important tool

• US regulators approve rule to designate non-banks systemic

  By Cheyenne Hopkins and Meera Louis, Bloomberg  |  April 3, 2012

  The U.S. Financial Stability Oversight Council today approved a final rule to help the panel determine which non-bank financial firms require Federal Reserve scrutiny.

• Plummer lets the markets decide

  By Daniel P. Collins  |  June 1, 2011

  William Plummer has traded agricultural commodities from a fundamental perspective for more than 40 years

• Gensler testifies on monitoring systemic risk

  By Press Release  |  May 12, 2011

  Testimony of Chairman Gary Gensler before the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Washington, DC on monitoring systemic risk and promoting financial stability

• Gensler comments on bringing oversight to swaps market

  By Press Release  |  May 11, 2011

  Remarks of CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler on bringing oversight to the swaps market at the Global Private Equity Conference

• BofA Merrill Lynch tries to build a better 'stress' index

  By Press Release  |  November 29, 2010

  The index is designed to help investors identify market risks earlier and more accurately than commonly used risk indicators, such as the VIX index.

• Russian pipeline, terror anxiety could rock commodities

  By Global Intelligence Report  |  October 10, 2010

  An analytical look at the major geopolitical factors currently affecting the commodity and financial markets.