U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission

• Wall Street Joins CME in Winning Delays of U.S. Swaps Rules

  By Silla Brush  |  October 15, 2012

  Overseas branches of U.S.-based banks won't have to tally swaps right away.

• CFTC Speculation Limit Called Wasteful

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  October 10, 2012

  Lawmakers ask agency to detail time spent on rule and cost of defending it.

• Swaps Regulators Face Push for Delays

  By Silla Brush and Matthew Leising, Bloomberg  |  October 3, 2012

  CFTC bombarded with requests to delay Oct. 12 start date for derivatives regs.

• CFTC Should Appeal Ruling on Speculation Limits, Chilton Says

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  October 2, 2012

  CFTC commissioner calls court decision 'deeply flawed.'

• Libor Changes Could Add Volatility (Reuters)

  October 1, 2012

  Proposed reforms could also mean somewhat higher rate.

• EU Lawmakers Probe Rate-Rigging

  By Ben Moshinsky and Jim Brunsden, Bloomberg  |  September 24, 2012

  CFTC Chairman Gary Gensler to testify before European Parliament panel.

• CFTC’s O’Malia Criticizes ‘Mad Rush’ On Swaps Rules

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  September 24, 2012

  Commissioner cites inconsistency in some regulations.

• Manipulation Possible in Benchmarks Besides Libor

  By Joshua Gallu, Bloomberg  |  September 20, 2012

  Fewer than half of benchmark rates are based on actual transactions, according to IOSCO.

• U.S. Must Respect Overseas Swaps Rules: CFTC’s Wetjen

  By Silla Brush, Bloomberg  |  September 14, 2012

  Commissioner argues the CFTC should defer to ‘comparable’ international regulations.

• Big Banks to Offer Collateral Transformation

  By Bradley Keoun, Bloomberg News  |  September 11, 2012

  Process will let customers swap lower-rated collateral for higher-rated securities; critics worry process will obscure risk.