International

Six years on, I worry that different jurisdictions and different regulators are moving forward unilaterally and in a piecemeal fashion. They’re chopping global financial markets ...

The Non-U.S. SDs sought relief from such requirements when entering into swaps with a counterparty that is not a U.S. person.

As I have repeatedly stated, the benign sounding ‘Staff Advisory 13-69’ should be permanently withdrawn because it represents a threat to American jobs and vital ...

The SEC wouldn’t comment on that never-been-examined OCIE document request letter we shared last week (IA Watch, July 30, 2015) but IA Watch found a ...

The recent move by the European Securities and Markets Authority to not extend so-called passport authority to U.S. managers marketing their private funds in the ...

The CFTC must make a more concerted effort to fix its swaps trading rules in accordance with the letter and spirit of Title VII of ...

IA Watch has obtained a new SEC document request letter received by an SEC-registered advisory firm based in London, England.   The document resembles other ...

Call it wire hacker fraud. It is not the most sophisticated cyber-scam. But too often it works. The nub of the racket: a client’s e-mail ...

Last week, the CFTC unanimously approved a new proposed rule designed to prevent U.S. swaps dealers from escaping its margin requirements by conducting business overseas. ...

This CFTC proposed rule from 2015 would apply margin requirements to cross-border transactions, as a well to close a loop-hole regarding international swaps.