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CFTC extends UMR relief to ease pandemic disruption
19 March 2020
Reporter Natalie Turner

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has finalised a one-year extension of the initial margin compliance under UMR to allow firms more time to combat the business disruption caused by the coronavirus

US SEC to review exemption rules for affiliated securities lending programmes
13 December 2019
Reporter Drew Nicol

The US SEC has called on industry participants to assists in reforming flaws in the current exemption relief rules for affiliated parties in securities lending programmes

SEC issues three-year extension of MiFID II relief
07 November 2019
Reporter Jenna Lomax

The US SEC has issued an extension of a no-action letter it provided to assist market participants regarding their US-regulated activities for MiFID II research

SEC approves adjustment to minimum margin requirements
11 July 2019
Reporter Maddie Saghir

The SEC and CFTC have approved and invited public comment on a joint proposal to align requirements for security futures with requirements for similar financial products

SEC proposes adjustment to minimum margin requirements
04 July 2019
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed to align the minimum margin required on security futures with other similar financial products

Ex-Banca IMI executive pleads guilty to criminal antitrust charge
28 June 2019
Reporter Jenna Lomax

Larry Meyers, the former head of the securities lending desk at Banca IMI Securities, has pleaded guilty to a criminal antitrust charge for his involvement in a bid-rigging conspiracy for certain financial instruments

State Street Bank to pay settlement charges related to custody
28 June 2019
Reporter Jenna Lomax

State Street Bank and Trust has agreed to pay over $88 million to settle charges for overcharging mutual funds and other registered investment company clients for expenses related to the firm's custody of client assets

SEC adopts new requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act
26 June 2019
Reporter Rebecca Delaney

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a series of regulations and requirements under Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act

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