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02 May 2008

Ten years ago

New ‘innovative’ Liffe contracts to come
Liffe is to launch an innovative range of futures for hedging Euro interest rate swap positions in Q4 of this year. Named Liffe Libor Financed Bonds (LFBs) and developed with US brokerage Adams, Viner and Mosler (AVM), the product will include elements of bond and short term interest rate futures, as well as well pricing techniques.

CFTC calls for OTC commentThe Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) went ahead last week with another controversial Concept Release,...

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“At our current funding level, the Commission is under serious strain. We lack the staff and resources necessary to both implement Dodd-Frank and continue to fulfil our pre-Dodd-Frank duties under the Commodity Exchange Act. Without additional funding, the strain will only become worse in July, when much of Dodd-Frank goes into effect.”

The CFTC's Michael Dunn pleads for Congressional support over the regulator's budget.