Regulatory Fragmentation – the Risk for Data Standards in 2014
Thomson Reuters’ Tim Lind explains the challenges both regulators and financial institutions face in the coming year…
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.
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…
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…
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…
2013 Recap: OTC Derivatives Regulation’s Top 10 List of Notable Events in 2013
From launching a platform for trading USD swaps, to completing production testing with credit hubs for…