Regulation

June 9th, 2013	Clarity on SEF Rules Paves Way for Preparation for the New World of Execution State Street's Tomas Zikas talks to DerivSource about the implications of the recently announced Swap Execution Facility (SEF) rules and how the market can prepare for implementation in the next several months. Q. The CFTC announced SEF rules May 16th that the market has been digesting since. Can you offer a quick overview of what these newly announced rules mean for SEFs and the industry in general?
April 8th, 2013	Regulation Reality: Category I Clearing Begins The first deadline for central clearing of certain swaps has passed but category II and III market participants must now gear up for their deadlines.
February 1st, 2013	Differing Opinions on the Futurization of Swaps Are Highlighted at CFTC Roundtable
October 4th, 2012	Tough Times for UK Banks: The Liikanen Group Publishes its Final Report
August 15th, 2012	Q4 in Focus – Compliance Readiness & the Need for Self- Assessment
July 15th, 2012	The Volcker Rule - How to Prepare Ahead of the July 21st Deadline
July 11th, 2012	The Road to Dodd-Frank Compliance: How Will the Energy Derivatives Landscape Change?
June 14th, 2012	Fidessa Helps Market Participants Make Sense of EU Regulation White paper assesses likely future landscape to help firms stay one step ahead
March 15th, 2012	LEI Usability – the Benefits of this New Standardised Code Comes Down to Aggregation
March 9th, 2012	Weekend Reading & Derivatives News Roundup

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SEF Rules Passed by CFTC this Week

After much anticipation, the CFTC passed final rules on the governance of swap execution facilities (SEFs) including rules on the minimum quotes required and swaps block rules.

Views vary on many elements of the newly approved rules with some industry participants believing the rules to be fair and others very problematic.

Regulation Timeline

Keep up with current regulatory reform activities with this reference guide. Derivsource's Derivatives Regulation Timeline