Tag: regulation

March 28, 2014 BY Gerald Segal

USA financial firms have increased spending on systemic risk mitigation

Coincides with ease in fears of a systemic risk event happening in the next 12 months   A recent survey conducted by The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) revealed that a vast majority of financial firms have increased spending on systemic risk mitigation. With new regulations being implemented across the board and financial firms…

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May 09, 2013 BY Gerald Segal

CFTC looks at regulating Bitcoin

As Bitcoin trading gains traction and more firms in the US want to offer products, regulatory bodies enter the mix. Courtesy of our friends at CFTCLaw.com..... The CFTC is now considering whether or not Bitcoin falls under its regulatory scope. Bart Chilton, Commissioner of the CFTC, was quoted in the Financial Times that Bitcoin “is for sure…

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