Two international regulatory bodies—the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and the International Organization of Securities Commissions—issued a statement on Feb. 5 regarding liquidity issues related to the clearing of deliverable FX instruments.
CONTINUE READINGGreen Key Technologies, a Chicago-based firm that provides voice-over-internet services designed for traders, recently announced partnerships with Trading Technologies International, a leading vendor of trading software, and Speakerbus.
CONTINUE READINGOn Jan. 22 NFA updated its regulations regarding customer protection requirements for futures commission merchants, introducing brokers, commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors.
CONTINUE READINGAs widely expected, the European Commission announced on Feb. 10 that it has officially proposed a one-year extension for implementing Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II).
CONTINUE READINGMoody's Investors Service in January published a new methodology for rating global clearinghouses.
CONTINUE READINGOn Feb. 5, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission released the final version of the mandatory clearing rules for interest rate swaps as well as a paper discussing the changes it made to the rules in response to comments submitted by market participants during the consultation process.
CONTINUE READINGTullett Prebon named veteran futures industry executive Nicolas Breteau (pictured) as chief commercial officer, based in London.
CONTINUE READINGThe CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter on Feb. 18 that provides end-users with relief from a reporting requirement that applies to trade options that have not been reported to a swap data repository.
CONTINUE READINGLCH.Clearnet announced it has received formal clearinghouse status from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.
CONTINUE READINGOn Feb. 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order approving the OCC’s plan to raise capital.
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