In a no-action letter, the CFTC’s Market Participants Division said it will not recommend an enforcement action against a swap entity for its failure to disclose to certain counterparties the Pre-Trade Mid-Market Mark of certain swaps on the Secured Overnight Financing Rate under certain conditions.
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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 NFA issued three notices covering regulatory obligations, recent amendments and rule interpretations for (i) FCM, FDM and IB Members, (ii) CPO and CTA Members and (iii) Swap Dealer Members.
A municipal securities firm settled FINRA charges for failing to file complete and timely quarterly reports with the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board and for failing to establish, maintain, and enforce an adequate supervisory system.
Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu argued that careful consideration should be given to any regulatory enhancements to help ensure that "updated liquidity risk management practices are implemented and sustained systematically and consistently, especially across midsize and large banks."