MF Global
Commodity end-users fret over shrinking number of FCMs
Costly new rules for futures brokers come under fire at CFTC meeting
MF Global demonstrates the need to keep collateral onshore says ASX chief
Australian market increasingly important as AUD IRS volumes overtake yen
Study casts doubt on mandatory futures insurance
Mandatory insurance for assets held by futures brokers would be extremely costly, concludes industry-backed report
CFTC backs down on FCM residual interest rule
CFTC softens post-MF Global reforms to rules on segregated customer funds held by futures brokers
Commodity hedgers alarmed by CFTC margin proposals
Margin rules proposed after the collapse of MF Global could dramatically raise the cost of hedging, complain market participants
CFTC cleans house at FCMs
CFTC has increased its scrutiny of futures brokers and their handling of customer funds since MF Global collapse
CFTC charges Corzine for MF Global collapse
Former chief executive charged alongside broking firm itself
Turning points: Jill Sommers, CFTC
As she prepares to leave the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Jill Sommers speaks to Alexander Osipovich about the battles over Dodd-Frank and the investigation into MF Global
Post-MF Global segregation reforms spark fierce debate
Searching for security
Report blames Corzine’s strategy for MF Global collapse
Chief executive of collapsed broker at fault for risky strategy that destroyed company, House subcommittee says
Risk 25 firms of the future: CME Group
We are not too big
PFGBest bankruptcy fuels calls for stronger protection of customer funds
The collapse of Peregrine Financial Group, which comes just nine months after the bankruptcy of MF Global, has raised the pressure on US regulators to boost protection of customer funds held by futures commission merchants
Lehman Brothers ruling changes equation for creditors and clients
Protection racket
No improvement in porting since Lehman, CCPs say
The collapse of MF Global last year saw clearing houses struggle to port client collateral to other firms - repeating problems seen after Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy in 2008
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
Central clearing - challenges and progress: Part 1
EuroCCP's Diana Chan talks to Jessica Meek on the issues facing the clearing industry
Futures markets could get OTC-style safeguards
Futures market participants expect tougher - and more expensive - collateral protections to be introduced as a result of the MF Global debacle, and the CFTC is ruling nothing out
Q&A – Ice Futures Europe’s David Peniket and Mike Davis
New directions
Former MF Global CRO Stockman a 'yes man', Congress charges
Stockman hired after Roseman dismissed for raising liquidity risk concerns, a congressional committee hears