CFTC Announces Website for Market Participants to Register for CFTC Interim Compliant Identifiers (CICI)
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the launch of a website for market participants to…
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Rule Financial Expands its Domain Group with Marina Potok, Specialist in OTC, Structured and Securitised Products
Rule Financial, the leading independent provider of advisory, business consulting, IT and software services to the investment…
Resolution Planning: Identifying “non-standard terms” in Derivative Documentation
In the third part of our Recovery and Resolution Planning (RRP) educational series, Michael Beaton, managing partner…
The Rise of FpML: a Critical Tool for the New OTC Regulatory Environment
FpML 5 has introduced new views and messages to support operational demands related to regulatory reform such…
CFTC Approves Conforming Rule on Registration of Intermediaries
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today approved a final rule to conform the CFTC’s existing…
CFTC Proposes Inter-Affiliate Clearing Exemption
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a proposed rule to exempt swaps between certain affiliated…
CFTC Staff Grants Temporary No-Action Relief to Persons Eligible for the Trade Option Exemption
The staff of the Division of Market Oversight issued a no-action letter providing that, for a limited…
OpenLink Announces New Executive Vice President of Energy for Americas, Doug Wendler
Hire illustrates continued investment in energy market expertise OpenLink Financial LLC (OpenLink), a leading provider of cross…
How Will CCP Clearing Impact the Buy Side’s Use of OTC Derivatives?
Asset managers are concerned about the collateral burden and cost of central clearing of swaps. Lynn Strongin…
Federal Reserve Board considering changes to the implementation timeline for the Dodd-Frank company-run stress test requirements
The Federal Reserve Board is considering changes to the implementation timeline for the annual company-run stress test…