Monday, December 30, 2013

CFTC, MONETARY AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE AGREE TO BETTER REGULATE CROSS-BORDER ENTITIES

FROM:  COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
December 27, 2013

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Monetary Authority of Singapore Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Supervision of Cross-Border Regulated Entities

Washington, DC – Today, leaders of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) regarding cooperation and the exchange of information in the supervision and oversight of regulated entities that operate on a cross-border basis in the United States and Singapore.

Through the MOU, the Commission and MAS express their willingness to cooperate with each other in the interest of fulfilling their respective regulatory mandates regarding derivatives markets. The scope of the MOU includes markets and organized trading platforms, central counterparties, trade repositories, and intermediaries, dealers, and other market participants.

The MOU was signed by Commission Chairman Gary Gensler and MAS Deputy Managing Director, Financial Supervision, Ong Chong Tee.

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