Risks and Vulnerabilities Report

National Futures Association (NFA) has revised the process by which each swap dealer (SD) and major swap participant (MSP) applicant demonstrates its ability to comply with Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations implementing Section 4s of the Commodity Exchange Act (4s Regulations), including but not limited to regulations relating to capital and margin requirements, reporting and recordkeeping and business conduct standards. Effective immediately, applicants will demonstrate compliance with each 4s Regulation by submitting an attestation that the applicant has adopted policies and procedures or other appropriate documentation reasonably designed to ensure that the applicant is in compliance with the 4s Regulation.
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On September 14, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published its Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities Report No. 2 for 2015 (the TRV) on the European securities markets. The TRV covers the time period from January to June 2015. ESMA also published its Risk Dashboard No. 3 for 2015 (Dashboard), providing a summary of the risks facing EU markets.
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