CFTC Chairman Giancarlo provides insights into priority undertakings at the agency

By Brad Rosen, J.D.SIFMA President and CEO Kenneth E. Bentsen, Jr. sat down with CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo to explore a number of top matters under consideration at the Commission in the premier episode of its new video series titled A View from Washington. In this first edition, Chairman Giancarlo provided insight into five timely CFTC undertakings, including an update on last year’s CFTC cross-border white paper, next steps on the proposed SEF trading rule, the final phase of implementation of initial margin, progress on inter-agency harmonization, and the chairman’s priorities in the remaining months of his tenure.An update on the CFTC cross-border white paper. Giancarlo provided an update on the CFTC’s 2018 white paper, Cross-Border Swaps Regulation Version 2.0: A Risk-Based Approach with Deference to Comparable Non-U.S. Regulation. He noted that, based on feedback and discussions with fellow regulators and market participants, if a…

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