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The week that was (issue of 2nd April 2013)
Dear all, ISDA publishes March 2013 Dodd-Frank Protocol The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published the ISDA March 2013 Dodd-Frank Protocol (DF Protocol 2.0), which is...
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Swapclear Check-o-matic
If you have some rate swaps sitting idle, why not use the new service from SwapClear to check whether they are mandated for clearing? Click hereFiled under: Central Counter Party, CFTC, Clearing,...
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Is there a way to avoid regulatory arbitrage?
Elisse Walter, Chairman of SEC, (profile here) spoke in Washington D.C, at the American Bar Association Spring Meeting and explained the reason why a middle ground should be sought when it comes to...
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Is there a way to avoid regulatory arbitrage? Vol 2
A few days ago I did this post on Elisse Walter’s speech on regulation of cross-border OTC derivatives. On April 18, 2013, the Japanese Financial Services Agency, jointly with eight foreign...
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SEC advise EC and ESMA to consult on EMIR equivalency
“European authorities should consult on their approach to determining whether foreign derivatives regimes are equivalent to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) because these decisions...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 27.05.2013)
Dear all, ISDA has published the 2013 Reporting Protocol to assist reporting under DFA and EMIR: http://bit.ly/Z9l5IW and ESMA has update their EMIR timeline reflecting currently ongoing work at the...
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The weeks that were (Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 26th August 2013)
Dear all, the “Dazzle” had a one-week hiatus – but is back this week in full swing and with loads of worthy information. Have a look through the headlines – and enjoy your week. Tom Financial News will...
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Am I a US person? The known unknowns of who’s who for Dodd-Frank OTC
Though it seemed for a while that the US/EU’s ‘path forward’ agreement on substituted compliance might have simplified OTC compliance for the markets, when it came to writing the rules the SEC and CFTC...
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Weekly Roundup | US Regulation | 3 December 2013
The CFTC Gensler Gives Wall Street Two Months to Meet Overseas Policy The top U.S. derivatives regulator gave Wall Street two months to abide by a new policy imposing Dodd-Frank Act rules on banks...
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Weekly Roundup | US & General Regulation | 9 December 2013
The CFTC Big Banks Look to Reverse New CFTC Rules According to the New York Post, several of the US’s largest banks plan to sue the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) over some of the new...
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