This webinar addresses the unique authority Congress gave the CFTC in the Dodd-Frank Act to review event contracts – contracts relating to terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, and activities that are illegal under state or federal law – and to prohibit them if the CFTC determines they do not serve the public interest.
CONTINUE READINGGetting the balance right on euro clearing could take a few years as the European Union works to improve the attractiveness of clearing and encourage infrastructure development in the bloc, a top European Commission official said.
CONTINUE READINGFIA has embarked on an initiative to assess the lessons we learned from the March 2020 volatility, and to develop a strategy to improve and modernize our settlement workflow.
CONTINUE READINGEurope’s trading landscape is being fundamentally reshaped as asset managers transform from ‘liquidity takers’ to ‘liquidity makers’. Our new report Turning the Tables on Liquidity Provision lays bare the changes taking place in the UK and EU’s capital markets as the after-effects of the pandemic continue to be felt. In particular, equity and fixed-income markets are at the point of a radical shake-up as the buyside settles into the liquidity driving seat. And the impact has prompted calls for the current regulatory rulebook to be overhauled to keep pace with the changes, or risk falling behind.
CONTINUE READINGBank of England says it will not "politicise" how it supervises non-UK CCPs
CONTINUE READINGWorldwide volume of exchange-traded derivatives was 5.54 billion contracts in the month of October, making it the third highest level recorded.
CONTINUE READINGTrading volume on swap execution facilities reached $1.09 trillion in average notional value per day during October 2021, the second best level ever recorded after January 2021.
CONTINUE READINGA today issued the following statement on Commissioner Mairead McGuinness announcement on the proposed way forward for central clearing:
CONTINUE READINGIn this webinar, Christina Segal-Knowles speaks about the Bank of England's application of "safe openness" in its post-Brexit approach to non-UK CCPs clearing in the UK. When it left the EU, the UK onshored EMIR 2.2 a new legal framework for recognising, regulating and supervising non-UK central counterparties (CCPs).
CONTINUE READINGThe total amount of customer funds in futures accounts at US FCMs was recorded at $312.1 billion in the month of September.
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