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CFTC drafting mandatory swap clearing rules

7/14/2021

Rostin Behnam, acting chair of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission, says the CFTC is drafting new rules to require the mandatory clearing of Secured Overnight Financing Rate swaps by central clearinghouses. Behnam told the CFTC's Market Risk Advisory Committee that the rules are expected to be finalized by next year.

CFTC's Behnam: Tail risks need more attention

5/12/2021

Acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Rostin Behnam told an industry conference that markets and regulators need to be more prepared for tail risks as the world becomes more interconnected. "We have to appreciate and understand that these tail risks, although not necessarily probable seem to be happening more frequently," he said.

Behnam: Regulators must be firm on green transition

5/11/2021

US regulators need to take a tougher stance on the greening of markets and the establishment of a national carbon trading system, acting Commodity Futures Trading Commission chair Rostin Behnam told an industry conference. "I think regulators have to be a little bit more firm with market participants and stakeholders to really lift everybody up," he said.

CFTC's Behnam says deference needed for equivalence

3/23/2021

Post-Brexit equivalence between the EU and the UK derivatives markets should tap the principle of deference, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting Chairman Rostin Behnam said. Behnam said the US will "advocate for deference to the extent that it's acceptable in certain circumstances and avoids a market fragmentation."

CFTC's Behnam says deference needed for equivalence

3/22/2021

Post-Brexit equivalence between the EU and the UK derivatives markets should tap the principle of deference, says US Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Rostin Behnam. He said the US will "advocate for deference to the extent that it's acceptable in certain circumstances and avoids a market fragmentation."

CFTC's Behnam calls for crypto market oversight

3/22/2021

Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting chair Rostin Behnam told FIA's Boca-V conference that the spot cryptocurrency markets should have federal oversight. "If we continue to see the growth in the markets, if we continue to see retail-investor interest in these markets, then there is certainly a role for the federal government, not unlike exchange-traded futures and not unlike the equity space," said Behnam.

CFTC's Behnam discusses new Climate Risk Unit

3/19/2021

Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting Chair Rostin Behnam says the CFTC's Climate Risk Unit will focus on the role of the derivatives market in helping the transition to zero carbon emissions. Behnam said the unit will be made up of staffers from multiple disciplines.

CFTC's Behnam says deference needed for equivalence

3/19/2021

Post-Brexit equivalence between the EU and the UK derivatives markets should tap the principle of deference, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting chairman Rostin Behnam told FIA's Boca-V conference. Behnam said the US will "advocate for deference to the extent that it’s acceptable in certain circumstances and avoids a market fragmentation.”

CFTC's Behnam says deference needed for equivalence

3/19/2021

Post-Brexit equivalence between the EU and the UK derivatives markets should tap the principle of deference, US Commodity Futures Trading Commission chairman Rostin Behnam told a conference. Behnam said the US will "advocate for deference to the extent that it’s acceptable in certain circumstances and avoids a market fragmentation.”