OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Giancarlo Uses October to Reiterate Global SWAPS Regulation…
The stare down between American and European regulators over cross-border swaps regulations continues. In the month of October, Christopher Giancarlo, Chair of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission, again made it clear that part of the…
CFTC Chair Touts Full Slate of Commissioners
[caption id="attachment_114411" align="alignleft" width="181"] Christopher Giancarlo, CFTC chairman[/caption] The Commodities Futures Trading Commission has a full slate of commissioners, and this means that all CFTC committees are also fully active. Christopher Giancarlo is the CFTC…
CFTC Enforcements Up
[caption id="attachment_221725" align="alignleft" width="156"] Chris Giancarlo, CFTC Chair[/caption] The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an increase in enforcement actions. “During the last Fiscal Year, the CFTC filed 83 enforcement actions. That’s among the highest number…
CFTC Has Full Commissioner Slate
The full slate of commissioners is finally set at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The US Senate approved Dawn Stump and Dan Berkovitz as the fourth and fifth Commissioners on the CFTC. The CFTC…
CFTC and SEC Chairs Face Appropriations Committee
The heads of American trading two most important regulators continued their journey through the gauntlet of the federal budget process. Christopher Giancarlo, the head of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), and Jay Clayton, the…
CFTC Chair Downplays Virtual Currency Significance
[caption id="attachment_114411" align="alignleft" width="160"] CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo[/caption] The hype behind virtual currency far outweighs its impact. That was the surprising and blunt message from Christopher Giancarlo, the Chairman of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission.…
Senator Cites Al Capone in Crypto-Currency Tax Question
Crypto-currency may be a tax nightmare for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and give criminals an angle even Al Capone didn’t have. [caption id="attachment_114411" align="alignleft" width="160"] CFTC chairman Christopher Giancarlo[/caption] Commodities Futures Trading Commission Chairman…