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.
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The CFTC solicited public comments on a proposed comparability determination and related Order for certain CFTC-registered swap dealers domiciled in the United Kingdom and subject to prudential supervision by the UK Prudential Regulation Authority.
The CFTC proposed amendments to rules that impose minimum capital requirements and financial reporting obligations on swap dealers and major swap participants.
The SEC adopted a rule that any SEC-registered central clearing agency that provides central clearing of U.S. Treasury securities ("USTs") shall require its members to centrally clear (i) most repurchase and reverse repurchase transactions in USTs to which it is a counterparty and (ii) certain cash market purchases and sales of USTs.
FINRA settled charges with four firms for misrepresentations and supervision failures on their "fully paid securities lending" programs.