Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
SGX’s new FX platform sees increased NDF trading from US firms
Sef exemption opens door to increased US buy-side interest
Vendors under new scrutiny in CFTC due diligence push
The planned cyber resilience regime will force dealers to subject “critical” tech vendors to stricter audits.
Clients versus compliance: banks hung up over WhatsApp fines
Most opt for outright ban, but some seek technological solutions to monitor private messaging.
Crypto custody faces regulatory death-roll
New measures to safeguard digital assets threaten to squeeze the life out of custody business, insiders fear
One-fifth of CME clearing members hit by Ion hack
Advisory committee heard CFTC believed it could “play a more direct role” in cyber security practices
FTX failure resets US crypto legislative program
Lawmakers expected to seek stronger customer protection; industry wants flexibility for DeFi
Regulated firms warn against crypto market lockout
Onshore participants urge regulators to bring cryptocurrency trading out of the ‘shadows’
Chill winds blow for Capitolis’s equity swap platform
The fintech’s effort to revive off-balance-sheet funding runs into market and regulatory turbulence.
Will there ever be one TR to rule them all? No chance…
A wave of regulatory reviews is renewing interest in unified data repositories. But Josephine says a centralized utility for trade reporting is never going to happen.
Reg ATS: SEC 'bowing to public pressure' in reopening proposal
The US markets regulator has extended the comment deadline on a proposal to regulate Treasuries venues after it faced a storm of complaints from the public and financial industry.
CFTC best placed to regulate digital assets, commissioner says
Newly confirmed head says agency has the authority and precedent to police crypto markets.
Biden approach could leave US behind on crypto regulation
Long timeline of executive order means international community may move faster than US lawmakers
People Moves: Cboe, State Street, Sifma, Arria NLG, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including Mark Goodey (pictured), who joins Arria NLG as managing director and innovation strategist.
People Moves: Digital Asset, Coalition Greenwich, NZX, Symphony, and more
A look at some of the key "people moves" from this week, including J. Christopher Giancarlo (pictured), who joins the board of directors of Digital Asset.
Definition of a trading venue: Reg review risks ensnarling tech vendors
Industry participants are divided over the definition of a trading venue and how regulators should revise the regulatory framework.
This Week: CME/IHS Markit, Bloomberg, OpenExchange, Equinix, and more
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
Waters Wrap: The looming data storage wars (And Bloomberg killers)
Anthony first looks at the data storage space, explaining that fees are likely to increase for buy- and sell-side firms in the near-term. He also wonders if there’s a market in the terminal/workstation space for innovative startups to gain traction. As…
Symphony suspends Sparc pending registration talks with CFTC
The comms provider may have to register its RFQ workflow and messaging tool as a Sef, or perhaps permanently shut down the business line.
People Moves: LSEG; Broadway; Pirum; CFTC/Citadel Securities; SEC/Coinbase
A look at some of the key people moves from this week, including Sabrina Bailey (pictured), who has been appointed by LSEG to lead its wealth solutions business in the US.
Utility is success? Row brews over futures post-trade workflows
Futures market participants say standardizing trade allocations through a post-trade utility could prevent a repeat of the chaos seen in March 2020, when back-office systems fails resulted in thousands of trade breaks.
Waters Wrap: Causal Machine Learning Represents Next Evolution of AI (Plus ESG & Innovation Issues)
Anthony looks at an interesting project using causal inference by IBM and Refinitiv, and what this latest evolution of machine learning could mean for innovation in the capital markets in the future.
Slow Road to Consensus: CFTC's Behnam Talks Climate Risk
As CFTC commissioner Rostin Behnam’s report on climate risk to the financial system is published, WatersTechnology speaks to Behnam about data, greenwashing, and gaining support in Washington.
This Week: IHS Markit, SGX/HSBC, LedgerX, TNS, TraditionData and more
A summary of some of the past week's financial technology news.
This Week: Bloomberg, Interactive Brokers, Virtu, Northern Trust, SimCorp & More
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.