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CFTC finalizes rule to streamline reporting for commodity pool operators
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission finalized a rule amending certain compliance requirements for commodity pool operators under Commission Regulation 4.27 by a 5-0 vote during an open meeting on 6 October.
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FCA gives firms 15 months to prepare for post-Brexit rules
Transitional relief is not given in some key areas, however, including MiFID II, EMIR and SFTR reporting obligations and MAR requirements.
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EU proposal for second layer of CCP skin-in-the-game a win for clearing firms
Recent regulatory actions show an increased focus on issues surrounding CCP recovery and resolution. And based on the EU's CCP Recovery and Resolution Regime, it seems that policymakers have provided national authorities and CCPs with adequate tools to manage a crisis while also balancing incentives for all participants to appropriately manage risk.
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Qualified black candidates are plentiful, just not yet represented
Darryl Blakey, a policy advisor at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, hopes young professionals get the chances they deserve
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LME positions metals as cornerstone of sustainability
New products proposed by LME include a spot trading platform for low carbon aluminium, and a register for producers to log their metal's carbon-related details
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CME launches AIR Total Return Futures ahead of UMR phase-in
The new contract combines the economics of OTC equity swaps with the efficiency of listed futures
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CFTC finalizes alternative compliance regime for non-US DCOs, updates swap data rules
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission unanimously approved an alternative compliance regime for non-US derivatives clearing organizations (DCOs) by a 5-0 vote on 17 September. The rulemaking effectively defers many CFTC oversight requirements to relevant home-country regulatory regimes for foreign DCOs.
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MEPs approve CCP Supervisory Committee candidates
ECON members have voted in favour of Klaus Löber as chair, and Nicoletta Giusto and Froukelien Wendt as independent members of the CCP Supervisory Committee
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People News – August/September 2020
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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Commentary - Progress on diversity issues demands 'honest, intentional, and sometimes uncomfortable conversations'
The derivative industry must work together to defeat deep-rooted but sometimes subtle racism, says DTCC's Keisha Bell
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