Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Crypto custody faces regulatory death-roll
New measures to safeguard digital assets threaten to squeeze the life out of custody business, insiders fear
Tradeweb lodges MAT application for SOFR and Sonia swaps
If accepted by the CFTC, trades referencing the benchmarks must be traded on-Sef from June 1
Behnam comments fan JSCC hopes for US client clearing
Japan clearing exec welcomes CFTC chair’s pledge to keep discussing OTC clearing status for non-US houses
Nasdaq exec criticises VAR models in erratic energy markets
FIA Boca 2023: Model being adopted by rivals is “bad choice” for unpredictable assets, says exchange tech official
CFTC chair gloomy over crypto legislation prospects
FIA Boca 2023: Behnam also asks Congress to grant more powers to regulate third-party tech providers
People: More Goldman sackings, Citi promotes for Emea, and more
Latest job news across the industry
Strict term SOFR trading rules ‘permanent’, says Fed’s Bowman
Official says restrictions on use of term SOFR swaps “should not be expected to change”
One-fifth of CME clearing members hit by Ion hack
Advisory committee heard CFTC believed it could “play a more direct role” in cyber security practices
Top 10 operational risks for 2023
The biggest op risks for the year ahead, as chosen by senior industry practitioners
Aegis buys hedge advisory book from sanctioned firm
Commodity hedging company – which launched Sef last year – hoovers up business from entity that was fined for running unregistered Sef
Op risk data: Wells Fargo walloped to the tune of $1.7bn
Also: AML breaches at Danske and Santander; Russia’s Radiotechbank scammed. Data by ORX News
Client margin for swaps drops to virtually zero at Credit Suisse
Required funds posted to the bank’s US clearing unit totalled $12 at end-2022
Client margin for swaps hits new record at four FCMs
Required funds at all-time high at BofA, Goldman, JP Morgan and Barclays in November as market turbulence persists
LCH scoops up Ice Clear Europe’s CDS clients
“A sizeable majority” of European CDS users are shifting their business to CDSClear in Paris
LCH Japan plan signals new fight for global clearing model
UK-based clearing house faces “uphill struggle” against JFSA location policy on yen derivatives
Merrill Lynch hoovered up $1.5bn of client margin in October
Required funds for F&O rose 66%, bucking trend across major FCMs
Client margin up 4% at Barclays’ swaps clearing unit
US unit of UK bank became sixth FCM by share in October
CFTC’s re-jigged swap reporting rules go into effect smoothly
No problems yet, but some warn of potential pitfalls ahead with package trades and margin reporting
CFTC chair defends under-fire crypto bill following FTX debacle
Proposed legislation addresses many of the issues that led to FTX’s failure, Behnam tells Congress
Leaked EC clearing proposal leaves question mark over LCH
UK CCPs expected to secure equivalence, but “vague” active accounts mandate sparks fears
FTX failure resets US crypto legislative programme
Lawmakers expected to seek stronger customer protection; industry wants flexibility for DeFi
Regulated firms warn against crypto market lockout
Onshore participants urge regulators to bring cryptocurrency trading out of the ‘shadows’
PTFs call for reform before Treasuries clearing mandate
Non-banks warn all-to-all trading relies on requiring dealers to accept ‘done away’ trades
FCM client margin for swaps hit record high in September
JP Morgan reported the largest monthly increase across the 13 reporting firms