ISDA Comments on the European Parliament vote on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID)
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) welcomes last Friday’s European Parliament vote on how to…
Regulation & Compliance
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CFTC Announces Public Meeting of the Technology Advisory Committee
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announces that on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, the CFTC’s Technology Advisory…
CFTC Issues Final Interpretative Guidance to Clarify Foreign Regulators Indemnification and Confidentiality Obligations
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (Commission) today issued final Interpretative Guidance to, under certain circumstances, exempt foreign…
SEC Adopts Standards for Risk Management and Operations of Clearing Agencies
The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a rule that establishes standards for how registered clearing agencies…
CFTC to Hold Open Meeting to Consider a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Enhancing Customer Protections
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Thursday, October 25, 2012, at…
CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight Provides Guidance on Segregated and Secured Funds Maintained in a Combined Omnibus Account
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) today released a…
Tough Times for UK Banks: The Liikanen Group Publishes its Final Report
DRS’ Michael Beaton explains the main components of the recently published Liikanen Group report and explores what…
Implementation of Capital Standards: Assessment Reports Published by Basel Committee
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today published three reports assessing the rules that will implement…
ESMA Defines Standards for Derivatives and CCPs
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its technical standards on the Regulation on…
Effective Data Management: “The Final Frontier” – Capco Survey Reveals a Surprising Lack of Effective Data Management in Financial Services Institutions
Data is still a misunderstood and under-leveraged corporate asset. Nearly a quarter of financial services institutions do…