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By Michael McFarlin |
October 23, 2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission unanimously approved new customer protection rules yesterday in response to MF Global’s demise one year ago and the revelation of fraud PFGBest earlier this year.
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By Alanna Byrne |
September 28, 2012
A U.S. district court today vacated a controversial Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rule that would have set position limits on derivatives tied to 28 physical commodities, and remanded the rule to the agency.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
August 16, 2012
The MF Global bankruptcy didn't just give the futures industry a black eye, it shattered the claim that futures customers have never lost money due to broker failure.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
August 8, 2012
Judicial Watch the right leaning public interest group that investigates public corruption filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the CFTC and SEC.
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By Michael McFarlin & Daniel P. Collins |
August 2, 2012
Yesterday’s hearings of the U.S. Senate’s Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee probing the MF Global and PFGBest scandals had less fireworks than past hearings but perhaps a more serious tone.
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By Tony C. Dreibus, Bloomberg |
May 17, 2012
CME Group Inc., the world’s largest futures exchange, amended a proposal for expanded trading in grains to 21 hours a day after withdrawing an earlier plan for 22 hours that drew complaints from clients.
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By Daniel P. Collins |
May 1, 2012
Looking at the continuing MF Global mess the one thing becomes clear is a lack of leadership and accountability across the board
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By Press Release |
February 29, 2012
Gensler focuses on Dodd-Frank implementation in written testimony before the House Committee on Agriculture
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By Michael J. McFarlin |
February 23, 2012
The CFTC met to discuss rules related to swaps compliance and swap block trades in the 24th meeting for Dodd-Frank rules
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By Marc Nagel |
February 21, 2012
MF Global's bankruptcy has resulted in a lot of blame being shifted around. Here we look at who really is to blame and who isn't
