The US Federal Reserve and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have formally recognised the International Swaps and Derivatives Association's (ISDA) protocols that would allow a stay of early termination rights in the event of a bank resolution.
Fed extends Volcker deadline for legacy funds
The US Federal Reserve has extended the Volcker deadline for federally insured banks to cease involvement or investment in legacy funds, giving banks an extra year until mid-2016 to act.
Fed adds short-term funding twist to G-SIB capital surcharge
The US Federal Reserve has proposed that US global systemically important banks hold nearly double the additional common equity Tier 1 capital agreed by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
HFT clean-up raises questions over US market structure
The recent spate of regulatory initiatives and lawsuits aimed at high-frequency trading could light the touch paper for more fundamental US market structure reform.
Canadian exchanges to offer non-HFT alternatives
Plans for a new stock exchange designed to limit predatory high-frequency trading were approved by Ontario Securities Commission on November 17.
CFTC commissioner will publish alternative swap framework
Commissioner Christopher Giancarlo, the only Republican on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, has given a strong personal critique of regulatory failings in remarks published on the CFTC's website.
CFTC settles for $1.4bn in FX fines
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has ordered five banks to pay more than $1.4bn in fines for attempting to manipulate foreign exchange benchmark rates.
US shadow banks now pose a bigger risk than banks
Risk posed by US shadow banks increases according to FSB data.
DTCC proposes repo clearing
Market participants hope that shifting repo clearing to a central clearing utility will help allay regulatory concern.
FSOC may rethink designation process, grants MetLife hearing
US Treasury secretary Jack Lew said federal regulators might reconsider the process by which non-bank companies are designated as systemically important.
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