Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Swap dealers struggle with Isda protocol compliance
Failure to meet deadline for earlier protocol puts banks on the back foot for compliance with next round of rules
Piecing it all together
The aspiration to globally aggregate OTC derivatives data to determine systemic risk remains a distant dream
CFTC approves Sef rules - and eyes block trade controversy
As agency approves long-awaited final rules on Sefs, CFTC staff say they could strip exchanges of freedom to set futures block thresholds
Energy Risk USA: Energy market participants struggle with reporting
Dodd-Frank rules on swap data reporting creating a headache for energy market participants
Energy Risk USA: O'Malia urges CFTC tech overhaul
CFTC must revamp its technological infrastructure to cope with a flood of swap trade data, says commissioner
Data fragmentation hampers oversight
The G-20 had hoped the reporting of OTC derivatives trades would give regulators an opportunity to spot the build-up of systemic risk. But domestic reporting requirements, a lack of standard data formats and local privacy laws are preventing supervisors…
Energy Risk USA: Dodd-Frank implementation 'maddening', says O’Malia
CFTC commissioner blasts “adhocracy” of last-minute exemptions to Dodd-Frank rules
Energy Risk USA: New CFTC position limits due in June, O'Malia says
CFTC will soon unveil revised rule on commodity position limits after a court rejected its previous effort, says O'Malia
CFTC’s O’Malia: Sef rules could favour Europe
The CFTC has a lot on its plate, including Sef rules, dealing with the extraterritorial impact of its regulations, and working out how best to manage the huge amount of data coming its way
Banks eye July 12 exemptive order deadline
A CFTC exemptive order expires in July, meaning new regulations could capture a broader range of clients as US persons
FX prime brokers welcome CFTC relief
CFTC provides last-minute relief for FX prime brokers, having listened to arguments that the market could be seriously impeded by business conduct rules
SEC cross-border rules an improvement on CFTC proposals, say lawyers
Narrower US person definition and substituted compliance proposal win praise from market participants
CFTC investigates breaches of 60-second clearing rule
Commissioner O'Malia says agency has requested data from FCMs – Risk reported last month that some firms had broken rule 1.74
Clearing chaos: US OTC industry braces for June deadline
Clearing – and present danger
Evolution Markets opens Singapore coal desk
Hiemstra to lead new Asian office; EDF Trading hires power traders; Barclays loses head of commodity research; Vitol enters ag commodities; Davies leaves Trayport
Isda AGM: Dealers fear US-EU reporting clash
Industry calls for common trade reporting rules
CFTC commissioner seeks more time for penalty cases
Bart Chilton to ask Congress for extension of current five-year statute of limitations
Finance ministers warn US on extraterritoriality
Letter to US Treasury secretary says OTC rules should be applied within national borders only. Signatories include French, German, UK finance ministers
OTC derivatives supplement
Global consistency a pipe dream, as national regulators go their own way
Energy firms give mixed response to Dodd-Frank swap reporting delay
Dodd-Frank delay gets mixed response from energy firms
Ferc ruling raises hope of greater regulatory certainty
Ferc and turf
Icap: Sefs could lead to ‘sub-optimal hedging’
Moving NDFs to trade on Sefs could mean less hedging at longer end of the curve, says senior executive at Icap
Changing hats – May 2013
Changing hats – May 2013
CFTC should extend US persons fix, says O'Malia
Agency has not begun debating final definition of US person and "will need to provide relief" when temporary exemption expires, says CFTC commissioner