US Department of the Treasury
Volcker rule could hurt liquidity in FX spot market, participants warn
Foreign exchange swaps and forwards should be exempted from the Dodd-Frank ban on prop trading, or else liquidity in the spot market could suffer, industry participants say
Europe gets long and short ETFs on US and UK sovereign debt, with leverage
The first exchange-traded funds to offer daily leveraged exposure to US and UK sovereign debt have been listed in Europe
US Treasury’s FX exemption hangs in the balance
A year after the US Treasury's proposed regulatory exemption for FX swaps and forwards, the position has never been confirmed - and some believe it may be reconsidered
Tri-party repo taskforce to disband without delivering key reform
The New York Fed's concerns about intra-day credit should be tackled by JP Morgan, BNY Mellon and DTCC, an industry taskforce concludes
Draft Fatca regulations will include reciprocity, experts say
Industry experts say Fatca draft regulations are likely to include reciprocity elements
Bank risk manager of the year: JP Morgan
Risk awards 2012
Delayed Fatca regulations look set to ignore 'passthru' payments
Further uncertainty expected by the industry once delayed draft Fatca regulations are released
Amir-Mokri appointed to US Treasury
Cyrus Amir-Mokri is the new assistant secretary for financial institutions at the US Treasury.
Foreign regulators leave US isolated on uncleared margin rules
Follow the leader?
Sponsored statement: MarketAxess
Fixed income e-trading trends: The ripple effect of new financial markets regulation
US Treasury lifts sanctions on Libyan oil subsidiaries
OFAC removes ban on transactions with several Libyan oil company subsidiaries
Foreign regulators leave US isolated on uncleared margin rules
The extraterritorial application of US uncleared margin proposals will make it tough for US banks to compete with their foreign counterparts unless the proposals are copied by regulators elsewhere
NYSE Liffe: one pot to rule them all
One pot to rule them all
Bond stars scrap shorts on US treasuries as yields plunge
Old Mutual and Legal & General managers say the time is right for a shift, while Artemis's Littlewood disagrees
US tax fix smoothes way for back-loading buy-side portfolios
US tax fix to aid buy-side portfolio back-loading
European Parliament rejects Swinburne’s forex exemption
Crucial plenary vote on Emir on July 5 retains suggested amendments to recognise unique nature of FX derivatives, but strips out explicit calls for an exemption
Australian regulators suggest clearing exemption for foreign exchange
Reserve Bank of Australia discussion paper commits to harmonising rules with US and Europe
Geithner letter to Hungarian minister weighs in on Emir open access debate
Market participants believe US letter endorses a narrowing of Emir scope, but a Treasury official says the letter draws attention to gap in regulation
Arguments against forex clearing flawed, says Duffie
Foreign exchange forwards and swaps should be cleared under Dodd-Frank despite industry reservations
FXall looks to Sef licence to boost liquidity
FXall chief executive Phil Weisberg suggests banks might choose to outsource some elements of their single-dealer business to multibank platforms when Dodd-Frank Sef rules become binding
Exemption clarity allows market participants to prepare for new regime
Banks, market infrastructures and industry associations prepare to move forward with regulatory preparation, now that fx swaps and forwards are set to be exempt
Index innovation of the year
Index innovation of the year
US Treasury will exempt forex swaps and forwards from Dodd-Frank
Afme's global forex division welcomes the decision, announced on April 29, and calls on European rule-makers to follow suit