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FCMs – A Look at the Risks and Opportunities in the Next Four Years
Lynn Strongin Dodds explores the findings of a recent report examining the current risks and opportunities for FCMs in the coming years. Uncertainty is never a good thing for markets but a new report– The Next Four Years: The Outlook for FCMs ...
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The Treasury and Repo Clearing Grace Period – Is it Enough?
Lynn Strongin Dodds examines whether the SEC year long extension of the Treasury and repo deadlines is enough time for firms to get ready. Market participants were granted a reprieve when the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) extende...
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DMIST Puts Position Transfers Centre Stage for ETDs
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the latest set of recommendations from the Derivatives Market Institute for Standards on the automation of position transfers in ETDs and how it can improve industry practices The Derivatives Market Institute for S...
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Guide for Resilience in the Derivatives Markets
Lynn Strongin Dodds examines the BCBS, BIS CPMI and IOSCO’s final recommendations on fortifying the financial ecosystem’s defences. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Payment...
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Derivatives Market Sentiment – Green Shoots of Optimism
Lynn Strongin Dodds assesses the latest SGX Acuiti report gauging the sentiment among derivative market participants in Q4 and 2025. The derivative industry was cautiously optimistic about the state of play in the last three months of 2024 and...
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Looking into the 2025 Crystal Ball
Uncertainty hangs in the air, but the Coalition Greenwich report predicts that electrification, technology and less red tape will be hallmarks of this year. It is that time of year when the predictions come in fast and furious. Although it is ...
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2025 Regulatory Roundup – The Never-ending Roundabout
As the year closes, Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at important dates on the 2025 financial regulatory calendar. Ironically many are not new but the latest update of existing legislation. Read on for our financial regulatory roundup for 2025. ...
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Carbon Credits – A Breath of Fresh or Just Hot Air
Lynn Strongin Dodds looks at the developments at the COP 29 summit for carbon markets and ISDA proposals for a voluntary market On day one, countries at the recent COP29 climate summit gave the green light to carbon credit quality standar...
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