The CFTC fined a London-based company $525,000 for violating the speculative position limit for wheat futures contracts. It also fined a U.S. subsidiary $140,000 for submitting false information to the CFTC in connection with the positions.
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The Financial Action Task Force updated the list of jurisdictions with strategic anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing deficiencies.
The CFTC determined that certain EU rules provide sufficient basis for comparability with certain regulatory obligations applicable to derivatives clearing organizations that are registered with the CFTC and are authorized to operate as central counterparties in the EU.
FINRA added a second amendment to its proposal to impose margin requirements on "to-be-announced" transactions.
The MSRB filed a proposed rule change that would delay the effective date of several previously approved amendments on transaction reporting in order to align the date with those of similar amendments to FINRA's TRACE reporting requirements.