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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]
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]
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]
22 Jun 2023, 5:50 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.The Third Circuit gave the SEC a breather in a closely watched lawsuit related to crypto assets, ordering the SEC to update the court on October 11 on how it is handling Coinbase’s petition for rulemaking on crypto assets. [read post]
8 Feb 2023, 6:29 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Citing BlackRock as “a well-known adversary of energy businesses,” Oklahoma State Treasurer Todd Russ sent a letter and questionnaire to national financial institutions, including fund managers and banks, requesting information about their activities around a possible “boycott” of energy companies in Oklahoma.According to Russ, the move is the first step in compiling a list of companies that Oklahoma government entities are prohibited… [read post]
17 Nov 2023, 5:54 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Institutional investors representing over $10 trillion in assets under management or advice called on the 50 largest stock-listed chemical companies to phase out PFAS chemicals, citing a “flood” of litigation, insurance risks, and costs running into the hundreds of billions. [read post]
30 Aug 2017, 6:59 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.An action filed in the Southern District of New York alleges that 27 banks have conspired since 2007 to fix and manipulate the markets for U.S. [read post]
9 Feb 2024, 5:25 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.In a new court filing, ExxonMobil argues the withdrawal of a shareholder proposal on greenhouse gas emissions does not moot its claim for declaratory relief. [read post]
1 Oct 2021, 7:54 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.A Ninth Circuit panel upheld a lifetime trading ban for an individual who fraudulently solicited funds from investors and made false statements to a regulatory authority. [read post]
17 Jan 2023, 5:00 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Providing possible new fuel for securities fraud lawsuits, a new study published in Science found that Exxon’s internal projections on climate change accurately forecast warming consistent with subsequent observations. [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]
21 Jun 2017, 8:27 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.The CFTC Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the CFTC did not analyze possible costs and benefits in enough detail in considering a 2015 rule establishing margin requirements for uncleared swaps. [read post]
13 Dec 2022, 5:15 am by Unknown
By Lene Powell, J.D.Watchdog group Better Markets has filed a complaint asking the CFTC Inspector General to investigate Commissioner Caroline Pham for “possible ethics violations and misuse of her position. [read post]
7 Dec 2017, 7:51 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.Heading off possible fragmentation of E.U. and U.S. derivatives markets, the European Commission announced that it will recognize CFTC-authorized Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) and Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) as eligible for compliance with EU derivatives trading requirements under MiFID II/MIFIR. [read post]
6 Jan 2016, 8:20 am by John Jascob
By Lene Powell, J.D.In the guise of a comment letter on a BATS proposal to strengthen its authority to combat disruptive trading, a commenter pretending to represent a fictional proprietary trading firm pilloried SEC Investor Advocate Rick Fleming on the subject of high-frequency trading. [read post]