On April 18, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the final rule on the definitions for "swap dealer" and "major swap participant." To help market participants understand the new rule and its implica ...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities Exchange Commission on April 18 approved final rules setting out official definitions for swap dealer, major swap participant, and eligible swap participant. The joint rules―critical to th ...
The Futures Industry Association submitted a letter on April 16 to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in response to the agency's proposal to implement the so-called Volcker Rule, which would prohibit CFTC-regulated banking entities such as futures ...
The Senate Banking Committee on April 24 held a hearing on the collapse of MF Global. Witnesses included trustees in the bankruptcy proceedings and regulatory officials. In addition to discussing the reasons for the shortfall in customer funds, the offic ...
The Economist magazine this week is hosting an online debate on the merits of high-frequency trading. Jim Overdahl, a vice president at National Economic Research Associates and an adviser to the FIA Principal Traders Group, will defend the motion, ...
SIPC Trustee Update on Status of MF Global Investigation (4/12/12) Click Here for Updates from SIPC Trustee Click Here for the Orders/Documents from U.S. Bankruptcy Court Click Here for Notices/Information from KPMG, M ...
The FIA submitted a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on March 26, 2012 expressing its support for three petitions filed by commercial energy firms. The petitions, which were filed in January 2012, ask the CFTC to provide relief from the ...
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Washington, D.C.—Feb. 29, 2012—The Futures Industry Association released two documents today to address issues related to the bankruptcy of MF Global. One of the documents contains initial recommendations for enhancing the protection of customer funds; th ...
