Financial Regulatory Forum

By Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – The two main U.S.
regulators policing the securities and futures markets said on
Wednesday they will issue on Oct. 15 a report outlining where
their regulatory frameworks differ and ways to bridge those
gaps.

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NEW YORK, Sept 16 (Reuters) – CME Group, the giant Chicago-based operator of derivatives exchanges, would impose new position limits on NYMEX energy contracts in response to a push by U.S. regulators for renewed scrutiny in energy trading, CEO Craig Donohue said in an interview Wednesday.
CME would apply the limits, laid out in a CME White Paper released Wednesday, as long as regulators agree to enforce limits in venues where commodities are traded around the world, and extend them to include over-the-counter commodities swap contracts as well, Donohue said.

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– John Kemp is a Reuters columnist. The views expressed are his own –

By John Kemp
LONDON, Aug 5 (Reuters) – While the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)’s current review of energy markets is likely to result in only modest changes to the formal regulatory framework, centred on tougher position limits and enhanced reporting, the political landscape for commodity trading has changed profoundly.

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By Ayesha Rascoe and Christopher Doering
WASHINGTON, July 29 (Reuters) – Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said Wednesday he supports exemptions from tough new investor limits for bona fide hedgers but he is concerned about allowances for those managing financial risk.

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