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Investment managers & hedge funds have many questions to be answered before they get involved in CDS clearing.

Central clearing of credit default swaps is progressing with full speed ahead with three clearing offerings (ICE, Eurex and CME) live and processing contracts. Despite this momentum, the picture is not complete because the buy side remains reluctant to jump on board the clearing bandwagon.

2010 is the year of unfinished business.

New industry initiatives aiming to address inefficient and faulty areas of the OTC derivatives post-trade processing space have launched while others market changes are in the works. All the while regulators and legislators on both sides of the pond continue to deliberate on reform of the OTC derivatives market. 2010 may seem like it will be more of the same but the introduction of new regulation will undoubtedly revolutionize the industry.

We have launched a new tool for your use and to keep you up to date with the current regulatory reform activities.

The DerivSource’s Derivatives Regulation Timeline is a new reference guide that provides a comprehensive outline of regulatory activity in the U.S. and U.K./Europe and the involvement of various regulatory and legislative bodies. Please review this guide frequently to keep up to speed and also feel free to contact me if you have suggestions for how we can improve this tool.

- Attracting & Keeping Institutional Investors Happy; Ingredients for a Weather-proof Business Model for 2010 and Beyond

- A Guide for Start Ups and Established Hedge Funds Provided by a Panel of Industry Experts

Following the success of our outsourcing for hedge funds Webinar last month, we have decided to host one more event for hedge funds before signing off on 2009.

I know this subject is out of DerivSource’s usual remit but based on the success of our outsourcing for hedge funds Webinar last month, we have decided to host one more event for hedge funds before signing off on 2009.

A panel of experts debate if outsourcing is the best strategy to help firms maintain lower operating costs without sacrificing operational efficiency

This blog has been updated over the last several weeks by members who share industry books available on the credit crisis and related topics.

Reval has launched a mini-site that caters to corporates and allows these institutions to communicate their views on regulation in the form of sponsored surveys. The aim of this site is to gather information on the topic of regulatory reform to report back to the Obama Administration.

I'll include the announcement and link below...

-- Proposed new regulation for derivatives market is expected to be formally release mid-month

Earlier this week, at a Senate Agriculture Committee hearing, CFTC head Gary Gensler, announced his proposed plan for changing the way the derivatives market and its participants are to be regulated. The details of the final regulation plan will be formally announced later this month.

There are many articles out there on social networking platforms - how to use one to promote your business, how to use it to get a job, or simply how to get random people to 'follow' you.  There are many ways to skin this cat, but I have found one interesting blog comparing Twitter to the id and Facebook to the ego.

Here is a teaser... from a blog called "Information Arbitrage."