Search Results for: International Swaps and Derivatives Association
ICAP Global Broking derivatives data included in Supplement No.46 of the 2006 ISDA Definitions
February 20th, 2015
ICAP plc (IAP.L), a leading markets operator and provider of post trade risk mitigation and information services, announces today that its Global Broking price displays for Swiss Franc (CHF) interest rate swaps, CHF single currency basis swaps and EONIA ...
Fed issued final rule to ensure the treatment of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, eligible margin loans, and repo-style transactions
December 17th, 2014
The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency today issued an interim final rule to ensure that the treatment of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives, eligible margin loans, and repo-style transactions under ...
Banks to change rules governing derivatives market
October 8th, 2014
The world’s biggest banks have agreed to change rules that govern the $700 trillion derivatives market, the Financial Times reported. Eighteen banks, ranging from Credit Suisse Group AG (CSGN.VX) to Goldman Sachs Group Inc (GS.N), have agreed to give ...
CFTC Says Flexibility essential to Oversee Cross-Border Swaps
July 31st, 2014
U.S. regulators need flexibility in overseeing cross-border swaps, a lawyer for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission told a federal judge as he defended the agency’s reliance on guidance rather than formal rules in a lawsuit brought by Wall Street’s ...
ICAP Capital Markets LLC ordered to Pay $50 Million penalty
September 19th, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued an Order filing and settling charges against ICAP Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), now known as Intercapital Capital Markets LLC (ICAP), for, by and through certain of its brokers, aiding and ...
BNP Paribas ordered to pay $90 Million penalty; The reason?
August 31st, 2018
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order filing and settling charges against BNP Paribas Securities Corp. (BNP Paribas or the Bank) for attempted manipulation of the ISDAFIX benchmark and requiring BNP Paribas to pay a $90 million ...
HKEX appoints Group General Counsel
February 13th, 2017
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Ferheen Mahomed to serve as its Group General Counsel from today (Monday). Ms Mahomed will head HKEX’s Legal Services Department and oversee the Group’s legal function, including the teams at ...
CFTC Orders Goldman Sachs to Pay $120 Million Penalty for Attempted Manipulation
December 22nd, 2016
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Order today filing and settling charges against The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. (collectively, Goldman or the Bank). The Order finds that, beginning in January 2007 ...
Armenia passes a new package of laws regulating the local financial markets
October 31st, 2016
The Armenian parliament has passed a package of laws regulating the local financial markets and amendments to the law on the securities market, following close cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). The EBRD welcomed the ...
ISDA Publishes Principles for US/EU Trading Platform Recognition
February 26th, 2016
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) published a set of principles for achieving comparability determinations between US and European Union (EU) trading platforms. The paper analyzes the regulatory frameworks in the US and EU, with the aim ...
