In the wake of the financial crisis, global regulators have endeavored to undertake significant regulatory reform of the swaps markets. In 2009, the members of the G-20 agreed that: (i) the OTC derivatives contracts should be...more
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) new 60-second rule will require futures commission merchants (FCMs) to have a maximum of 60-seconds to accept or reject a trade for clearing. Risk reports that the CFTC...more
In this issue: - FINRA Proposes Rule Change that Would Require Reporting OTC Equity Transactions Within 10 Seconds - FINRA Offers Changes to Proposed Rules Governing Markups, Commissions and Fees - CFTC Permits...more
Update - On 19 December 2012 the European Commission adopted nine regulatory and implementing technical standards for the regulation of OTC derivatives, central clearing and trade repositories. These standards were...more
In this issue: - Nallengara to Replace Cross as Corp. Fin. Chief - FINRA Rule Relating to Private Placements of Securities Effective December 3 - Additional Guidance on FINRA’s Suitability Rule - No-Action...more
In This Issue: *Financial Industry Developments - CFTC No-Action Relief for CPO Registration of Business Development Companies - CFTC No-Action Relief for Certain Swap Transactions - CFTC and International...more
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is unlikely to close foreign loopholes used by Wall Street to help its offshore clients evade new rules governing swaps and the $640 trillion OTC derivatives market....more
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