Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Berkovitz named CFTC general counsel
Dan Berkovitz has taken over the role of general counsel at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) at the request of Gary Gensler, the regulator's recently appointed chairman.
Gensler voted in as CFTC chairman
Gary Gensler, US President Barack Obama's choice for chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), was confirmed by the US Senate on May 19 by 88 votes to six.
Regulators and exchanges prepare for boom in carbon trading
As the Obama administration moves closer to introducing a cap-and-trade system for controlling greenhouse gases, US regulators and other players are preparing for steep growth in the emissions market.
CFTC prepares for carbon role
The CFTC expects to oversee derivatives products associated with carbon dioxide allowances under US federal cap-and-trade scheme
CFTC names Chilton head of energy committee
Bart Chilton, one of four commissioners at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, took charge of the regulator's energy markets advisory committee yesterday.
US agriculture committee plans to ban naked CDSs
The US House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture has published a draft bill seeking to limit the holding of credit default swap (CDS) contracts to market participants owning the bonds of the reference entity in question.
CFTC names temporary chief
Michael Dunn, one of the commissioners of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has been elected as interim chairman.
The next regulatory era
Market turmoil and political pressure are forcing the US CFTC to consider implementing new derivatives regulation or face potentially draconian rules imposed by Congress, write Gregory Mocek and Athena Velie
CME awaits SEC approval for CDS clearing
The launch date for the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group's credit default swap (CDS) clearing platform remains unclear, almost two weeks after it received the green light from two US financial regulators.
Obama names next heads of SEC and CFTC
US president-elect Barack Obama has named the next leaders of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) following his call for "a 21st century regulatory framework to ensure a crisis like this can never…
The blame game
Oil
Dinallo backtracks on regulating CDSs
New York State insurance superintendent Eric Dinallo shelved plans to bring a large slice of the credit default swap (CDS) market under the purview of the New York State Insurance Department (NYSID) during a US congressional committee hearing on November…
CFTC closes commodity fraud case
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CFTC dismisses speculation speculation
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has found no evidence that speculation is responsible for the rise in crude oil prices, despite political pressure to curb the activities of hedge funds and other futures investors blamed for high fuel…
CFTC enforcement head returns to private sector
Gregory Mocek, head of the enforcement division at the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has resigned to return to private practice.
Crude figures
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Bushel-whacked
Wheat
US reforms mean more bailouts and centralised power
Plans to reform US financial services oversight will open the way for more bailouts of financial companies and more centralised regulation.
CFTC establishes new energy markets advisory committee
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has established an advisory committee to provide a public forum examining issues related to the energy markets and the CFTC’s role in them under the Commodity Exchange Act.
CFTC names new global markets chief
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), based in Washington, DC, has appointed Jill Sommers as chairman of its Global Markets Advisory Committee. She takes over from acting chairman Walter Lukken, who has chaired this committee since October…