Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Amir-Mokri appointed to US Treasury
Cyrus Amir-Mokri is the new assistant secretary for financial institutions at the US Treasury.
People: Apra's Wayne Byres named to Basel role
Basel Committee appoints Australian regulator
CFTC urged to rethink rules that threaten cross-margining
The cross-product margining maze
Sefs in stasis as final rules edge closer
Sefs in stasis
In defence of cross-product margining
In defence of cross-product margining
CFTC analysis of Dodd-Frank costs 'non-existent', says Sommers
Costs and benefits of proposals were not properly studied, according to CFTC commissioner Jill Sommers - a failing that could expose its rules to legal challenges, lawyers warn
CFTC will publish its own Volcker rule language, says Sommers
Supervisor will publish its own Volcker rule for consultation – although little progress has been made so far, says CFTC commissioner
ECB threatens to stop trading swaps with US counterparties
ECB invokes US legal amendment providing it with broad immunities and says it might stop using US dealers unless granted exemptions from Dodd-Frank Act rules
Dealers see danger in CFTC's $50m clearing capital limit
CFTC says 38 FCMs would be able to act as OTC clearing members under $50 million capital limit - but dealers fear it will weaken CCPs, and call for tough membership rules to redress the balance
A divided CFTC approves new commodities position limit rules
"The pursuit by industry of legitimate and appropriate risk management is now made unduly onerous," says CFTC commissioner Scott O'Malia
Esma outlines aims for regulatory consistency
Consistent effort
Emir should include exchange-traded derivatives, says Gensler
CFTC chairman says European regulators should expand scope of Emir to include all derivatives, rather than OTC only
US regulators ask DOE lab to study flash-crash forecasting tool
US regulators enlist Department of Energy computing power to analyse metric that aims to predict catastrophic market events
CFTC and SEC facing legal anxiety over cost-benefit analyses
Cost-benefit paralysis
Investment club manager guilty of $40 million fraud
A Michigan-based investment club manager has pleaded guilty to fraud after losing $40 million invested by more than 750 clients
US CFTC charges investment adviser with $3 million fraud
US CFTC charges investment adviser with $3 million fraud
Pimco said to be behind OTC clearing spike at CME
Interest rate swap clearing volumes at CME leapt 2,172% between August and September, and dealers say one firm is responsible for the surge
Prop trading ban set to crimp market-making and hedging activities
Putting a stop to prop
Brokers welcome Iosco commodity derivatives supervision principles
The recommendations of global regulators to harmonise commodity derivatives regulation have received praise from brokers for not trying to divide 'speculation' from 'hedging'
Shell Energy chief calls for regulatory data confidentiality rules
The confidentiality of energy trading data provided to regulators for market monitoring purposes continues to concern market players and regulators alike, after August leak by senator Sanders
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
CFTC 'needs to do better job' of weighing Dodd-Frank costs, says O’Malia
CFTC commissioner says agency received a wake-up call when one SEC rule was booted out by the US appeals court
Give-up agreement can survive CFTC attack, Isda event told
Despite a CFTC proposal that attacks an industry clearing document, the core of the text can survive, says lawyer at Isda's New York conference