Fed said to release plan to limit banks’ commodities activities By Cheyenne Hopkins, Bloomberg | January 14, 2014 The Federal Reserve is poised to take a preliminary step toward limiting banks’ activities with commodities.
Derivatives traders targeted in Iceland currency experiment By Omar R. Valdimarsson | May 27, 2013 Iceland is tempering lifting capital controls as the new government says it will keep some restrictions on currency speculation.
U.K. regulator hits back at bonus cap as EU readies expansion By Ben Moshinsky | May 20, 2013 The top U.K. markets regulator criticized a European Union cap on banker bonuses as the bloc’s banking watchdog prepares to expand the limits.
CFTC should appeal ruling on speculation limits: Chilton By Silla Brush, Bloomberg | October 1, 2012 A CFTC commissioner says the agency should appeal a federal judge’s decision blocking Dodd-Frank Act limits on speculation in oil, natural gas and other commodities.
ISDA, SIFMA sue CFTC over position limits By Press Release | December 5, 2011 Two trade associations have sued the CFTC over rules that limit the positions that traders can have in certain commodities.
Corn daily limits expanded By Press Release | August 18, 2011 CFTC approvaes expansion of CBOT's daily corn limits
Position limits could limit access to commodity indexes By Daniel P. Collins | July 13, 2011 Assets benchmarked to the Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index grew by 24% in the 1Q
FIA opposes CFTC energy limits By Press Release | March 18, 2010 The Futures Industry Association filed a comment letter today citing its opposition to the CFTC's proposed position limits for the energy complex.
