Scott Schneider

Gensler Evolving in Derivatives War Sees No Deed Go Unpunished

Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, took his seat before a Senate appropriations subcommittee on May 4 to make his case for a $106 million budget increase.

Wall Street Asks Regulators to Re-Propose Dodd-Frank Rules on Derivatives

Trade groups representing the biggest U.S. financial companies said regulators should re-propose derivatives rules required by the Dodd-Frank Act to give banks, swap dealers and asset managers more time to review them.

Hedge Fund Manager Jailed for Death Threats Says Regulators Out to Get Him

For Vincent P. McCrudden , the former hedge-fund manager charged with threatening to kill financial regulators including U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairwoman Mary L. Schapiro , his prosecution is the culmination of a decade-long government vendetta.

CFTC Deadline for Swap-Execution Rules Called ‘Too Ambitious’

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ’s deadline for rules governing swap execution facilities to take effect is “too ambitious” and should be delayed at least until January, said the National Futures Association , the industry-funded overseer of futures trading.

CFTC Delays Vote on Ownership, Governance Rules for Swaps Market

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission delayed a vote on rules that would limit bank ownership and control of clearinghouses and trading systems in the $583 trillion swaps market.

BP Says U.S. Weighing Gas-Market Manipulation Charges

BP Plc , Europe’s second-biggest oil company, may face charges of manipulating prices in the U.S. natural-gas market in 2008, the company said in a filing today.

N.Y. Man Charged With Threatening to Kill U.S. Officials After CFTC Sued

A New York asset manager, accused of running unregistered commodity pools, was charged with threatening to kill U.S. financial regulators, including the heads of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

House Republicans Move to Push Derivatives Rules to 2012

U.S. House Republicans moved to delay for 18 months all rulemakings involving derivatives under the Dodd-Frank financial regulation law.

EU Dark Pools, Street Slow-Down Request, Libor Panel: Compliance

The European Union plans to force investors that trade stock in dark pools, or private venues that don’t display prices in advance, to disclose more information about their activities.

House Republicans Ask CFTC Watchdog to Probe Dodd-Frank Costs

U.S. House Republicans have asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s internal watchdog to ensure Dodd-Frank Act rules for derivatives markets are cost- effective and don’t impose unnecessary burdens on companies.

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Gary Gensler

Asian Stocks Drop as China GDP Grows Less Than Estimatds

China First-Quarter Growth Trails Estimates as Risks Loom

Tycoon Tests Singapore Market With Priciest Home: Southeast Asia

Thermo Said to Bid More Than $75-Share for Life Technologies

Abortion Overshadows Oil Boom as North Dakota Aims to Topple Roe