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By Futures Staff |
February 1, 2013
In a year dominated by crises — both natural and political — squeezing our annual list of largest influencers down to 20 was difficult. One thing this year highlighted was that money and power trump all as we learned that — at least in the banking world — there are...
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By Silla Brush, Bloomberg |
January 31, 2013
Derivatives-trading rules are facing scrutiny at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission after the country’s largest exchanges began replacing energy swaps with futures last year.
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By Matthew Leising |
January 24, 2013
More than half of the $18 trillion in notional daily trading of energy swaps has moved to futures exchanges from the over-the-counter market.
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By Dave Michaels |
January 19, 2013
Completing Dodd-Frank rules, including those governing cross-border swaps, tops the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s agenda this year.
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By Joshua Gallu and Hans Nichols, Bloomberg |
January 18, 2013
Mary Jo White, the former U.S. attorney in Manhattan, is under consideration to become the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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By Silla Brush, Bloomberg |
January 4, 2013
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Bank of America Corp. won a delay of Dodd-Frank Act requirements that they wall off some derivatives trades from bank units backed by federal deposit insurance.
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By Sara Forden |
December 27, 2012
The Chamber of Commerce intends to appeal a judge’s decision to uphold a rule requiring mutual funds invested in commodities to register with the CFTC.
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By News Story |
December 27, 2012
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday on a trend of Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) employees moving to the private sector to firms who will be affected by Dodd-Frank rules
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
December 26, 2012
In both the securities and derivatives worlds, new rivals have emerged to offer comparable services for similar transactions. Here we question whether exchange mergers can stem the gains made by those alternatives.
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By Philip McBride Johnson |
December 26, 2012
Let's bow our heads and say a silent prayer for all the lawyers, in and out of Government, who must somehow make sense of the Dodd-Frank Act.
