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6 Mar 2017, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.Several financial services industry associations and public interest groups have submitted comments on CFTC position limits rules proposed in December 2016, for which the comment period recently closed. [read post]
15 Feb 2017, 6:45 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.Rapid technological change and structural economic problems, including massive manufacturing job losses, are causing many Americans to feel they’re not getting a fair deal, said CFTC Commissioner Sharon Bowen in recent remarks at Northwestern University. [read post]
6 Feb 2017, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The CFTC settled charges against The Royal Bank of Scotland plc (RBS), finding that certain of the bank’s traders attempted to manipulate U.S. [read post]
26 Jan 2017, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In an open letter to President Trump and key congressional and regulatory leaders, FIA president and CEO Walt Lukken urged a “wholesale review” of all financial reform regulation and the Dodd-Frank Act. [read post]
16 Nov 2016, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In remarks before CME Global Financial Leadership Conference, CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad said he does not expect a wholesale repeal of the Dodd-Frank Act in the next administration, though this is being cited as a priority of the Trump administration. [read post]
8 Nov 2016, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.SIFMA Asset Management Group (AMG) submitted a comment letter requesting relief relating to uncleared swaps margin requirements established by the CFTC and prudential regulators. [read post]
25 Oct 2016, 9:14 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In remarks at the second annual conference of “The Evolving Structure of the U.S. [read post]
29 Sep 2016, 6:49 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.A federal district court erred in awarding partial summary judgment for the SEC in an enforcement action against a bank and its CEO for alleged disclosure and accounting fraud, the Eleventh Circuit ruled. [read post]
20 Sep 2016, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The derivatives industry has done a good job of meeting tight deadlines for changing regulatory requirements, but in the process has built up a complex web of non-standard systems that some are nervous may not be robust in times of market stress, said the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in a new white paper. [read post]
9 Aug 2016, 6:30 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.Plaintiffs in a private action alleging commodity price manipulation and antitrust violations by Kraft Foods urged a federal district court to reject Kraft’s request to certify three questions for interlocutory appeal. [read post]
28 Jul 2016, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The CFTC proposed to expand an exemption from registration for certain foreign intermediaries. [read post]
12 Jul 2016, 5:00 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a Practising Law Institute program, a panel of SEC, CFTC, and DOJ enforcement officials discussed the impact of the Second Circuit’s decision in U.S. v. [read post]
27 Jun 2016, 7:19 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The leaders of the House Agriculture Committee wrote to CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad to express concern about a proposed CFTC order that would recognize a private right of action for market manipulation involving certain transactions in the electricity markets. [read post]
16 Jun 2016, 8:13 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a letter, House Agriculture Committee Chairman Michael Conaway (R-Tex) asked CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad to release a draft report by the CFTC Office of the Chief Economist (OCE) on position limits. [read post]
6 Jun 2016, 7:17 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The CFTC will reopen the comment period for proposed Regulation Automated Trading (AT) for two weeks following a public roundtable on June 10. [read post]
2 May 2016, 7:15 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a discussion panel hosted by the Practising Law Institute, enforcement officials from the CFTC, SEC, Department of Justice, and other agencies talked about new types of cases their agencies are bringing in the commodities and derivatives space under the Dodd-Frank Act, as well as the issue of individual versus corporate liability.Commodities insider trading. [read post]
11 Mar 2016, 4:29 pm by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.A cooperative corporation and futures commission merchant (FCM) agreed to pay $1 million to settle CFTC charges relating to persistent errors in reporting corn and soybean futures positions, in violation of Regulation 19.01. [read post]