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17 May 2011, 6:10 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to CFTC Chair Gary Gensler and banking regulators, the Senators asked the Commission to reconsider the extraterritorial application of these requirements in a way that is consistent with Congressional intent regarding the territorial scope of the new Dodd-Frank regulatory framework for derivatives. [read post]
13 Apr 2011, 8:43 am by James Hamilton
Agreeing with Chairman Schapiro, CFTC Chair Gary Gensler said that differences in SEC and CFTC derivatives regulations are sometimes driven by statute and sometimes by market practices. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 9:59 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Schapiro and CFTC Chair Gary Gensler, the Chairs of the principal Congressional committees overseeing the implementation of the Dodd-Frank Act reiterated the critical importance of establishing a regulatory regime that will not create economic disincentives for end-users to access the derivatives markets. [read post]
23 Mar 2011, 7:44 am by James Hamilton
The letter noted that CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler has warned that these cuts would cause significant curtailment of CFTC staff and resources. [read post]
17 Mar 2011, 9:32 am by By BEN PROTESS
Gary Gensler, the head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, told lawmakers on Thursday that his agency needs more money to prevent another financial crisis. [read post]
14 Mar 2011, 4:15 pm by James Hamilton
In a letter to the CFTC’s Inspector General, the oversight chairs said that the CFTC has taken a ``vague and minimalist approach’’ to cost-benefit analysis that is directly contrary to the President’s Executive Order, which Chairman Gary Gensler said the CFTC would follow in principle, and that fails to achieve the objectives of Section 15(a) of the CEA. [read post]
8 Mar 2011, 7:56 am by By BEN PROTESS
A New Jersey congressman complains to Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, about his agency's rapid pace. [read post]
21 Feb 2011, 9:11 am by buslawblogger
The Hill reports that at a leading regulator likes Dodd-Frank, but lacks the funds to do much with it: "I think Congress did very well," said Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). [read post]
18 Feb 2011, 6:00 am by Kara OBrien
”  4) DealBook: At Center of Derivatives Debate, A Gung-Ho Regulator- Okay this one was technically published last week but I’m sneaking it in anyway because it is a really interesting interview with Gary Gensler, Chairman of the increasingly important CFTC. 5) Delaware Corporate & Commercial Litigation Blog: Chancery Upholds Poison Pill of Airgas; and Air Products Walks Away - In this post, Francis Pileggi discusses the much-anticipated decision by… [read post]
17 Feb 2011, 8:44 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to CFTC Chair Gary Gensler, House Agriculture Chairman Chair Frank Lucas (R-OK) urged the CFTC to follow President Obama’s recent executive order on regulations, especially when adopting the regulations under Title VII of Dodd-Frank. [read post]
16 Feb 2011, 5:26 pm by James Hamilton
In a bi-partisan letter to SEC Chair Mary Schapiro and CFTC Chair Gary Gensler, key Senators said that it is critical that the commercial end user exemption provided both in Sections 723 and 763 of Dodd-Frank be implemented consistently with Congressional intent, which is that margin requirements should not be applied to the end users of OTC derivatives. [read post]
14 Feb 2011, 2:18 pm by James Hamilton
The Coalition for Derivatives End-Users believes that the Dodd-Frank Act does not provide regulators with the authority to impose margin on end-users.While CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler has indicated that his intent is not to impose margin directly on non-financial end-users, the Coalition remains concerned that the CFTC and other prudential regulators might attempt to impose margin indirectly on end-users, through counterparties or otherwise. [read post]
13 Feb 2011, 7:19 am by James Hamilton
In a letter to SEC Chair Mary Schapiro and CFTC Chair Gary Gensler, House Financial Services Committee Chair Spencer Bachus (R-ALA) requested information regarding the protocols in place to ensure the integrity of the equity and commodity trading systems at various exchanges. [read post]
11 Feb 2011, 12:28 pm by Steve Bainbridge
We would not be surprised if the NYSE Euronext managers view the Deutsche Börse merger as a potential refuge for its derivatives business if CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler realizes all of his regulatory ambitions. [read post]
11 Feb 2011, 3:59 am by Larry Ribstein
We would not be surprised if the NYSE Euronext managers view the Deutsche Börse merger as a potential refuge for its derivatives business if CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler realizes all of his regulatory ambitions. [read post]
10 Feb 2011, 2:35 pm by By BEN PROTESS and MAC WILLIAM BISHOP
In the latest DealBook Portrait, Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says he wants to bring more transparency to the murky $600 trillion derivatives market. [read post]
24 Jan 2011, 9:07 am by Kara OBrien
The CFTC had considered the Proposed Rule at its December 16, 2010 open meeting but CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler adjourned that meeting without holding a vote on the Proposed Rule. [read post]
19 Jan 2011, 11:53 am by James Hamilton
CFTC Chair Gary Gensler noted that the study provides a basis on which the regulators can move forward with the required rule-writing to carry out the Dodd-Frank mandate, particularly noting that the study helps prevent regulatory arbitrage by covering both the cash and derivatives markets.As a preliminary matter, the Council suggested that the new Office of Financial Research established by Dodd-Frank could assist regulators in enforcing the Volcker Rule‘s prohibitions. [read post]