Where Are We Now – the Collateral Squeeze
The real danger facing the market is a spike in costs due to the shrinking supply of…
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OCC and FDIC Propose Rule to Strengthen Liquidity Risk Management
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)…
IOSCO Urges Implementation of Principles for Financial Benchmarks
The International Organization of Securities Commissions published today a public communique entitled Implementation of the Principles…
CFTC Announces Mutual Acceptance of Approved Legal Entity Identifiers
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced in a Notice posted on the CFTC.gov website…
New SimCorp StrategyLab Book on Asset Management Industry Highlights Need for Innovative Technology
– New book published by SimCorp StrategyLab and Palgrave Macmillan offers a comprehensive…
CFTC’s Division of Clearing and Risk and Division of Market Oversight Provide Time-Limited No-Action Relief for swap execution facilities (“SEFs”) from compliance with certain requirements of Commission Regulations 37.9(a)(2) and 37.203(a)
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Clearing and Risk and Division of Market Oversight…
What If OTC Derivatives were Banned? A Look at the Potential Impact on Asset Managers
What would be the consequences of banning derivatives from the asset management industry? Alessandro Beber, a…
CFTC Announces that the Third Phase of Mandatory Clearing of iTraxx CDS Indices Begins Today and Reminds Market Participants that Cross-Border Exemptive Relief Expired on October 9, 2013
The Division of Clearing and Risk (Division) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) announces that…
CFTC Adopts Rule Amendment to Clarify that Prohibition against Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Associating with Persons Who Are Statutorily Disqualified Does Not Apply in the Case of Clerical and Ministerial Employees
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced issuance of an amendment to its Regulation 23.22 to…
Writing in Business: Tips for Blogging Effectively
Susan Weiner, CFA, of InvestmentWriting.com shares her tips for writing and blogging for business