All posts tagged "CFTC"
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280FeatureSGX to Launch Asia’s First International REIT Futures
Two new REIT futures contracts will launch on 24 August, both designed in accordance with CFTC guidelines to allow for distribution to US and global institutional investors.
August 5, 2020 -
137Capital RegulationCFTC Adopts New Swaps Rules Limiting Extraterritorial Oversight
Chairman Heath Tarbert said it is unnecessary for the CFTC to be "the world’s policeman" for all swaps, given that most G20 jurisdictions have adopted similar swaps regulations.
July 27, 2020 -
145Hong KongCFTC Grants Certification to 23 HKFE Index Futures Contracts
The 23 contracts can be offered and sold to US persons, and are among the new products being introduced as part of a ten-year licensing agreement with MSCI.
July 21, 2020 -
482Securities & TradingSGX to Launch New Taiwan Index Futures Contract
The launch will help meet the rising demand of US and European investors for access and investment exposure to Taiwan, said SGX Head of Equities Michael Syn.
July 2, 2020 -
544Capital RegulationUS Regulators Approve Volcker Rule Revisions
The latest amendment allows banks to invest in venture capital and credit funds and reduces the amount of capital they have to set aside against inter-affiliate swap trades.
June 30, 2020 -
526EnforcementCFTC Settles Deutsche Bank Spoofing, Swaps Reporting Cases
Deutsche Bank will pay $9mn for violating swap data reporting requirements during a system outage, and $1.25mn for spoofing carried out by two Tokyo-based traders.
June 19, 2020 -
401EuropeEC Proposes Simplified Approach to Supervising Non-EU CCPs
Under the new approach, third-country CCPs that are not deemed systemically important will only be subject to basic ESMA supervision, relying on 'comparable compliance'.
June 15, 2020 -
518Europe
Industry Bodies Request Margin Exemption Extensions under EMIR
ISDA and other industry associations are asking for equivalence decisions for all jurisdictions that have implemented margin rules in line with the BCBS-IOSCO framework.
May 6, 2020 -
612EuropeEU, US, UK Authorities Grant Relief on Call Recording Rules
ESMA, the CFTC and the FCA have each indicated that financial firms can consider alternative mitigating steps in circumstances where call recording with clients is not possible.
March 23, 2020 -
1.3KAsia-PacificVideo: Asia Works to Harmonise Derivatives Reporting: A DTCC View
Regulation Asia sat down with DTCC's Oliver Williams to discuss the challenges, risk factors, and opportunities in the OTC derivatives reporting space for 2020.
February 24, 2020
