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US-EU trading venue deal could signal path to come for UK

A decision by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) last week regarding European Union multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and organised trading facilities (OTFs) could be a glum preview of the UK’s cross-border regulatory affairs.

30 Jul 2020
CFTC commissioners back cross-border swaps retreat

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) was set to back a significant revision of its cross-border mandate on Thursday, pulling back from overseeing non-US swap transactions.

23 Jul 2020
EC looks to accelerate position limit loosening

Commodity derivatives trades are primed for a fillip from European regulators as the European Commission plans to relax position limits on their trading.

23 Jul 2020
Commission to unveil ‘quick fixes’ for MiFID II

The European Commission is looking to change its rules on research unbundling and other aspects of MiFID II to ease the post-coronavirus recovery in the EU. It is also set to present tweaks to rules on securitization and prospectuses.

23 Jul 2020
Margin calls could increase regulatory scrutiny on CCPs

Central counterparty clearing houses (CCPs) could face increased attention and greater regulation after coming through the Covid-19 crisis in good shape, Fitch Ratings analysts said this week.

22 Jul 2020
CFTC’s name give-up rule causes confusion

A new US Commodity Futures and Trading Commission rule to restrict post-trade name give-up on swap execution facilities (SEFs) is causing some confusion in the market as participants work to a tight deadline.

09 Jul 2020
European Commission grants CCP equivalence ahead of Brexit

The European Commission has given the derivatives clearing market some hope, as it signalled on Thursday that it was going to extend its equivalence agreement with the UK.

09 Jul 2020
Trade associations call for benchmark regs rethink

Four trade bodies have called for the EU Benchmarks Regulation (BMR) to be changed, in order to prevent what they see as the potentially disastrous consequences of third-country benchmarks ceasing to be allowed from the end of 2021.

30 Jun 2020
Commissioners support end of name give-up rule

Post-trade name give-up on swap execution facilities (SEFs) is set to be consigned to history as a majority of commissioners on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) came out in support of a rule that will largely restrict the practice.

25 Jun 2020
Exchange chiefs criticise short selling bans

Exchange leaders have criticised some of the measures that regulators introduced during the height of the Covid-19 crisis that restricted short selling.

25 Jun 2020

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