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  • CFTC Swaps Report Update

    Date 16/12/2015

    CFTC's Weekly Swaps Report has been updated, and is now available.

  • 24 Investment Management Firms Commit To Single-Name CDS Clearing

    Date 16/12/2015

    The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), Managed Funds Association (MFA) and SIFMA's Asset Management Group today announced that several of the Associations' collective member firms have pledged to begin voluntarily clearing their single-name credit default swap (CDS) trades through central counterparties (CCPs). 

  • CFTC Approves Final Rule On Margin Requirements For Uncleared Swaps For Swap Dealers And Major Swap Participants

    Date 16/12/2015

    The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved the Final Rule on Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps for Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants. The Commission voted 2 in favor and 1 opposed.

  • Remarks To The ICI 2015 Securities Law Development Conference, David Grim, Director, SEC Division Of Investment Management, Washington, D.C., Dec. 16, 2015

    Date 16/12/2015

    Introduction

    Good morning everyone, and thank you, David, for that kind introduction and for inviting me to speak here today. Before I begin, let me remind you that the views I express are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Commission, any of the Commissioners, or any other colleague on the staff of the Commission. Before I begin, I should mention that I’m joined here today by several of my Investment management colleagues—Diane Blizzard, who will be participating shortly in the “Looking to the Future: What Funds Should Expect in 2016” panel, Aaron Schlaphoff, who will be participating in the derivatives panel, and Sarah ten Siethoff, who will be participating in the fixed income funds panel. We are also joined by several of our colleagues from around the Commission, including Katherine Feld from the Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (OCIE) and Anthony Kelly from the Commission’s Division of Enforcement.

  • Statement Of CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad, Final Rule On Margin For Uncleared Swaps

    Date 16/12/2015

    The rule this Commission is adopting today is one of the most important elements of swaps market regulation set forth in the Dodd-Frank Act. Although we have mandated clearing for standardized swaps, there will always be a large part of the market that is not cleared. This is entirely appropriate, as many swaps are not suitable for central clearing because of limited liquidity or other characteristics. Our clearinghouses will be stronger if we exercise care in what is required to be cleared. However, we must take steps to protect against such activity posing excessive risk to the system. That is why margin requirements for uncleared swaps are important.