Ever since the dramatic rise and fall of oil prices in 2008, the CFTC has been under pressure to tighten the limits on the number of futures contracts that speculators can hold
CONTINUE READINGThe fairness and effectiveness of markets has been an issue of concern among regulators, politicians and the public at large since the financial crisis more than six years ago.
CONTINUE READINGThe Financial Stability Board, which was established by the Group of 20 leaders to coordinate the post-crisis financial reforms, reappointed Mark Carney for a second three-year term as chairman.
CONTINUE READINGOn 19 December, ESMA published its Consultation Paper on MiFID II/MiFIR and the Consultation Paper Annex B on Regulatory Technical Standards on MiFID II/MiFIR.
CONTINUE READINGFIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 17, 2014 expressing its support for the CFTC's proposed amendment to its residual interest requirements.
CONTINUE READINGHigh frequency trading has been a hot topic for debate this year, as well as the focus of regulators’ attention, but are we talking about the wrong thing?
CONTINUE READINGWASHINGTON, D.C., Nov. 25, 2014—FIA today issued an updated version of its guide to the rules and regulations relating to customer fund protections in the U.S.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Global sent a letter to the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision this week urging the committee to consider how segregated margin is treated in the leverage calculations that determine bank capital requirements.
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