE READINGCFTC and SEC Dodd-Frank whistleblower rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Dodd-Frank whistleblower rules have strengthened the regulators’ enforcement regimes and encouraged employees to report wrongdoing, but also create new requirements and hazards for employers.
CONTINUE READINGU.S. trading activities in Europe: the impact of new EU transaction reporting and position limits rules
Two key aspects of MiFID II and MiFIR – transaction reporting and the new position limits regime – are likely to have a wide-ranging impact on any person transacting in the European derivatives markets, including traders located in the United States.
CONTINUE READINGStandardizing CCP rule analysis: using a comparative assessment tool to evaluate implementation of the PFMIs
In this webinar, John Williams, a partner at Milbank, Tweed in New York and Michael Voisin, a partner at Linklaters in London, will demonstrate the FIA CCP Risk Review™, and then go on to discuss what it reveals about CCP transparency and the practical realities of the implementation of CPMI-IOSCO’s Principles for Financial Market Infrastructure (PFMIs).
CONTINUE READING“Spoofing": how to deal with this tricky offense and its regulatory guidelines
“Spoofing” was added to the Commodity Exchange Act’s list of specifically prohibited transactions by the 2010 Dodd-Frank amendments and is now a major component of enforcement matters pursued by the exchanges, the CFTC, and increasingly criminal authorities at the Department of Justice.
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