AIMA Publishes New AIFMD Implementation Guides
The Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund industry association, has published a new set…
Regulation & Compliance
DerivSource provides industry analysis, expert Q&As and commentary articles on derivatives regulation and compliance including regulatory change impacting trade execution via SEFs, CCP clearing, collateral management, trade and regulatory reporting and regtech trends. Regulations covered include: UMR margin rules, EMIR Refit, CSDR regulation, SFTR reporting, MIFID regulation, and CFTC rules, such as the CFTC regulatory reporting rules, as well as industry trends (IBOR reform) that may impact derivatives market participants globally.
Weekly Recap: Regulatory News on TRs, CCPs & Cross-Border
A weekly recap of regulatory news including announcements from ESMA & the ODRG
ESMA Adds EuroCCP to List of Authorised CCPs under EMIR
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its list of Central Counterparties (CCPs) that have…
Asset Managers’ Top Priorities for 2014 Revealed
Attendees at Investit’s 19th Intelligence Conference held on 12th March identified their key priorities for 2014. The…
Northern Trust Enhances Collateral and Liquidity Solutions
Solution Designed to Support Increasing Collateral and Liquidity Requirements Due to Changing Regulations Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS)…
EMIR Trade Reporting: UTI Matching, FX Derivatives Definitions Still Complicate the Process
Problems still persist weeks following the EMIR trade reporting deadline with confusion over UTIs, details of the new ESMA Q&A and debate over FX derivatives definitions clouding already muddy post-trade processes.
Societe Generale Securities Services Launches complete AIFMD Reporting Package for Asset Managers
Societe Generale Securities Services (SGSS) has launched a complete Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) reporting package…
Repo Comes Under the Microscope
DRS’ Michael Beaton explains transparency and reporting requirement the EU Commission recently proposed for securities financial transactions….
Markit Adds Emir to its Global Trade Reporting Solution
Markit ready to report OTC derivative trades for customers subject to Emir Markit, a leading global…
Collateral Managers Weep, Lawyers Rejoice: EU Consults on non-cleared OTC derivatives
The ESA recently published a consultation paper on the draft RTS on risk-mitigation techniques for non-cleared OTC derivatives. Michael Beaton of DRS explains the main elements of this new consultation paper including the proposed requirements for counterparty risk management procedures, margin methods, collateral eligibility and related operational procedures.