CFTC hits Tether with $41m fine for ‘misleading’ stablecoin claims
US regulator says Tether only backed by reserves for six and a half months between 2016 and 2018.
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Chris Brummer in line for CFTC chairman role as Tarbert steps down
President Biden’s reshuffle of regulatory top jobs continues.
CFTC marks 2020 as record year for penalties issued
US regulator issued a record number of notices this year, even as fines remain roughly the same
US regulators relax Volcker Rule restrictions
Major US banks allowed to unlock wider range of investment options.
CFTC fines Deutsche Bank $10m for swaps failure & trade spoofing
Banking giant caught out by US regulator.
CFTC publishes final guidance on cryptocurrency actual delivery
The CFTC announces new guidance after lengthily market consultation.
US regulators sign up to Global Financial Innovation Network
The CFTC, FDIC, OCC and SEC are all on board.
CFTC charges trader with spoofing in financial futures markets
The filing and settling charges are against the trader, Benjamin Cox.
FCA and CFTC to collaborate on fintech innovation
Financial Conduct Authority and Commodity Futures Trading Commission have signed an arrangement for UK-US initiatives.
Across the spectrum: ISO 20022 perspectives
The original concept of the ISO 20022 was to create a repository of data used in financial messaging to communicate business information of any type – and to be able to add any types of data that might arise in the future. There has been a lot of focus on the use of the standard in payments and securities messaging roles, this has obscured its current and potential use in other areas.
CFTC calls for international swaps data sharing deal
Global standards and approaches to regulation need to focus more on removing risk from the financial system rather than on compliance – but to do so international regulators will need to harmonise their efforts and embrace technology to a much greater degree.
The LEI: From interim identifiers to a global standard
It’s not proving easy, but progress is being made on the road to the development of a global Legal Entity Identifier that works and makes business sense.
Will Dodd-Frank trade reporting prepare you for EMIR?
On February 28, most of the approximately 70 registered swap dealers will stumble across the finishing line for the remaining asset classes of the CFTC implementation of Dodd-Frank trade reporting regulations. Some may be forgiven for breathing a sigh of relief.
HFT: time to talk about how?
2012 seemed like the year of regulators taking a prolonged look at computer trading – defining what it might be, its potential effects, why it may be problematic. It is still far from clear that we have answers to these fundamental questions.
Washington watchdog raps regulators over Dodd-Frank rule-making
US financial services regulators have not properly evaluated the impact of rules they have proposed or introduced in implementing the Dodd-Frank Act, and should improve their co-ordination says a critical report from a congressional watchdog.
