RRP: PRA Gently Turns the Screw (but to what end?)
Michael Beaton of DRS explains the PRA’s final RRP rules for UK banks, building societies and UK…
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.
Where Are We Now – the Collateral Squeeze
The real danger facing the market is a spike in costs due to the shrinking supply of…
Kinetic Partners Unveils AIFMD Hedge Fund Depositary Due Diligence (DD) Checklist
Kinetic Partners has today unveiled its ‘AIFMD Hedge Fund DD checklist’. Hedge fund managers will need to…
New EMIR Counterparty Classification Tool Launched on ISDA Amend to Help Businesses Comply with EMIR
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA), The British Bankers Association (BBA), The Investment Management…
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…
ESMA Publishes Amended EMIR Q&A Clarifying the Use of LEI Identifiers
ESMA published today an update of its Question and Answers (Q&A) (Ref. 2013/1527) on the European…
DerivSource Regulatory Update & Briefings in Paris & Frankfurt Nov 12th & 13th!
A series of afternoon briefings in Paris and Frankfurt in November 2013 New financial regulation in Europe…
Kinetic Partners Unveils AIFMD Checklist
Kinetic Partners has today unveiled its ‘AIFMD checklist’. The checklist is for use by compliance and…
Derivatives Regulation in 2014: Turning Theory to Practice (Kind of)
Legal and technical issues still muddle regulatory compliance with derivatives regulation despite looming deadlines for both…