Tag: cftc

Global body for securities regulators say local market participants may stop dealing with entities considered 'US persons' in swaps market as complex rules kick in. One treasurer says the shift has already begun.

Reproposed position limits seen as providing regulatory bulwark for corporates and improving market efficiency.

*Safe regulates capital outflow for inter-bank bond investment *Thailand plans reporting exemptions for foreign issuers *CFTC adopts X-border approach for uncleared swaps *Indonesia moves to full IFRS convergence

HKMA releases circular on cybersecurity rules; CFTC to expand hedging exemptions in limits amendment; China dumped market-based mechanism for RMB in Jan; SEBI applies KYC norms to ODI issuers; and much more…

Reg roundup: PBoC raises cross-border RMB ceiling for MNCs; Myanmar opens FTZ; RBI seeks external commercial borrowing feedback

SAFE simplifies FX admin for enterprise; Thailand plans to relax FX regulations; FASB proposes deferral of new revenue standard

With more allegations of market manipulation, the concept of a collaborative interbank lending benchmark has all but died.

As China opens its economic doors with pilot schemes that lack transparency, the US has acted, well, more like a bull in a China shop.

The CFTC released guidance on the use of derivatives outside the US in relation to Dodd-Frank. CT asks Clifford Chance to tell us what it means for Asian businesses.