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As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) met last Thursday to consider proposals to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, commissioners expressed alarm that the deep budget cuts passed by the House for fiscal year 2011 will not only threaten the agency’s ability to meet its new mandate under Dodd-Frank to regulate the derivatives market but also its traditional duties — overseeing the futures market.

As the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) met Thursday to consider proposals to implement the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, commissioners expressed fear that the deep budget cuts proposed by the House for fiscal year 2011 will not only threaten the agency’s ability to meet Dodd-Frank’s mandate to regulate the derivatives market but also its oversight of the futures market.

With commissioners feeling the pressure of the deadlines imposed in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Friday voted out proposals seeking to protect collateral of customers in cleared and uncleared swaps, provide real-time reporting for swaps and to report swap transactions to swap data repositories (SDR).

With commissioners feeling the pressure of the deadlines imposed in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Friday voted out proposals seeking to protect collateral of customers in cleared and uncleared swaps, provide real-time reporting for swaps and to report swap transactions to swap data repositories (SDR).

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, has requested comments from the public to assist it in making recommendations to help federal agencies develop regulations to bar banks from engaging in proprietary trading and from maintaining certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds.

The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), which was created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act, has requested comments from the public to assist it in making recommendations to help federal agencies develop regulations to bar banks from engaging in proprietary trading and from maintaining certain relationships with hedge funds and private equity funds.

New rules designed to carry out the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act are expected to generate more than 200 registered swaps dealers and 20-30 new entities registered as swaps execution facilities or designated contract markets, while derivatives clearing organizations increase from 14 to about 20, Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Thursday.

New rules designed to carry out the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act are expected to generate more than 200 registered swaps dealers and 20-30 new entities registered as swaps execution facilities or designated contract markets, while derivatives clearing organizations increase from 14 to about 20, Gary Gensler, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Thursday.

Unconventional natural gas player Quicksilver Resources Inc. last week reported that it beat Wall Street’s expectations in 2Q2010, boosted by increased production and higher commodities prices.