Publications & Filings
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Dodd-Frank Revamp
On Feb. 3, President Trump issued an executive order outlining seven core principles for financial market oversight and calling on regulators to review existing laws and regulations to determine if they promote these principles.
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Protecting Liquidity
On Feb. 17 FIA submitted a letter to the Federal Reserve Board requesting more careful study before the regulator moves forward on proposed requirements that would restrict bank activities in physical commodities.
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End-User Relief
On Jan. 12, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Commodity End-User Relief Act, a bill that would authorize the CFTC to operate through 2021.
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Cross-Border Cooperation
The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong signed a memorandum of understanding on Jan. 18 with the Securities and Exchange Commission of the U.S. providing for consultation, cooperation and the exchange of information regarding the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in the two jurisdictions.
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Updated Oversight
On Jan. 9, the Singapore Parliament approved a bill to implement the remaining aspects of Singapore's commitments to implement the G20 derivatives reforms.
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Preparing for Failure
The Financial Stability Board is making progress toward its goal of establishing global standards for resolving clearinghouses that have passed the point of recovery.
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Market Surveillance
The U.S. equity markets have moved a step closer to establishing a consolidated audit trail for equities and equity options that will track all orders throughout their lifecycle, addressing a major weakness in the ability of regulators to monitor these markets.
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EMIR Under Review
Steven Maijoor, the chairman of the European Securities and Markets Authority, called for "an ambitious EMIR review" in a Jan. 23 speech in Amsterdam.
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Brexit transition
The process by which the U.K. will leave the European Union, known as Article 50, is on course to be triggered by the end of March, following a vote in favor of the Article 50 Bill by the British members of Parliament on Feb. 8, endorsed by the House of Lords later in the month after thorough debate.
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Team Trump
When Donald Trump stunned the world last fall with his victory in the U.S. presidential election, financial markets rallied on a wave of enthusiasm for a dramatic change in Washington.
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