Making Derivatives Markets in Europe Safer and more Transparent
As part of its ongoing work in creating a sounder financial system, the European Commission has tabled…
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New framework to Increase Transparency and Ensure Coordination for Short Selling and Credit Default Swaps
The European Commission today adopted a proposal for a regulation on short selling and certain aspects of…
Regulation of Derivatives and Short-selling: “EPP Group Welcomes Commissioner Barnier’s Actions”
Jean-Paul Gauzès, EPP Group Spokesman on Economic and Monetary Affairs The EPP Group in the European Parliament…
Central Bankers Identify Options for Strengthening Repo Clearing and Settlement Arrangements
In a report published today by the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS), central bankers highlight…
CFTC, SEC Announce Panelists, Room Update and Webcast Address for September 15 Public Roundtable to Discuss Swap Execution Facilities and Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities
The staffs of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today announced…
Capital Requirements: Much Work Still to be Done on New Basel Standards
The new capital requirement standards agreed by the Basel Banking Committee on Sunday tackle some of the right…
Gensler Statement on CFTC/SEC Public Roundtable to Discuss Swap Data, Swap Data Repositories and Real Time Reporting
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler today commented on the joint CFTC-SEC Public Roundtable to Discuss…
Basel III Negotiations: Strong Negotiation Position for Parliament. Othmar Karas MEP
EPP Group Press Release "The clear result strengthens the negotiation position of the European Parliament and is…
OTC Derivatives Central Clearing is Finally Taking Shape – News Roundup
For most of the past 18 months, the development of central clearing for OTC derivatives has been…
Bowles welcomes next steps for the European Supervisory Authorities in Derivatives Markets and Short-selling
Sharon Bowles, the chair of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, today welcomed the presentation…