Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
US energy firms cheer CFTC decisions on ‘swap’ definition, end-user exception
The US energy industry scores a victory as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission finalises two key pieces of Dodd-Frank derivatives regulation, modifying its original proposals to ease the compliance burden on firms that operate in physical energy…
CFTC's Chilton: accept Volcker rule or get out of the way
Chilton warns banks to either co-operate with regulators on the Volcker rule or get out of its way, as it is definitely happening
Cost-benefit defeat weighing on "gun-shy" SEC
Slowly but surely
A fragmented market with unfinished rules – but reporting deadline looms
All together now?
CFTC relaxes cross-border rules after commissioner backlash
Chairman Gensler is understood to have relented on ‘substituted compliance’ in order to pass the proposed guidance
Libor manipulation lawsuits could cost banks ‘tens of billions’
Barclays' $450m settlement gives lawyers smoking gun evidence of attempts to tamper with benchmark rates
CFTC’s Chilton: Libor manipulation attempts ‘serious and significant’
CFTC orders Barclays to pay a $200 million penalty. Commissioner Bart Chilton says agency is "vigorously looking at individuals"
CFTC guidance on HFT delayed, says Chilton
Expected guidance on high-frequency trading will be issued later, says CFTC commissioner Bart Chilton
Kirilenko to step down from CFTC
US regulator's chief economist will move to academia
Fallout from JP Morgan loss will hit energy markets: IEA
JP Morgan’s recent $2 billion trading loss could toughen a trio of Dodd-Frank Act rules, potentially hurting energy markets, the International Energy Agency says
OpRisk Europe: No race to the bottom on derivatives, says CFTC’s Chilton
CFTC due to release interpretive guidance note within a week, which aims to clarify extraterritorial application of its rules
Energy Risk USA 2012
Platform for discussion
The club no-one wants to join: swap dealer rules remain unclear
A club no-one wants to join
Nera: How the banking backlash began
Banking backlash
Sponsored webinar: OTC derivatives clearing
Preparing the ground for the derivatives deadline
US farm lenders fear clearing will trip leverage ratio
Posted collateral cannot be used to offset liabilities when calculating farm credit banks' leverage ratio
Credit Risk USA: Direct buy-side clearing 'not feasible'
Added cost and mutualised risk will discourage direct clearing participation, panel concludes
Energy Risk USA: End-user exception to clearing impractical experts warn
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposed rule on the end-user exception to clearing is unworkable for many energy firms that use swaps for hedging say market experts
Energy Risk USA: CFTC to move quickly on swap definition – Berkovitz
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is very close to finalising its long-awaited definition of a swap, says CFTC general counsel Dan Berkovitz
No more Fed letter commitments expected, says Dudley
New York Fed will "stand down" as the CFTC and SEC "stand up", says New York Fed president
CFTC drops 85% exchange-trading limit
Final rule scraps controversial requirement that 85% of any contract must trade on exchanges
CFTC Dodd-Frank rule-making to drag on until fourth quarter, says O’Malia
CFTC commissioner raises doubt over time line for Dodd-Frank Act – despite a proposed five-month delay