CFTC Simplifies Chief Compliance Officer Duties, Annual Report Rules

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission yesterday unanimously adopted rule amendments simplifying its regulations governing chief compliance officer duties and annual ...

ABA Urges CFTC to Adopt Risk-Based Measure for Swap Regulations

Newsbytes

August 10, 2018

ABA today welcomed the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s proposal to set the swap dealer de minimis threshold at $8 billion ...

CFTC Proposes Simplifying Swap Counterparty Notification Requirements

Community Banking

July 24, 2018

In a unanimous vote, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission today proposed a rule that would simplify complex rules for counterparty ...

CFTC Proposes Setting ‘De Minimis’ Threshold Permanently at $8B

Compliance and Risk

June 4, 2018

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today voted to set the swap dealer de minimis threshold at $8 billion on a ...

CFTC White Paper Highlights Opportunities to Improve Swaps Regulation

Economy

April 26, 2018

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Christopher Giancarlo today released a white paper highlighting plans for improving the regulation of the ...

ABA Weighs in on Harmonization of Swap Margin, QFC Rules

Economy

April 23, 2018

ABA today commented on a joint proposed rulemaking issued by the OCC, Federal Reserve and FDIC, Farm Credit Administration and ...

Agencies Propose Harmonizing Swap Margin, QFC Rules

Newsbytes

February 5, 2018

To facilitate compliance with their rules regarding qualified financial contracts of systemically important banks, the federal banking agencies today proposed ...