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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
May 17, 2012
Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, said Thursday that he planned to hold the first hearing regarding the JPMorgan losses on Tuesday, May 22.
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By James J. Green, AdvisorOne |
December 8, 2011
The former CEO of now-bankrupt MF Global says he was ‘stunned' to learn about the missing $1.5 billion in client funds at commodities broker-dealer.
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By Marlene Y. Satter, AdvisorOne |
December 1, 2011
On Wednesday, the House Financial Services Committee voted to send on three pieces of legislation that are designed to loosen derivatives rules put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
November 8, 2011
More than 30 House Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis that not only thanked her for Phyllis Borzi’s decision to withdraw the DOL’s proposed rule redefining the term fiduciary, but also set out specific areas the new rule should address when it’s reproposed in early 2012.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
June 3, 2011
Garrett, chair of House Capital Markets subcommittee, asks CFTC chair to reply to extensive list of 12 questions by June 10.
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By John Sullivan, Advisorone |
December 1, 2010
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has referred forged comment letters it received to the Justice Department.
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By James J. Green, AdvisorOne |
September 17, 2010
AdvisorOne.com's sister publication, FuturesMag.com, reported Thursday on the Securities and Exchange Commision (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) joint roundtable discussion as the two regulators move to start writing rules governing swaps.
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By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne |
August 10, 2010
Agenda will focus on role of ETFs in so-called 'flash crash.'
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By Staff Writer |
November 1, 2009
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has been waging war against commodity index funds, and visible evidence they are winning that war has...
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By Staff Writer |
November 14, 2005
CHICAGO (HedgeWorld.com)--Refco's problems aside, this has been a pretty good year for the futures industry. Volumes are up, as are profits and bonuses on Wall Street. Yet despite that success, or perhaps in part because of it, one gets the feeling there is a hint of unease in the glances...
