EVENTS
- “Futurization” and the Coming Transformation of the Swaps Market (AFR Tele-Conference, Jan 30, 2013)
- Cross-Border Exemption = Backdoor Repeal (AFR Tele-Conference, Dec 18, 2012)
LETTERS AND STATEMENTS
- AFR Urges Federal Reserve to Act Against Bank Ownership of Commodities (AFR, April 16, 2014)
- AFR Calls on International Regulators to Improve Derivatives Market Transparency (AFR, Feb 28, 2014)
- Statement on CFTC Treatment of European Trading Facilities (AFR, Feb 12, 2014)
- AFR Urges Improvements in Rules to Limit Commodity Market Speculation (AFR, Feb 11, 2014)
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AFR Appeals for Strong SEC Action to Regulate International Derivatives (Aug 23, 2013)
- AFR Urges CFTC to Stand Firm on Cross-Border Enforcement (AFR, July 8, 2013)
- AFR Statement on SEC Approval of Copper ETFs (AFR, Dec 17, 2012)
- Letter to Regulators on Margin Requirements for Uncleared Swaps (AFR, Nov 27, 2012)
CFTC FUNDING
- House Testimony of Acting Chairman Mark P. Wetjen (Mar 6, 2014)
- Fact Sheet on CFTC Funding (AFR, Mar 2014)
- Letter to House of Representatives (AFR, June 27, 2014)
- Letter to Senate (AFR, June 27, 2014)
- Letter to Senate (CMOC, Feb 8, 2011)
- Letter to House (CMOC, Feb 8, 2011)
- Letter to CFTC/SEC (CMOC, Dec 7, 2010)
- Statement on CFTC Funding in FY 2015 Budget (AFR, Mar 4, 2014)
BANK OWNERSHIP OF COMMODITY BUSINESSES
- Reform Group Questions Fed on Big Bank Commodity Ownership (Mark Melin, Value Walk, 4/17/14)
- AFR Urges Federal Reserve to Act Against Bank Ownership of Commodities (AFR, April 16, 2014)
- Big Banks, Big Appetites: The Consequences When Banks Swallow Commodities (Public Citizen, April 2014)
ARTICLES AND OPINION
- Budget Deal Puts Squeeze on Financial Regulators (Paul Davidson, USA Today, Jan 15, 2014)
- The Next Chapter for Derivatives Regulation (Editorial, NY Times, Dec 16, 2013)