Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Ferc unable to regulate OTC derivatives, admits own official
Charles Whitmore, special assistant in the office of market oversight at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (Ferc), told an EPRM enterprise-wide risk management conference in Houston, Texas, yesterday, that he did not think the Ferc was capable of…
Top regulators denounce attempt to resurrect OTC energy bill
The four most senior financial regulators in the United States have joined forces to express concern at legislative proposals to expand regulation of over-the-counter energy derivatives.
Isda worried about OTC regulation threats
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association is still voicing concern about attempts by US Californian Democrat senator Dianne Feinstein to regulate the energy and commodity derivatives market.
CFTC uncovers more forex fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last week charged two New York-based foreign currency firms and two of their senior employees with fraudulently soliciting more than $15 million for illegal off-exchange forex futures contracts.
CFTC approves FX anti-fraud rule
The US Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved a proposed National Futures Association (NFA) rule aimed at stemming fraudulent activity by smaller retail-oriented foreign exchange dealers.
Enron-related regulatory issues hit derivatives industry
Enron's collapse has sparked calls for more derivatives regulation and stricter accounting standards in the US. What proposals should the derivatives industry be concerned about?
CFTC reorganises to improve energy derivatives oversight
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) plans to restructure to allow more effective implementation of the Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000 that deregulated US futures and derivatives markets.
CFTC makes amendments to CFMA 2000
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has released the final rules relating to the trading of equity futures products in the United States. These rules implement provisions of the Commodity Futures Modernisation Act of 2000 (CFMA) that lift the…