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Europe Delays Open Access Requirements
In the first weeks of January, as the main provisions of Europe's MiFID II reforms took effect, multiple regulators put a hold on a requirement that derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses provide open access to their services.
CONTINUE READINGESMA Seeks More Consistency in CCP Anti-Procyclicality Measures
On Jan. 8, the European Securities and Markets Authority opened a public consultation on draft guidelines that aim to clarify the implementation of anti-procyclicality provisions for central counterparties under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation.
CONTINUE READINGESMA Conducts Second Round of Stress Tests on CCPs
On Feb. 2, the European Securities and Markets Authority published the results of its second EU-wide stress tests of EU central counterparties.
CONTINUE READINGSEC Hacked
Jay Clayton, the chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, revealed on Sept. 20 that hackers gained access to the agency's EDGAR system for corporate filings and might have used the information for trading purposes.
CONTINUE READINGNews Briefs January 2015
FIA Global in a Nov. 18 letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision urged the committee to consider how segregated margin is treated in the leverage calculations that determine bank capital requirements.
CONTINUE READINGDisaster Recovery: FIA Holds Annual Test
For the last decade, the U.S. futures industry has conducted a disaster recovery test each fall to assess industry-wide preparedness to respond to business disruptions.
CONTINUE READINGIn Defense of Hedging: The Debate on Position Limits
Ever since the dramatic rise and fall of oil prices in 2008, the CFTC has been under pressure to tighten the limits on the number of futures contracts that speculators can hold
CONTINUE READINGNew Chairman at the CFTC
As the new chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Tim Massad faces a difficult challenge.
CONTINUE READINGWashington Watch June 2014
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on May 1 addressed a critical issue in the implementation of the trade execution mandate for swaps: how to handle “package trades” that involve more than one type of contract but are priced and traded as one transaction.
CONTINUE READINGThe Duck That Broke the Camel's Back: What SIFMA v. CFTC Means for U.S. Swaps Regulation
The cross-border application of Dodd-Frank is one of the thorniest issues now facing the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the industry it regulates.
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