Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
CFTC to finish position limits rule in 2016, Massad says
Controversial rule on commodity derivatives set to miss year-end target
Mifid II commodity rules agreed at 'last minute', officials say
Provisions in Mifid II that would hit energy and commodities firms received "the least consideration and scrutiny" in the entire package, says one regulator
Javelin Global Commodities builds coal trading desk
Other commodities moves at CF Partners, CME, DTCC and Vectra
Commodity end-users fret over shrinking number of FCMs
Futures brokers attack costly new rules at a CFTC meeting on September 22
Market participants cheer CFTC swap reporting fixes
Regulator delivers long-awaited clarification on reporting of cleared swaps, raising hopes of further CFTC action on more troublesome uncleared trades
Acer reappoints Pototschnig for three-year term
Barclays hires senior energy traders; CFTC's Wetjen steps down; Freepoint nabs JPM energy trader; ICBC SB boosts commodities team; ABN Amro reshuffles commodities
Index publishers’ woes endanger market transparency
Price reporting agencies have long warned of the consequences of overbearing regulation on their indexes. It now seems those prophecies are coming true
CFTC’s Giancarlo backs phased approach to position limits
The CFTC should implement speculative position limits for the spot month first, before imposing non-spot-month limits, says commissioner Chris Giancarlo
Video: FCStone calls for balance in capital and margin rules
The CFTC must balance the needs of stability and market liquidity in its US Dodd-Frank Act capital and margin rules, says INTL FCStone's global head of risk in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA
Video: E.on North America compliance head praises CFTC shift
The head of legal and compliance for E.on Global Commodities North America says the CFTC is being more receptive of end-user concerns in a video interview at Energy Risk Summit USA
Energy firms praise Republican Dodd-Frank fixes
Industry groups are hopeful that a bill passed by the Republican-controlled US House of Representatives to ease the burden of Dodd-Frank on end-users will survive the threat of a presidential veto
Massad says CFTC is willing to hear energy firms’ concerns
In an exclusive interview at Energy Risk Summit USA in May, CFTC chairman Timothy Massad chose to highlight the agency’s willingness to hear industry arguments on issues such as trade reporting, position limits and record-keeping
CFTC steps up enforcement of data reporting violations
The CFTC has recently been flexing its muscles to ensure firms comply with data reporting rules, handing out fines to companies such as Ice, JP Morgan and Marubeni. The moves are raising fears that energy companies and other end-users may be targeted next
CFTC admits it will miss deadline on swap dealer study
A delayed CFTC study is raising questions about an automatic cut to the de minimis threshold for swap dealer registration planned for December 2017
Energy scarcity warrants tough response to market abuse
Market manipulation is a problem that is controversial and tricky to define, but it must be taken seriously. That is particularly true in energy markets, where the optimal allocation of resources is more important than ever, argues industry veteran…
Highlights from Energy Risk Summit USA 2015
Exclusive coverage of the flagship congress for senior energy risk managers and traders
Kraft allegations raise concern among energy end-users
A CFTC complaint against the successor firms of Kraft Foods is a good indicator of how it might deal with end-users holding dominant positions in other markets, say panellists at Energy Risk Summit USA
Data doesn't support CFTC on position limits, Giancarlo says
Proponents of the CFTC's proposed Dodd-Frank position limits rule are ignoring "the reality of the data", Republican commissioner Chris Giancarlo says at Energy Risk Summit USA
CFTC’s Massad woos energy firms with Dodd-Frank fixes
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Timothy Massad stresses the agency will smooth out flaws in the agency's Dodd-Frank Act rules, but sidesteps a question over whether they were rushed
Massad sees exchange role in policing CFTC position limits
US exchanges could stay in charge of granting bona fide hedge exemptions to end-users as part of the new federal position limits regime, CFTC chairman suggests
CFTC sent special calls by mistake, Giancarlo says
Hundreds of special call letters were sent to end-users of over-the-counter derivatives in error, CFTC commissioner Chris Giancarlo says
EU and US position limits will hit the wrong target
Dodd-Frank and Mifid II won't stop market disorder but will penalise hedgers
End-users press Congress for Dodd-Frank fixes
US commodity firms blast the CFTC over hedge exemptions to position limits, as Congress launches the process of writing legislation to reauthorise the agency
US record-keeping rule hits commodity derivatives end-users
Changes to CFTC rules following the US Dodd-Frank Act are forcing end-users to retain piles of pre-trade communications and other business records. The commission has moved to relax the burden on end-users, but companies are still grumbling about the red…