The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed broad new rules to oversee the trillion-dollar derivatives market that will require congressional approval and set off a heavy ...
Global regulators have eased the impact of new rules designed to make the $630 trillion derivatives market safer as they seek to avoid too-tight controls on the sector that some banks argue could harm ...
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to finalize definitions and exemptions as part of the new regulatory regime for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. Rules and interpretations ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. senators charged with crafting rules to regulate the $450 trillion over-the-counter derivatives market have failed to reach an agreement, Democratic Senator Jack Reed said ...
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WASHINGTON — Rep. Maxine Waters, who will take over as top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee next year, is urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to delay implementation of ...
The Obama administration and congressional Democrats are working on a proposal to rein in the market for derivatives by trying to move most of the financial transactions onto central clearinghouses or ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators proposed setting minimum capital levels that banks and other firms that trade derivatives must hold as a cushion against risk. The Securities and Exchange ...
A split Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday approved a rule to limit the use of derivatives in investment funds that drew dissent from Democratic members who said it does not adequately ...
Reporting from Washington — Senators hoping to pass a sweeping overhaul of financial regulations this week are frantically trying to resolve tough — and controversial — provisions limiting, regulating ...