The CFTC published in the Federal Register a request for information and comment on potential modifications to its swap clearing requirement to address benchmark reform.
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The CFTC requested information and comment on potential modifications to its swap clearing requirement to address benchmark reform.
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York analyzed the potential impact of a cyberattack transmitted through a payment system against a (i) single large bank, (ii) group of smaller banks and (iii) common service provider.
The Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures and IOSCO issued a statement attempting to clarify expectations related to the clearing of deliverable FX instruments by central clearing parties.
The Futures Industry Association ("FIA") published the eighth issue of FIA SEF Tracker , a periodic report on trading activity taking place on swap execution facilities ("SEFs"). This issue contains data for the month of October and shows volume trends and market share for interest rate, credit default and foreign exchange products. The trading data shows that Bloomberg dominates the credit trading market (with over 70% of volume), while a few SEFs have meaningful shares of the FX trading market. See: FIA SEF Tracker ; FIA Press Release .