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, 2020Chairman 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, 2020The 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, 2020The 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, 2020The 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, 2020Deutsche 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, 2020Under 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, 2020ISDA 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, 2020ESMA, 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, 2020Regulation 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