Rep. Bart Stupak (D-MI) has introduced legislation giving the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) broad authority to regulate futures transactions involving energy commodities and to regulate credit default swaps, and bolstering the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission authority to issue cease-and-desist orders and to authorize retroactive refunds for natural gas shippers.
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Congress Called on to Give CFTC Criminal Prosecution Authority
Commissioner Bart Chilton of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Tuesday called on Congress to give the agency the authority to pursue criminal prosecution of fraud and manipulation in commodity futures markets.
February 13, 2009
On Short List for CFTC Chair, Chilton Would Unveil ‘Dark Markets’
Commissioner Bart Chilton of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), whose name is being tossed about as possible CFTC chairman in the incoming Obama administration, says he agrees that the agency should move aggressively to oversee clearing of credit default swaps (CDS), a form of insurance against the default of debt securities, which have contributed to the tumult in the credit markets.
November 14, 2008
CFTC’s Chilton Says Merger With SEC Would Be ‘Grave Mistake’
A merger of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “doesn’t make sense” and would be ill-advised, said CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton last Tuesday.
November 19, 2007
CFTC’s Chilton Says Merger With SEC Would Be ‘Grave Mistake’
A merger of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) “doesn’t make sense” and would be ill-advised, said CFTC Commissioner Bart Chilton Tuesday.
November 15, 2007
Senate Confirms Two Nominees to CFTC
The Senate has confirmed two nominees to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — Jill E. Sommers and Bart H. Chilton — bringing the agency almost up to full capacity.
August 3, 2007
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