The CFTC continues to have a tumultuous week at home and abroad while dealing with the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.
The U.S. Treasury will push forward with its proposed plan to exempt forex swaps and forward contracts by the end of the year.
U.S. Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler has confirmed that swaps users will have a grace period before trades are required to be cleared. The statement ended confusion about whether current swaps trades with U.S. entities would count toward an $8 billion registration threshold. The confusion over swaps clearing was foregrounded by […]
Regulators in the UK, Japan, and the EU are demanding that the CFTC scale back new rules that would broaden American oversight of the $640 trillion swaps market.
Opposition is growing against the CFTCs preference for using the kill switch as a way to prevent mistakes caused by high-frequency trading.
The Commodity and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on Friday that swap dealers would be granted a short-term delay on a new rule.
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Chairman Gary Gensler announced a “new era of swaps market reform” beginning today.
Chilton’s address outlined the CFTC’s position on a range of topics related to controversial high-frequency trading practices.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, went back to court on Friday to face-off against industry lobbies in a battle over investment fund registration.
Lobbying groups in the derivatives industry are bombarding the CFTC with requests to delay new derivatives rules set to go into effect on October 12.
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Press release about the Basel Committee consulting on Pillar 3 disclosure templates related to banks' market risk and sovereign exposures, 14 November 2019. […]
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) today launched the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Singapore. […]
Appointments made to lead BIS central bank groups, 11 November 2019. […]
Benoît Cœuré has been appointed to head BIS Innovation Hub, 11 November 2019. […]
Press release about the Basel Committee consulting on guidelines on cooperation between the prudential and AML/CFT supervision, 8 November 2019. […]
Press release about Basel Committee assesses members' implementation of the Net Stable Funding Ratio and large exposures framework, 7 November 2019. […]
Press Release - The Basel Committee announces Canada as host of the 2020 International Conference of Banking Supervisors, 31 October 2019. […]
Press Release - The Basel Committee discusses policy and supervisory initiatives and approves implementation reports, 31 October 2019. […]
Press Release - Basel Committee reports on Basel III implementation progress, 16 October 2019. Release of the "Seventeenth progress report on adoption of the Basel regulatory framework". […]
Report sets out governance of key OTC derivatives data elements, 9 October 2019. […]
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) have today signed an operational agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Switzerland. […]
The Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS) and the Markets Committee have published two major reports on the implementation and implications of unconventional monetary policy tools (UMPTs) introduced by central banks in response to the financial crisis and its aftermath. […]
FINRA cautions investors who are considering binary options to be alert to potentially fraudulent schemes, and particularly wary of non-U.S. companies that offer binary options trading platforms. […]
Press Release - Basel III monitoring results based on end-2018 data published by the Basel Committee, 2 October 2019. […]
October 1-7, 2019 is World Investor Week, a global campaign to raise awareness about the importance of investor education and protection. U.S. securities regulators offer these key messages for Main Street investors. […]
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have today signed an Operational Agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Hong Kong SAR. […]
BIS Press Release - The September 2019 issue of the BIS Quarterly Review - Markets swing on trade and monetary policy […]
The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Ravi Menon as Chair of the BIS Asian Consultative Council (ACC) from 26 September 2019. Mr Menon is Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The term of appointment for the ACC Chairman is two years. (Press release, 18 September 2019) […]
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have today signed an Operational Agreement on the BIS Innovation Hub Centre in Hong Kong SAR. […]
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