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As the U.S. Congress debates changes to the Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation, CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad testified before the Senate Agriculture committee earlier today.

The prognosis for financial regulation in the US appears very poor at the moment. Here are four important questions about structural reform that need to be answered to get regulation back on track. Otherwise, we may just have to wait for the next financial disaster to prompt lasting change.

Market conditions and regulatory complexity have combined to make efficient management of collateral a critical component in a wider process of controlling trading and funding costs across the industry.

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.

According to figures released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics on March 6, the U.S. economy added 295,000 jobs in February, while the unemployment rate slipped to 5.5%.

New issuance of euro-denominated corporate debt intensified in February in the wake of the European Central Bank’s announcement on January 22 that it would launch an expanded quantitative easing program, effective in March.

The following data is derived from trading activity on the Tradeweb European-listed ETF platform.

Following the meeting of its Governing Council on January 22, the European Central Bank (ECB) confirmed the launch of an expanded stimulus program aimed at boosting the eurozone economy.

Eurozone consumer prices suffered a 0.6% annual drop in January - the largest on record since July 2009 – according to Eurostat figures released on January 30.

On-SEF volumes plummeted in November, reminding us that one year in, SEF trading may be out of its infancy, but growing pains are still very much part of the market’s present and future.