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CFTC chairman urges new CDS regulations

10 March 2010

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman is calling for new regulations for credit default swaps.

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman is calling for new regulations for credit default swaps (CDS), Financial News reports....
 

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