Posted on 18 March 2009
This report from the Technical Committee contains recommendations to improve the supervision of commodity futures markets and global regulatory cooperation. The recommendations focus on the ability of futures market regulators to access relevant information concerning related commodity markets over which they generally do not have jurisdiction, such as the cash and OTC derivatives markets, improving regulators’ supervisory and enforcement powers and the enhancement of global cooperation.
The recommendations fall under the following headings:
- Improved transparency of fundamental commodity market price information
- Transparency and market surveillance
- Enforcement powers
- Enhancing global co-operation.
Related Link: IOSCO report on commodities futures markets
