Week in Review: CFTC Approves New Rules on Customer Collateral, Swap Dealer Business Conduct & Volcker Rule
New rules on customer collateral with talk of extending protection to futures in addition to swaps markets;…
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.
SIFMA Statement on CFTC’s Volcker Rule Proposal
SIFMA today released the following statement from Tim Ryan, president and ceo after the Commodity Futures Trading…
Regulatory Rules will be Clarified in 2012 but Questions of Cost & Participation Remain
OTC derivatives market participants still lack clarity in regulatory reform and thus the knowledge to evaluate how…
Year in Preview: ISDA’s Operational Priorities & Projects for 2012
ISDA’s Julian Day, Head of Market Infrastructure, discusses the top operational priorities for 2012 and explains how…
Application of Own Credit Risk Adjustments to Derivatives – Basel Committee Consultative Document
The Basel Committee today issued a consultative document on the application of own credit risk adjustments to…
Michael Garrity Named Head of Examination Program in SEC’s Boston Regional Office
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Michael E. Garrity to lead the examination…
CFTC Issues Final Order Amending the Effective Date for Swap Regulation
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued a Final Order regarding the effective date for swap…
Commissioner Jill E. Sommers Responds to Concerned Customers of MF Global, Inc.
Over the past several weeks the Commission has received numerous inquiries regarding the priority of commodity customers’…
ESMA Publishes an Updated Opinion on Waivers from Pre-trade Transparency
This updated includes an opinion under article 18 (1)(A) of the MiFID. To view the text, please…
The Interconnectivity of Regulation & the Risk, Cost & Operational Impact on Asset Managers
Natalie Westerbarkey, Director, Client Executive at Citigroup Securities and Fund Services discusses how through understanding the new…