Search Results for: Commodity Futures Trading Commission
CFTC and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority Sign Memorandum of Understanding
April 15th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that CFTC Chairman Tim Massad and Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) Chairman Wayne Byres have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the ...
Comment Letter on Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee
April 6th, 2015
Comment Letter on Energy and Environmental Markets Advisory Committee Discussion of Position Limits for Derivatives and Aggregation of Positions The Futures Industry Association (“FIA”) appreciates the opportunity to provide the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“Commission” or “CFTC”) with comments ...
Asia up after dismal U.S. jobs data, dollar pressured
April 6th, 2015
Asian shares rose and the dollar steadied but remained under pressure on Monday, after a dismal U.S. jobs report led investors to pare bets the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike interest rates anytime soon. Major European markets were closed from Friday to ...
Why liquidity is drying up in the currency market
March 25th, 2015
Sovereign bonds aren’t the only market facing a liquidity shortage. As volatility in the foreign-exchange market has risen over the past eight months, currency traders are finding that liquidity has become much patchier than it once was. Several factors, ...
Citigroup, Barclays Close to Settling Forex Lawsuit With Private Investors
March 18th, 2015
Citigroup Inc. and Barclays PLC are expected to pay as much as $800 million combined to settle a lawsuit with investors who say the banks manipulated foreign-exchange rates, according to people close to the situation. The expected settlements would ...
ASIC facilitates foreign financial service providers applying for exemptions
March 13th, 2015
ASIC is clarifying the documentation foreign financial services providers should provide to it when applying for class order exemptions to conduct business in Australia to facilitate an easier application process. In a written statement to key advisers to foreign ...
HSBC share price closes 4.6 per cent lower after full-year profits tank due to “challenging year”
February 24th, 2015
HSBC ended the day with its shares at 577p, 4.6 per cent lower than Friday’s closing price. Having announced that profits fell 17 per cent during 2014, it admitted its US arm had also been subpoenaed by the US Commodity ...
Big Banks Face Scrutiny Over Pricing of Metals
February 24th, 2015
U.S. Justice Department investigates price-setting process for gold, silver, platinum and palladium U.S. officials are investigating at least 10 major banks for possible rigging of precious-metals markets, even though European regulators dropped a similar probe after finding no evidence ...
MFSA: Warning against INTERACTIVE BROKERAGE LTD (former GLOBAL MARKETS LTD)
February 18th, 2015
INTERACTIVE BROKERAGE LTD (former GLOBAL MARKETS LTD) The Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) draws investors’ and all interested parties’ attention on the fact that starting from February 5th, 2015 GLOBAL MARKETS LTD. changed its corporate name and the new name ...
ICAP to fight €14.9m Brussels fine
February 5th, 2015
ICAP is to fight a €14.9m fine imposed on it by European antitrust authorities for aiding a cartel in the yen swaps markets as Brussels formally closed a portion of its long-running probe into rate manipulation. The UK interdealer broker ...
