Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Investment club manager guilty of $40 million fraud
A Michigan-based investment club manager has pleaded guilty to fraud after losing $40 million invested by more than 750 clients
US CFTC charges investment adviser with $3 million fraud
US CFTC charges investment adviser with $3 million fraud
Pimco said to be behind OTC clearing spike at CME
Interest rate swap clearing volumes at CME leapt 2,172% between August and September, and dealers say one firm is responsible for the surge
Prop trading ban set to crimp market-making and hedging activities
Putting a stop to prop
Brokers welcome Iosco commodity derivatives supervision principles
The recommendations of global regulators to harmonise commodity derivatives regulation have received praise from brokers for not trying to divide 'speculation' from 'hedging'
Shell Energy chief calls for regulatory data confidentiality rules
The confidentiality of energy trading data provided to regulators for market monitoring purposes continues to concern market players and regulators alike, after August leak by senator Sanders
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
CFTC 'needs to do better job' of weighing Dodd-Frank costs, says O’Malia
CFTC commissioner says agency received a wake-up call when one SEC rule was booted out by the US appeals court
Give-up agreement can survive CFTC attack, Isda event told
Despite a CFTC proposal that attacks an industry clearing document, the core of the text can survive, says lawyer at Isda's New York conference
OTC flash crash: Dealers consider risks of HFT invasion
The fixed-income flash crash
Political pressure will come to bear on US margin rules – Risk.net poll
More than half of respondents expect regulators to back down over extraterritoriality application of margin rules
Obstacles facing dealers' dream of a global OTC data repository
The database race
Commodity trading data leak relights speculation debate
Commodity trading data leak relights speculation debate
CFTC proposals leave cloud over FIA-Isda clearing contract
Grey skies over give-ups
LCH to become more commercially driven, says Axe
Commercially driven
CFTC's Sommers: Blocking FIA-Isda document was "huge waste of resources"
A proposal prohibiting an Isda-FIA clearing document highlights rift within CFTC, with Republican appointees claiming they were kept in the dark
CFTC repository rule won't save regulators from data leak bills, say European supervisors
The CFTC's attempt to protect non-US regulators from an indemnity clause in the Dodd-Frank Act will fail, European regulators fear
US 'shooting itself in foot' with derivatives margin rules - Issa
Congressman Darrell Issa attacks margin rules that threaten to isolate US banks. Foreign regulators say they have no plans to copy the proposals
New proposals could take the sting out of Sefs, say industry experts
The appearance of the Sef Clarification Act last month, coupled with a changing mood in Washington, DC, has given rise to a more positive outlook among e-commerce experts
Japan’s new leverage limit will hurt carry trade, says Glenn Stevens
Japan FSA's 25:1 leverage limit implemented on August 1 could kill the popularity of the carry trade for retail investors, says Gain Capital's chief executive
Profile: Cadwalader's Gregory Mocek
Former US CFTC director of enforcement, Gregory Mocek, speaks to Pauline McCallion about the new regulatory environment and his lifelong interest in commodities
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives