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CFTC Publishes Concept Release Regarding Review of Exemptions for Swap Dealers

Today the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) published a concept release aimed at bringing…

Markets Surge at Closing Bell

WSJ Article by Peter A. McKay and Geooffrey Rogow Toxic-Asset Plan Rallies Stocks Markets…

T-Zero Supports CDS Industry in Move to New ISDA Standards

Standardization of Coupons Sets Stage for Clearing Single Name CDS IntercontinentalExchange(R) (NYSE: ICE), a…

“Playing the Markets?

Calling all procrastinators – you can now mix work with gaming via a new…

Sophis Bolsters Hedge Fund Sales Team with the Appointment of Howard Sudnow

Sophis North America continues to grow; 20 year career spans from M&A analyst, to…

Nordea Goes Live with Calypso

Calypso Technology Inc, a global application software provider of an integrated trading application suite…

Fair Value Pricing is a Priority ? Practical Approaches Required

Fair value pricing of financial products is a high priority for investment managers this…

Markit Launches Data Portal to Increase Transparency in CDS Market

Markit, a financial information services company, today announced the launch of a credit default…

Richard Phillipson

Richard leads the Investment Process practice at Investit. He works with clients on strategic…

Christopher Natale

Christopher Natale is the Associate Director and Head of Derivative Operations of Sapient DCG. Chris has over 18 years of derivative middle office and operations experience and extensive knowledge of interest rate and credit derivatives as well as many other fixed income instruments. With a solid knowledge base of operational and management skills, he has been a key contributor in the CDS space — implementing best practices in accordance with all regulatory mandates and in the back-loading of the vast majority of the CDS industry’s confirmations into DTCC’s Trade Information Warehouse.