Key clearinghouses for derivatives markets have “ample resources to withstand extremely stressful market scenarios,” according to CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad, who was commenting upon the results of the regulator’s supervisory stress test of CME Clearing; ICE Clear Credit, ICE Clear Europe and ICE Clear U.S., all part of the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE); and LCH Clearnet…. Read More >>
Object Trading Up to Speed on SGX’s Titan Platform
Object Trading DMA Coordinated with Titan A vendor of multi-asset trading systems, Object Trading, reports that its services will work with the Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) latest trading platform, Titan, based upon Nasdaq’s Genium INET platform. In conjunction with Titan, Object Trading will handle market data, order execution and pre-trade risk constraints for its clients… Read More >>
CFTC to Stream Regulation AT Meeting on Nov. 4
CFTC to Mull Add-On to Automated Trading Rule The CFTC will hold an open meeting on Friday, Nov. 4, at 10 a.m. to consider a supplemental proposal to Regulation Automated Trading (Regulation AT), according to an announcement from CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad. The CFTC Open Meeting will take place at the lobby-level hearing room at… Read More >>
CFTC Puts Nymex, Comex Through Rule Enforcement Tests
CFTC Finds One Area for Improvement A rule enforcement review of the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) and the Commodity Exchange (Comex) by the CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight has yielded a recommendation that both exchanges institute a better way to monitor position limit exemptions. Market participants can exceed position limits as long as they… Read More >>
Why the Wells Fargo Mess Makes Wall Street Nervous
My guess is that the dizzying fall from grace for Wells Fargo Chairman and CEO John Stumpf is making some Wall Street executives a little nervous, especially if they have something to hide. To recap, after a scandal broke about the bank setting up fraudulent consumer accounts, the Wells Fargo board of directors decided this… Read More >>
Luxembourg Bank Tackles IRS Reporting Regs
BCEE Implements SmartStream’s Corona Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat of Luxembourg (BCEE) has implemented a way to help the bank meet reporting and audit trails regulatory requirements of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) that have a tight turnaround time. In general, banks only have a few weeks to reconcile annual data before the legal… Read More >>
CFTC Fines Wells Fargo $400K on Faulty LTR Charges
The CFTC reports that it has ordered Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. to pay a $400,000 civil monetary penalty for “failing to comply with its obligations to submit accurate large trader reports (LTRs) for physical commodity swap positions.” The bank, a provisionally registered swap dealer since 2012, neither admitted nor denied the CFTC’s findings, but agreed… Read More >>
More Crimes and Misdemeanors on Wall Street
To quote the late Yogi Berra, “It’s déjà vu all over again” when it comes to the crimes and misdemeanors of Wall Street. Given the ongoing scandals among banks and other financial services firms, it seems that some on the left of the political scale are getting worried that Wall Street (and Main Street) institutions… Read More >>
Credit Suisse, Ipreo, Symbiont, R3 Finish First Step for Syndicated Loan Blockchain
Blockchain Proof of Concept Effort Will Go On Credit Suisse, Ipreo, Symbiont and R3 have completed the successful initial stage of a project to demonstrate how blockchain technology can be used to improve the syndicated loan market, officials say. The proof of concept will continue throughout the year and will includes participation from agent banks,… Read More >>
Barclays Penalized for EFRP Records Violations
A U.S. regulator has cited Barclays Bank on charges of record-keeping violations and is imposing a $500,000 civil monetary penalty upon the bank, months after the U.K. banking giant was cited for problems with its submissions of large trader reports (LTRs) on physical commodity swap positions. The CFTC, the regulator in both cases, is now… Read More >>
