AIMA to Engage with U.S. Authorities on Dodd-Frank Act Implementation
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) – the global hedge fund industry association – is to engage…
Commentary
FSA Outlines a Fundamental Review of Trading Activity Regulation
There are clear benefits of participants in traded financial markets taking risks to facilitate a more efficient…
Statement of Chairman Gary Gensler on CFTC/SEC Public Roundtable to Discuss Governance and Conflicts of Interest in the Clearing and Listing of Swaps
Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Gary Gensler today commented on the joint CFTC-SEC Public Roundtable to Discuss…
Basel Committee Proposal to Ensure the Loss Absorbency of Regulatory Capital at the Point of Non-viability
In its December 2009 consultative document Strengthening the resilience of the banking sector, the Basel Committee on…
Assessment of the Macroeconomic Impact of Stronger Capital and Liquidity Requirements
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) today published reports prepared as…
CFTC Staff Allows Turkish Derivatives Exchange’s Futures Contract Based on the Istanbul Stock Exchange 30 Stock Index to be Offered and Sold in the United States
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Office of General Counsel yesterday issued a no-action letter permitting the…
The UK’s New Regulatory Structure: A New Beginning, or Rearranging the Pieces?
The new UK coalition government announced that it will introduce legislation to disband the UK financial regulator,…
CFTC and SEC Issue Joint Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking and Request for Comment Regarding Definitions and the Regulation of Mixed Swaps as Part of Dodd-Frank Act Rulemaking
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today published a joint…
Q&A On Universal Registration for Non-US Advisors
Following our Wednesday Webinar entitled:“Non-US Advisers Under the Dodd-Frank Act: Universal Registration is Here," speakers Mark Berman,…
CFTC to Publish Federal Register Notice Seeking Public Input on Areas of Rulemaking to Implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that it will publish in the Federal Register a…