Derivs - Regulation

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has voted to extend the public comment period for proposed derivatives regulations for an additional 30 days to 60 days.

The Dodd-Frank Act falls short of considering many issues that over-the-counter derivatives will encounter with implementation of new regulations, according to Aite Group in a new report.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission appeared to still be divided on their definitions of key derivatives terms and related matters despite issuing a joint proposal without specific language on Wednesday.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission have jointly unveiled proposed definitions of key derivatives terms in the Dodd-Frank Act.

Earlier this month, Reporter Mike Kentz spoke to Robert Pickel, executive vice chairman of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association in New York, in the final installment of our series of interviews on swap execution facilities and derivatives regulation.

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission plans to unveil its proposed definition of swaps under the Dodd-Frank Act on April 27.

Consensus on exempting pension funds from central clearing obligations is starting to form within the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association is working on amendments to section 2(a)(iii) of its master agreements to reduce legal disputes in cases of default.

Democratic congressmen in the House of Representatives have shown support for a measure to exempt end users of derivatives from posting margin under Dodd-Frank, Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) told Derivatives Week.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has agreed on the final rules for the risk management and calculation of global exposures for structured UCITS funds.

Speculative commodity derivatives are causing volatility in oil prices, which is leading to continued global economic instability, a high-ranking official from the Reserve Bank of India told the International Monetary and Financial Committee on Friday in Washington, D.C.

European pension schemes may be exempt from derivatives regulations just as corporations will be, according to Kay Swinburne, member of the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.