The Dodd Frank Act added a Section 6(c)(1) to the Commodity Exchange Act, entitled “Prohibition Against Manipulation.” Section 6(c)(1) authorized the CFTC to promulgate rules and regulations prohibiting any person to use or employ any manipulative or deceptive device or contrivance in connection with, among other things, a contract for sale of any commodity in interstate commerce. Are there any limits to the application of the resulting CFTC regulation parroting 6(c)(1)’s language prohibiting the use of manipulative or deceptive devices in the sale of a commodity in interstate commerce?
CONTINUE READINGIs your firm prepared for a ransomware attack? Join the Market Technology Division on Tuesday, October 29 for an interactive cybersecurity workshop that takes you through a ransomware scenario that potentially poses systemic risk to the futures markets and participants. Bring your colleagues that would need to collaborate under a dramatic market disruption scenario, including teams that need to communicate, address issues and ensure business continuity on behalf of the clearing house, clearing members and buy-side participants.
CONTINUE READINGThe UK’s departure from Europe is changing the nature of cross-border market regulation with strains developing between the EU and third countries. This member-forum will consider the future of the equivalence approach and how this will impact access to market infrastructure across borders, as well as discussing how third-country firms can continue to provide services to clients in Europe.
CONTINUE READINGFintech and Cyber Resilience Join FIA on Tuesday 30 October for the Compliance and Regulation Forum on Fintech and Cyber Resilience. The forum will consist of a keynote address from the Bank of England and two panels.
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