Regulation

- Quantifi Version 10.0 provides significantly broader asset coverage including Hybrids

- Delivers enhanced scalability, groundbreaking performance and key improvements in complex OTC valuation and Counterparty Risk Management 

The waiver of mandatory clearing requirements of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act for certain OTC derivatives transactions would reduce risk in the financial system and help to achieve the risk-reduction goals of the Act, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) said today.

 Investors require in-depth risk reporting and lower fees whilst regulators are soon to introduce their own set of reporting requirements that hedge funds must comply with. In a Q&A, Sophis' Eric Bernstein explains how hedge funds improve the transparency in risk reports whilst managing operational costs efficiently in an ASP solution.

Q. How has risk reporting changed post-financial crisis? What are investors demanding?

Reval's ceo and co-founder Jiro Okochi shares insight on how regulatory reform is progressing based on his participation in the GMAC meeting earlier this month. Read on for details on rules affecting end-users and collaboration between Europe and the US in defining those new regulatory rules

New Research Report Examines the Changing OTC Valuations Industry; OTC Valuation Spending Projected to Grow at an 11% CAGR through 2013

Register for this Complimentary Webinar November 16, 2010 

Central Clearing OTC Derivatives in a New Regulatory Environment: Understanding use of CCP Clearing under Dodd-Frank Legislation

Algorithmics questions the missing link between capital and liquidity

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act will transform the derivatives industry. In a Q&A, Sean Owens of Woodbine Associates offers the key elements included in Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Q. What are the major provisions included in the Dodd-Frank Act?

Today the European Commission published it's proposals for measures on derivatives, credit default swaps (CDS) and short selling to restore confidence in financial markets. Below are links to the proposal briefs and comments released by ISDA, AIMA and members of the Economic & Monetary Affairs Committee. 

I'll continue to add links and more news comes in. You may also add your favorite links below in the comments section.

European Commission Press Conference Video

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today made the following statement regarding the proposals by the European Commission on markets infrastructure and aspects of CDS:

The European Commission’s proposals on market infrastructure for OTC derivatives are of great importance to the health of our economies and stability of the financial system.