First Impressions In December, the SEC released a document that addressed the derivatives usage of mutual funds (and exchange-traded funds). The commission has been busy over the past year, having ...

The Securities and Exchange Commission has passed along a request to the Financial Accounting Standards Board that it consider making changes in how to account for derivatives contracts designated as ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators proposed setting minimum capital levels that banks and other firms that trade derivatives must hold as a cushion against risk. The Securities and Exchange ...

US buy-side firms have warned that current derivatives rules are confusing and open to interpretation, backing regulators’ plans for a rethink of the Investment Company Act of 1940. US buy-side firms ...

A split Securities and Exchange Commission Wednesday approved a rule to limit the use of derivatives in investment funds that drew dissent from Democratic members who said it does not adequately ...

WASHINGTON -- The heads of two federal agencies with financial oversight responsibilities have told Congress that their jurisdiction can be split over the instruments blamed for hastening the global ...

As per Investment Company Act of 1940 of Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) of USA, investment management firms and business development companies can use derivatives in mutual funds, ETFs, and ...

The SEC’s decision to freeze all applications for new ETF issuers that want to use swaps and derivatives is a boon for ProShares, Direxion, Rydex, iShares and even ETN issuers. As reported here, the ...

As per Investment Company Act of 1940 of Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) of USA, investment management firms and business development companies can use derivatives in mutual funds, ETFs, and ...