Gary Gensler
$20 million capital hike for major swap participants
All MSPs and swap dealers to hold minimum $20 million under CFTC proposals
CFTC regulators favour extending Dodd-Frank comment period
CFTC cost and timing concerns continue; FTRs and commodity forwards exempted from swaps definition
Concerns over CFTC funding cuts
Rough rules
The controversy over position limits
Compromising positions
A clash over CCP membership
Caps in hand?
Commissioners voice mounting alarm over 'seriously strained' CFTC budget
Dunn joins O’Malia in calling for additional funding for regulator
New CFTC documentation rules could force Isda master modifications
Proposed US rules might require changes to standardised global derivatives agreement
CFTC presses on with position limits proposal
Concerns remain over position limits for commodity traders under Dodd-Frank Act as CFTC issues plan for public comment
Chilton to support comments on position limits
Commissioner supports publishing position limits proposals for public comment; continues to call for interim position "points" system to collect data
CFTC mulls position limits rule, delays vote
US regulator fails to vote on position limits proposal; questions raised about data availability
Would-be Sefs await CFTC proposals
The CFTC announces its proposals on swap execution facilities on December 9, which could trigger a race to meet the new definition.
CFTC wants power market input on Dodd-Frank rule-makings
CFTC commissioners are concerned about the breadth of the Dodd-Frank swap dealer definition; staff call for electricity sector comments
CFTC commisioners express misgivings over Dodd-Frank rule-making
Senior regulators reveal "concern" over segregation of margin and swap data repositories
Commissioner presses to speed up Dodd-Frank rule-making
CFTC continues derivatives reform rule-making, staff and commissioners concerned about timetable and resources
Pre-trade price transparency in IRS satisfactory – Isda survey
Current levels of pre-trade price transparency in interest rate swaps (IRS) are acceptable, according to an end-user survey conducted by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association.
Keep pre-Dodd-Frank swaps data for now: CFTC
CFTC deals with pre-enactment swaps reporting and tells energy companies to maintain required data until Dodd-Frank definitions are finalised
Isda members to qualify as swap dealers, says Gensler
All 209 Isda primary members could qualify as swap dealers under the Dodd-Frank Act, says CFTC chairman.
Energy firms demand more clarity on Dodd-Frank reforms
Energy companies say key definitions in recently adopted US financial legislation are too broad or need clarifying, and call for additional 'trader' classification
US regulator prepares to run with derivatives reform
Derivatives reform in the US has kicked off a new era for the CFTC, which will see a significant expansion of its authority under the updated regulatory regime, as Pauline McCallion reports
CFTC to publish financial large-trader report
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Thursday announced plans to boost transparency in the financial futures markets with the publication of a new report.
Passage of Dodd-Frank Act heralds start of rule-making process
Financial reform legislation passes in the US Senate, as focus turns to the complex issue of implementation
Gensler calls for end to financials’ information advantage
CFTC chairman supports trading requirements in both versions of the financial reform bill that would benefit derivatives users rather than Wall Street banks, but calls for tighter exemptions to prevent systemic risk
OTC shake-up likely as regulators mull centralised clearing
US legislators are pressing for reforms that will lead to a big shake-up in how over-the-counter derivatives are bought and sold. The question is how this will affect the structured notes market. John Ferry reports
CFTC pushes on with regulatory sweep
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) moved to increase oversight of several unregulated energy contracts today, even though broader financial reform from Congress could negate the action.