US bill rolls back Dodd-Frank on swaps, CFTC backs c...

To view this email as a webpage, click here     Thursday October 31 2013     FT Trading Room   US bill rolls back Dodd-Frank on swaps   Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke expressed concern that the swaps push out rule could increase risks because banks could move derivatives trading to less regulated affiliates       CFTC backs contentious MF Global measure   The CFTC rule would prevent brokers from tapping one customer's excess margin to cover margin shortfalls of other customers. Instead they would need to use their own money, known as residual interest, to plug any deficit     Fears rise over foreign forex operators   The influx in companies to the UK has sparked concerns that the groups threaten the sector because they do not come under UK regulatory scrutiny     Innovation is the keystone for exchanges   Trading venues must avoid setting on to collision courses with regulators     Tech revolution to transform swap trading   Electronic trading venues are set to change the OTC derivatives market, just as technological advances have already revolutionised equities trade     OTC trade reporting begins in Singapore   Moves highlight how infrastructure for capturing and storing records of OTC trades is starting to be built in Asia, in compliance with G20 reforms               Manage email    Forward this email   Feedback    Manage portfolio Subscribe to the FT Follow the FT   Unsubscribe | My Account | RSS | Privacy Policy | About Us | Help   © THE FINANCIAL TIMES LTD 2013 You have received this email because you have signed up from the NBE preference page. This email was sent by a company owned by Pearson plc, registered office at 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL. Registered in England and Wales with company number 53723.