Christopher Giancarlo
Quantum computing: kryptonite for bitcoin and cyber security
Race is on to secure new encryption algorithms for DeFi, before quantum computers become a present danger
Now is not the time to change the rules on CCP resolution
FSB overstepping brief by putting CCP operators’ equity on the hook in resolution, writes former CFTC chair
US parries EU jab on CCP oversight
CFTC’s Pan questions Esma’s “very complex” test; EC’s Pearson calls it “more intelligent” than US’s
Esma takes flak over vague CCP enhanced supervision plans
JP Morgan calls for more quantitative thresholds for determining systemic foreign CCPs
SEC may allow wider cross-margining of single-name CDS
Banks want to cross-margin single-name CDS against options, indexes and cash products
Giancarlo admits he may not finish Sef rules
CFTC chairman says his successor may have to finish regulation
Clearing houses urge CFTC to act on non-default losses
US clearing members divided on whether NDLs are CCPs’ responsibility or a mutual risk
Exchange chiefs back Giancarlo in tussle over CCP oversight
The CFTC may block US CCPs from acceding to EU supervision
Searching for the end of Giancarlo’s white-paper trail
CFTC chairman faces key test to turn thought leadership into real reform
Q&A: CFTC’s Giancarlo on the race to overhaul cross-border rules
New Sef rules imminent, but deference to foreign regulators may not be completed by 2020
Is Libor going away?
Amid widespread expectation that Libor will soon be discontinued, questions are being asked around whether the transitioning towards risk-free rates will prove too onerous to achieve. Christopher Dias, principal, advisory, at KPMG, explores whether the…
Oversight row could block EU firms from US clearing – Giancarlo
Europe’s planned post-Brexit CCP reforms “irreconcilable” with US rules, says CFTC chief
CCPs must step up cyber risk efforts, says EU legislator
Policymakers want more focus on non-default loss resources; Eurex Clearing’s Mueller flags investment risk
CFTC’s long-awaited Sef reboot set for July
Isda AGM: Proposals will allow all execution methods – including voice – and expand range of Sef mandate
CFTC’s Pan: PFMIs not a template for global regulation
US regulator has previously warned EU supervisors not to unpick hard-won equivalence agreement
CFTC commissioners lash out at EC clearing proposal
Push to expand oversight of US CCPs is “clear breach” of 2016 equivalence deal, Quintenz says
Waiting for Giancarlo
CFTC no-action relief to be codified, but big changes on de minimis and position limits still distant
Giancarlo undercuts SDRs' push for dual-sided reporting
CFTC chairman says US single-sided reporting regime is ‘the better approach’
BAML hires new US head, Ice names model risk head, and more
Latest job changes across the industry
Exchanges defend self-certification at CFTC meeting
Listing of bitcoin futures has sparked calls for more transparency on new contracts
CFTC flags global progress on swaps reporting standards
Common transaction identifiers close to completion, with product identifiers not far behind