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U.S. and U.K. Regulators Agree to Cooperate on Fintech
On Feb. 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced an arrangement with the U.K.’s Financial Conduct Authority that commits the two regulators to collaborating and supporting innovative firms through each other’s financial technology initiatives—LabCFTC and FCA Innovate.
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U.K. Regulators Discuss Supervision of Algorithmic Trading
On Feb. 12, the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority published a report on the supervision of algorithmic trading in wholesale markets.
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Oil Futures Set For Launch
The China Securities Regulatory Commission announced on Feb. 9 that the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, which is part of the Shanghai Futures Exchange, will begin trading its much anticipated crude oil futures contract on March 26.
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Trump Administration Proposes User Fees to Fund CFTC
On Feb. 12, the Trump administration proposed the introduction of fees on futures market participants as a way to boost funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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ESMA Conducts Second Round of Stress Tests on CCPs
On Feb. 2, the European Securities and Markets Authority published the results of its second EU-wide stress tests of EU central counterparties.
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Japan's FSA Consults on Changes to Supervisory Approach
The Financial Services Agency in January published a draft report on how it intends to transform its supervisory approach to be more holistic and forward-looking and to minimize the current “checklist” approach.
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Business Continuity in Futures Markets
Maintaining Readiness through Industry Testing
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Virtual Currencies: Handle with Care
On Jan. 19, Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Chris Giancarlo gave a speech outlining his views on how the agency should respond to the rise of virtual currencies.
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Europe Delays Open Access Requirements
In the first weeks of January, as the main provisions of Europe's MiFID II reforms took effect, multiple regulators put a hold on a requirement that derivatives exchanges and clearinghouses provide open access to their services.
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People - December 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission now has a full set of commissioners for the first time since 2015.
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