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FIA Special Report: CFTC's Massad Discusses Talks with EU on CCP Recognition
Tim Massad, the new chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, today offered some insights on the ongoing discussions between the CFTC and European regulators on the issue of clearinghouse recognition.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Special Report: CFTC Proposes Margin Rule, Finalizes Rule on Swaps with Utilities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today held an open meeting to consider two rulemakings.
CONTINUE READINGClearing the Deck: OTC Clearing in Europe
The European Securities and Markets Authority on July 11 launched its first round of consultations to determine which classes of swaps will be subject to mandatory central clearing.
CONTINUE READINGFIA Special Report: Court Dismisses Part of CFTC Cross-Border Case, Orders Cost-Benefit Review
On Sept. 16, a federal judge granted a motion to dismiss, in part, a lawsuit filed against the Commodity Futures Commission to overturn its guidance related to the application of Title VII in the Dodd-Frank Act to cross-border transactions.
CONTINUE READINGWashington Watch September 2014
On June 24, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 4413, the Customer Protection and End User Relief Act, a bill to reauthorize the Commodity Futures Trading Commission through September 2018 and modify certain authorities of the CFTC within the Commodity Exchange Act
CONTINUE READINGGlobal regulators back plan to overhaul financial benchmarks
The Financial Stability Board on July 22 published a report outlining reforms to major interest rate benchmarks such as Libor, Euribor and Tibor. One set of the recommended reforms is aimed at strengthening the existing "IBORs" and other reference rates based on unsecured bank funding costs by underpinning them with transaction data.
CONTINUE READINGBig Data Challenges at the CFTC
Every day the Commodity Futures Trading Commission monitors some 300 million data records covering a range of market information such as time and sales transactions, futures and swaps positions, intraday trades and swap events.
CONTINUE READINGPresident's Message September 2014
It has been a busy summer at FIA, and I am pleased to congratulate Gerry Corcoran on his election to chairman of FIA’s board of directors. Gerry is the CEO of R.J. O’Brien and has served on our board since 2008.
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