Gensler defends Obama's derivatives plan (Dealscape

Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on Monday delivered an across-the-board defense of the Obama administration's plan to tighten regulation of the derivatives business.

Speaking to a conference on financial regulation reform sponsored by The New Republic magazine, Gensler said the administration's proposal will lower risk, enhance market integrity and promote transparency and market efficiency. Legislation proposed by the White House would impose new regulations on both dealers of derivatives and the markets they trade in. Standardized derivatives would have to be traded on established trading platforms and more transparency would be demanded for all types.

This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence.

Dig deeper, with Pipeline.

196 in-depth reports of M&A deals in Regulation
156 articles related to the CFTC
40 in-depth reports of Reorganization plans in the Financial Services sector
30 articles related to Gary Gensler
10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy

Most searched keywords

Deutsche Bank
Birds Eye
Cadbury AG
Agrium Inc.
Skadden Arps
Revolution Money
Tandberg ASA
Aisling Capital
Ken Lewis
Natco

Forward-looking intelligence allows you time to act. View this video on our restructuring content to see how you can benefit from our expertise.
NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Gensler defends Obama's derivatives plan Posted on September 15, 2009 3:43 PM Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on Monday delivered an across-the-board defense of the Obama administration's plan to tighten regulation of the derivatives business. Speaking to a conference on financial regulation reform sponsored by The New Republic magazine, Gensler said the administration's proposal will lower risk, enhance market integrity and promote transparency and market efficiency. Legislation proposed by the White House would impose new regulations on both dealers of derivatives and the markets they trade in. Standardized derivatives would have to be traded on established trading platforms and more transparency would be demanded for all types. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 196 in-depth reports of M&A deals in Regulation 156 articles related to the CFTC 40 in-depth reports of Reorganization plans in the Financial Services sector 30 articles related to Gary Gensler 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Deutsche Bank Birds Eye Cadbury AG Agrium Inc. Skadden Arps Revolution Money Tandberg ASA Aisling Capital Ken Lewis Natco		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

Sales Contact Michael Crosby mcrosby@thedeal.com 212.313.9325	Media Contact Martha Brown mbrown@thedeal.com 212.313.9218
Signing in signifies that you agree to our terms and conditions. View our privacy policy.