Biden administration selects former CFTC head for SEC chairman role
Gary Gensler becomes chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) bringing with him over 25 years of industry experience.
Gary Gensler becomes chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) bringing with him over 25 years of industry experience.
The EU regulator said that a total of €88 million in fines relating to 339 actions under the market abuse regulation were imposed in 2019, up from €10 million in 2018.
Heath Tarbert was appointed chair and commissioner of the CFTC in 2019 and will resign as chair when Joe Biden takes office in 2021.
EDI has called on the CFTC, House of Representatives, and the US Senate to investigate fee changes at CME Group that would increase costs each year for the firm.
The CFTC set a new record for the number of enforcements during 2020 totalling $1.3 billion, despite operating through the pandemic.
The two no-action letters will offer swap transaction and pricing data reporting relief to clearing organisations transitioning to SOFR.
The US Department of Justice, CFTC, and SEC confirmed parallel actions against JP Morgan resulting in a record penalty for the years-long spoofing and manipulation activity.
A known design flaw in an audio preservation system at Citi saw 2.77 million audio files, some of which had been subpoenaed by the US CFTC, erased.
The latest no-action letters issues by the CFTC follow the regulator’s move to provide market participants relief in December.
US derivatives regulator said the settlement with Bank of Nova Scotia for spoofing and making false allegations is a record penalty.