CFTC Staff to Host Public Roundtable to Discuss Dodd-Frank End-User Issues
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that CFTC staff will hold a public roundtable on…
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Asset Managers’ Top Priorities for 2014 Revealed
Attendees at Investit’s 19th Intelligence Conference held on 12th March identified their key priorities for 2014. The…
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Canadian Authorities Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Supervision of Cross-Border Regulated Entities
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that CFTC Acting Chairman Mark Wetjen and leaders…
CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Issues No-Action Letter Regarding the De Minimis Threshold for Swaps with Utility Special Entities
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (Division) issued a letter today…
CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Provides Extension of Temporary No-Action Relief with respect to Swaps Trading on Multilateral Trading Facilities Overseen by Competent Authorities Designated by European Union Member States
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC or Commission) Division of Market Oversight (DMO) today announced the issuance…
Salary Trends in 2014: A Good Time for Compliance & Contract
Peter Milne of Robert Walters talks to DerivSource about the results of the Annual Salary Survey, and explains the latest trends impacting derivatives, operations and risk roles and how regulatory pressures have generated higher salaries and demands for compliance staff.
EC Response to ESMA on Classification of Financial Instruments
ESMA has published the response received from Commissioner Michel Barnier in response to its letter of 14…
ESMA Publishes List of Authorised CCPs and OTC Derivatives
Following the authorisation of NASDAQ OMX as the first EU-based CCP on 18 March 2014, the European…
CFTC Requests Public Comment on Swap Data Reporting Rules
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today approved for publication in the Federal Register a request for…
Derivatives Documentation: Navigating the Maze
In this article, DRS & Deloitte explain both the various obligations under new regulation including EMIR, Dodd Frank and MiFID II, and the resources and expertise financial firms will need to navigate the derivatives documentation maze in the coming months.