The CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee advanced recommendations on: (i) the use of U.S. Treasuries as margin collateral, (ii) the securities market's move to T+1 securities settlement and (iii) a digital asset taxonomy.
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In comments responding to the CFTC's proposed amendments on capital and financial reporting requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants, the IIB, ISDA and SIFMA supported the codification of certain CFTC staff interpretive letters.
The CFTC withdrew its original proposal and newly proposed to allow an FCM, subject to certain conditions, to treat separate accounts of a single beneficial owner as if they were owned by different persons, for purposes of margin withdrawals from the separate accounts.
The CFTC Global Markets Advisory Committee advanced eight recommendations to promote access and competition in the U.S. Treasury markets, repo and funding markets and commodity markets.
The CFTC proposed amendments to rules that impose minimum capital requirements and financial reporting obligations on swap dealers and major swap participants.