Governance/Regulation & Compliance

Original research project finds that derivatives end users face higher costs and heavier workloads, but they aren't moving away from derivatives for hedging financial risks.

At U.S. Senate hearing on virtual currencies, Department of Justice and SEC officials weigh in on the benefits of bitcoins.

Banks complain that last week's CFTC policy, published as a staff advisory, may expose overseas transactions to even more U.S. regulation.

CFTC shuts down banks' plan to avoid Dodd-Frank rules by arranging trades in the U.S., then booking them through overseas affiliates.

Rule under consideration by CFTC would require Treasuries to be covered by lines of credit when used as collateral for swaps and futures trades.

In a Senate hearing today, Janet Yellen indicated the Fed may impose new rules on banks that own and trade in physical commodities