U.S. regulator proposes limits on proprietary trading and investments in private equity and hedge funds
Speculative position limits apply on an intraday basis, regulator says
Country’s commodities driven economy a natural extension for firm
The international umbrella group for securities regulators has published its recommendations for improving oversight of commodity futures markets, the International Organization of Securities Commissions said Thursday.IOSCO’s Techincal Committee, its main policymaking body, published a final report prepared by its Task Force on Commodity Futures Markets, which contains recommendations to improve the supervision of commodity futures […]
Rally won't last but demand from emerging markets will temper drop somewhat
Canadians are overly focused on investing in stocks of commodity-producing companies and are missing out on diversification by not investing in underlying raw materials.Including “pure” commodities as a stand-alone asset class can enhance overall portfolio diversification, says Criterion Investments. That’s because commodity prices are historically uncorrelated to other asset classes, responding differently to economic and […]
New York-based futures broker MF Global announced that it has suffered a US$141.5 million trading loss, due to an apparent rogue trader.The firm announced that during the early hours of Wednesday morning, February 27, a registered representative in one of its U.S. branch offices, trading in the wheat futures market in his personal account, substantially […]
Hearing scheduled for September
Futures on commodities will be available throughout the business week with a one-hour trading halt each day
Committee says the Commodity Futures Act may not have kept pace with market innovation and evolution