Updated EMIR Q&A
Questions and Answers: Implementation of the Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 on OTC derivatives, central counterparties and trade…
Commentary
CFTC Division of Clearing and Risk Issues Notice Regarding Expiration of Cross-Border Exemptive Relief from the Clearing Requirement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Clearing and Risk announced today that on October 9,…
CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight Issues Time-Limited No-Action Relief from the Prohibition of Aggregation Under § 43.6(h)(6) for Large Notional Off-Facility Swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Division of Market Oversight (“Division”) today issued a letter providing no-action…
Legal Insights: The Final CFTC Cross-border Guidance Rules Explained
The cross-border application of CFTC rules under Dodd-Frank has long been uncertain. Recently however, the CFTC adopted…
State Street Appoints Robert M. Stein as Chief Analytics Officer
Former President of Moody’s Research Labs Will Lead Analytic Product Strategy and Development for State Street’s Data…
CFTC Announces that Mandatory Clearing of iTraxx Indices CDS for Category 2 Entities Begins Today
The Division of Clearing and Risk (Division) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) announces that the…
Guy Eden Joins Traiana as Head of Product Management
Traiana, the leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, announced today that it has appointed…
KYC – Is a Utility the Solution?
Some believe an industry utility may ease the operational burden of managing KYC documentation but there are…
Proposed Requirements on Banks’ Disclosure of the Liquidity Coverage Ratio issued by the Basel Committee
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today issued for consultation Liquidity coverage ratio disclosure standards. More…
DTCC White Paper Identifies Greater Systemic Risk Complexities to Financial Markets
Paper calls for increased industry engagement and vigilance to protect against new and unidentified threats In its…