Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Isda AGM: No need for Sef Clarification Act, says CFTC's Gensler
Dodd-Frank requires transparency for derivatives trading, CFTC chair says - and final Sef rules will reflect that
Isda AGM: CCPs fear clearing stampede
Market participants now have months, rather than years, until the Dodd-Frank clearing mandate takes effect - and CCPs are worrying about a last-minute rush
Having a buy-side voice heard on the Isda board
Having a voice on the Isda board
Challenges and opportunities for Isda in 2012
Challenges and opportunities
Cross-border confusion between domestic clearing houses
Cross-border confusion
Tentative on G-20 timelines for OTC derivatives clearing
Tentative on G-20 timelines
Barney Frank: CFTC Sef rules 'excessive'
Congressman supports elements of a bill to clarify CFTC mandate on swap trading venues - but insists it should not weaken competition
White House seeks tools to fight ‘excessive’ oil speculation
On Tuesday, US President Barack Obama launched a new initiative aimed at curbing speculation in energy markets, arguing that it would help ease the pain of high gasoline prices. He urged Congress to give the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission …
New CFTC block trade proposals spark row over 67% threshold
Attack the block
Cross-default dilemma
Cross-default debacle
LEI debate focuses on governance issues
The LEI vision
Each: CCPs seek safety in numbers
Each and everyone
Despite MF Global, firms face weaker OTC safeguards
Segregated thinking
Volcker rule to pummel US energy industry: IHS
The so-called 'Volcker rule', if carried out the way regulators have proposed, will make it more difficult for the US energy industry to access risk management services, harming oil and gas producers, refiners and utilities, according to a study released…
The long and winding road to Dodd-Frank
The road ahead
CFTC rule sounds death knell for FIA-Isda trilateral give-ups
Final rule forbids documentation revealing identities or limiting counterparty choice
Ice to compete with CME and LCH.Clearnet on FX clearing
Competition in forex clearing intensifies as LCH.Clearnet receives regulatory approval and Ice explains how its rival offering will differentiate itself
Gensler defends new CFTC block trade proposals
Revamped rules were not designed to mirror scope of old exemptions, CFTC chair tells FIA conference
International regulators uneasy over Volcker rule
Ban on proprietary trading could affect liquidity in non-US bond markets, regulators argue
CFTC taking ‘check-the-box’ approach to cost-benefit analysis, says congressman
Chair of the general farm commodities and risk management subcommittee accuses the CFTC of conducting only token cost-benefit analyses on Dodd-Frank rule-makings
CME to launch portfolio margining on interest rate swaps and futures
Dealers will be able to cross-margin interest rate swaps, and eurodollar and Treasury futures, from May
US banks could lose competitive edge in Europe, says EIB
US regulations on mandatory clearing and uncleared margin could put US dealers at a competitive disadvantage in Europe, says EIB
US energy firms lagging in Dodd-Frank readiness: survey
Two-thirds of upstream US energy companies have done nothing to comply with new regulations imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act, according to a new survey
Ability to use custodial accounts worries OTC clearing members
Custodial accounts worry OTC clearers