The head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed broad new rules to oversee the trillion-dollar derivatives market that will require congressional approval and set off a heavy ...

WASHINGTON A rule intended to loosen the largest U.S. banks' control over the trading of complex investments and help safeguard the financial system was weakened Thursday by regulators. Critics say ...

WASHINGTON Federal regulators proposed setting minimum capital levels that banks and other firms that trade derivatives must hold as a cushion against risk. The Securities and Exchange Commission ...

While derivatives emerged as a bad word during the financial crisis, the National Credit Union Administration believes its share insurance fund may be safer if more credit unions used them. NCUA’s ...

As the banking industry and Wall Street gear up for the impending reforms under Dodd-Frank, it is wise to cast an eye toward the rules for trade reporting and clearing for over-the-counter derivatives ...

On Nov. 25, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 5-0 to propose or repropose new rules revamping the framework for permissible use of derivatives and short sales by investment companies ...