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Editor's Note
As the Dodd-Frank Act is approaching its one-year anniversary, the tug-of-war between Wall Street and regulators is heating up. The CFTC's decision to grant relief from Dodd-Frank ignited support as well as criticism from both industry groups and its own staff. Despite this, regulation continues to make headway. At the CFTC's open meeting, Chairman Gary Gensler announced that the CFTC had finalized five rules under Dodd-Frank concerning market manipulation.
CFTC Proposes Clearing Rules, Lawmaker Challenge Looms July 19, 2011 (Reuters) -- The U.S. futures regulator on Tuesday approved proposals giving clearinghouses more time to accept a trade,along with risk-management guidelines for clearing members, as a top Republican lawmaker warned legislation to correct the agency's missteps was imminent. MORE >>
CFTC Proposal May Give Clearinghouses More Time to Accept Swaps July 19, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may re-proposea Dodd-Frank Act rule to allow clearinghouses more time before they must decide whether to accept and guarantee trades in the $601 trillion swap market. MORE >>
Commissioner Excoriates CFTC for 'Inadequate' Rulemaking on Dodd-Frank July 19, 2011 (Securities Monitor Technology) -- Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Scott D. O'Malia said Tuesday that the current process of enacting rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act is "inadequate" and excoriated the regulatory body for not putting together "a clear rulemaking order and implementationschedule" for publiccomment. MORE >>
Gensler's Struggles Mark Regulatory Challenges July 19, 2011 (WSJ) -- When the Dodd-Frank financial-regulation overhaul becamelaw lastJuly, Commodity Futures Trading Commission ChairmanGaryGenslerraced to implementnew rules assigned to the agency. MORE >>
Dodd-Frank Under Fire a Year Later July 18, 2011 (NY Times) -- In the year since the passage of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory system after the financial crisis, the stock market is up, banking profits have grown and institutions that invest on behalf of average Americans are praising the tougher stance in Washington. MORE >>
Posted Tuesday July 29, 2011 at 12:59pm Testimony: Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia Approves But is Concerned With the CFTC's Delay of Swaps Market Regulation Last week, Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia voiced his is concern with the CFTC's delay of swaps market regulation. On July 14, the CFTC had issued an Order clarifying the effective date of the provisions in the swap regulatory regime established by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Order provides temporary relief from certain provisions had become effective over this past weekend (July 16, 2011) until the CFTC completes the rulemakings specified in the Order. MORE >>
Posted Thursday July 07, 2011 at 5:00pm Gary Gensler's Open Statement: Meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission At the CFTC Open Meeting on July 7th, 2011, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, Commissioner Bart Chilton and Scott O'Malia made separate statements in support of the final Dodd-Frank rulemaking. In an opening statement included below, Gensler announced that the CFTC had finalized five rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform concerning market manipulation, consumer protection and swaps reporting etc. MORE >>
We have compiled a directory of thought leaders playing important roles in the OTC derivatives regulation debate. The list includes US and EU regulators and legislators who have submitted bills or influenced their direction, academics who have published articles about the industry and analysts who have commented in the press or written reports about OTC derivative regulatory reform. We believe that these industry leaders are many of the people to watch for input and opinion on the market. MORE >>
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Editor's Note
As the Dodd-Frank Act is approaching its one-year anniversary, the tug-of-war between Wall Street and regulators is heating up. The CFTC's decision to grant relief from Dodd-Frank ignited support as well as criticism from both industry groups and its own staff. Despite this, regulation continues to make headway. At the CFTC's open meeting, Chairman Gary Gensler announced that the CFTC had finalized five rules under Dodd-Frank concerning market manipulation.
CFTC Proposes Clearing Rules, Lawmaker Challenge Looms July 19, 2011 (Reuters) -- The U.S. futures regulator on Tuesday approved proposals giving clearinghouses more time to accept a trade,along with risk-management guidelines for clearing members, as a top Republican lawmaker warned legislation to correct the agency's missteps was imminent. MORE >>
CFTC Proposal May Give Clearinghouses More Time to Accept Swaps July 19, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may re-proposea Dodd-Frank Act rule to allow clearinghouses more time before they must decide whether to accept and guarantee trades in the $601 trillion swap market. MORE >>
Commissioner Excoriates CFTC for 'Inadequate' Rulemaking on Dodd-Frank July 19, 2011 (Securities Monitor Technology) -- Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Scott D. O'Malia said Tuesday that the current process of enacting rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act is "inadequate" and excoriated the regulatory body for not putting together "a clear rulemaking order and implementationschedule" for publiccomment. MORE >>
Gensler's Struggles Mark Regulatory Challenges July 19, 2011 (WSJ) -- When the Dodd-Frank financial-regulation overhaul becamelaw lastJuly, Commodity Futures Trading Commission ChairmanGaryGenslerraced to implementnew rules assigned to the agency. MORE >>
Dodd-Frank Under Fire a Year Later July 18, 2011 (NY Times) -- In the year since the passage of a sweeping overhaul of the nation's financial regulatory system after the financial crisis, the stock market is up, banking profits have grown and institutions that invest on behalf of average Americans are praising the tougher stance in Washington. MORE >>
Posted Tuesday July 29, 2011 at 12:59pm Testimony: Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia Approves But is Concerned With the CFTC's Delay of Swaps Market Regulation Last week, Commissioner Scott D. O'Malia voiced his is concern with the CFTC's delay of swaps market regulation. On July 14, the CFTC had issued an Order clarifying the effective date of the provisions in the swap regulatory regime established by Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act. The Order provides temporary relief from certain provisions had become effective over this past weekend (July 16, 2011) until the CFTC completes the rulemakings specified in the Order. MORE >>
Posted Thursday July 07, 2011 at 5:00pm Gary Gensler's Open Statement: Meeting of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission At the CFTC Open Meeting on July 7th, 2011, CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler, Commissioner Bart Chilton and Scott O'Malia made separate statements in support of the final Dodd-Frank rulemaking. In an opening statement included below, Gensler announced that the CFTC had finalized five rules under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform concerning market manipulation, consumer protection and swaps reporting etc. MORE >>
We have compiled a directory of thought leaders playing important roles in the OTC derivatives regulation debate. The list includes US and EU regulators and legislators who have submitted bills or influenced their direction, academics who have published articles about the industry and analysts who have commented in the press or written reports about OTC derivative regulatory reform. We believe that these industry leaders are many of the people to watch for input and opinion on the market. MORE >>
ISDA Market Infrastructure Initiatives Conference July 26th, NYC
FIA Interest Rates Forum September 14th, London
