Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Clearers laud EC transition extension for non-EU CCPs
Absent the extension, OCC estimates extra $74 billion in RWAs for European members
Indian CCP equivalence push hits data protection roadblock
CFTC demands India’s clearing house hand over information on trades involving US persons
Suspend bank capital rules following an FCM default, CFTC told
Banks may be more likely to bid in post-default auctions if temporary capital relief is granted
Asia braced for Trump extraterritorial impact
Doubts about pan-Asian response to any increase in Western financial protectionism
CCP default risks not correlated, CFTC finds
Timothy Massad: stress tests reveal “quite a bit of diversification” in CCP exposures
Dodd-Frank reforms tipped to survive Trump presidency
Risk USA: speakers split on whether new administration will ease regulations
Brexit will hit equivalence decisions, warns Iosco chair
Asia may face harder negotiations with EU as result of Brexit
US elections: whoever wins, Wall Street loses
Republican nominee is no fan of bankers and a Democrat Senate would block reform of Dodd-Frank
Huge Brexit margin calls stoke intra-day funding fears
Calls on June 24 may have topped $40 billion; critics urge regulators to review episode
FSOC focuses on non-cleared trades in buy-side Sifi debate
CFTC chairman sees ‘very important distinction’ in cleared versus uncleared trades
LCH to revise margining after Brexit backlash
Excess intra-day margin will offset other collateral calls from November 3
CFTC ‘puzzled’ by CPMI-Iosco plan on margin procyclicality
Prescriptive models could increase systemic risk at CCPs, market participants warn
Final EU non-cleared margin rules softened for pension funds
No margin concentration limits for pension funds, but intragroup rules threaten US equivalence
Loan danger: CFTC sees systemic risk in margin financing
Combination with net margin posting at EU CCPs could leave clearing members on the hook
CFTC flexes muscles in Kraft, DRW cases
Agency pushes for broader definition of market manipulation in parallel legal battles
EU net margin rules are riskier than US regime, warns CFTC
Commission’s Bandman raises margin financing as emerging systemic risk to CCPs
CFTC split as it endorses Japanese margin rules
Substituted compliance ruling means parties will not face worst-of-both-worlds regulation
CFTC relief caps day of swaps margin mayhem
Banks unable to face up to 50% of counterparties due to custodian bottlenecks
CFTC has ‘incredible view’ into markets – surveillance chief
Ex-trader Hunter sheds light on agency’s monitoring and forensic analysis capabilities
Props stopped: non-banks struggle to crack US swaps market
Teza, TransMarket, Virtu among firms held back by regulation and old market practice
Exchanges spar with CFTC over hedge exemptions
Latest tweaks to position limits rule draw ire of CME and Ice
China opens up onshore swap market but hurdles remain
Foreign investors can now hedge CNY bonds but dealers expect limited uptake
CFTC proposal would unleash flood of lawsuits, firms say
Industry blasts proposal to allow private manipulation suits in US electricity markets
CCPs and Brexit: don’t forget the rest of the world
Losing equivalence with the US could be more serious than arguments over the location of euro clearing