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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