With credit rating agencies stating that they’re reviewing certain securitized swaps arrangements and may negatively rate them, affected entities asked and received from the CFTC ...
As expected, the CFTC has ordered that its planned drop in the threshold that would trigger the need for a swaps dealer to register with ...
A glimpse into the challenges firms have in navigating international swaps deals can be seen in the latest release by the CFTC. It also shows ...
Only days after CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo told Congress that his agency was running into some tensions with regulators in Europe, the agency and ...
Lawmakers questioning CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo Oct. 11 about his plans for the agency asked about cybersecurity, relations with Europe, FinTech and his regulatory ...
Be sure you have a compliance P&P for alerting you when a transaction has cleared your CPO account. That’s a confirmed takeaway from a CFTC ...
Firms that uncover wrongdoing and come clean to the CFTC can expect “a significantly reduced penalty,” and, for “truly extraordinary” cases, the Commission may even ...
On the 9th anniversary of the Lehman collapse, CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo traveled to Switzerland to urge continued international regulator unity. Raising memories of “the ...
The Commodity Exchange Act gives ample opportunities for smaller CPOs to avoid registration – but you must notify the NFA that you are claiming an ...
You’ve had 90 days to get ready for a new rule you’re likely to embrace. The CFTC’s new recordkeeping rule takes effect Aug. 28, ...