Opinions
(G. M. Bollenbacher& Co., Ltd., George Bollenbacher)
There has been a lot of talk and ink, and even gnashing of teeth, during the past year about Dodd-Frank, the various rules it has spawned, and the implementation dates of all those rules. Many market participants have been so heavily focused on Dodd-Frank that they have let preparations for
Continue...(Wolkoff Consulting Services, LLC, Neal Wolkoff)
Two financial industry heavyweights -- the CME Group and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp. -- are in a war over the seemingly mundane topic of derivatives data storage. While the subject matter sounds unremarkable, the fight shows the difficulty the CFTC faces in bringing competition to the swaps markets
Continue...(Bloomberg, Larry Tabb)
I just participated in an online panel discussion about swaps futurization on HuffPost Live. While the logistics of a live, multi-person video were pretty cool, a 30-minute video chat with five participants is not enough time to get across all of the critical issues. That said, I will leverage the
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If the Dodd-Frank Act is the cure for an unstable market, the anticipation over its implementation may be as painful as the shot. After years of missed deadlines and underwhelming progress, regulators are at a crossroads. This is the situation Mary Jo White will be walking into as the chair
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Alarmed by the impact of the latest financial crisis, regulators globally have released a set of new regulations. While most financial institutions are already working diligently on the implementation of EMIR, Basel III and Dodd Frank, the change in the EU Council presidency to Ireland and the current consultations around
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CFTC May Survey the Market On Proper Controls
(Bloomberg, Larry Tabb)
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Unintended Regulatory Consequences? The Emerging Market Opportunity
(MRV Associates, Mayra Rodriguez Valladares)
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Managing Systemic Risk and Complexity: Lessons From the Financial Crisis
(Capco, Anshumaan Sindhar)
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Commissioner O’Malia Talks Derivatives Reform: Assessing and Improving the Change
(ISDA, Scott O'Malia)
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Swap Futures: Innovation, or Avoidance?
(Formerly TABB Group, Will Rhode)
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Lessons in Equity Markets for Derivatives
(Vision57, Steve Grob)
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The Swaps Clearing Mandate: Clues to the Pace of Transformation
(Alphacution Research Conservatory, Paul Rowady)
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Industry Is Not Prepared for OTC Derivatives Regulation
(TABB Group, Les Kovach)
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CFTC Commissioner Jill Sommers Resigns
(Formerly TABB Group, Valerie Bogard)
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Behind the Lines of the Dodd-Frank Reporting Wars
(G. M. Bollenbacher& Co., Ltd., George Bollenbacher)
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Examining Real-Time Swaps Clearing: The New Race to Zero
(Formerly TABB Group, Will Rhode)
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Using the Swaps Data at the DTCC SDR
(G. M. Bollenbacher& Co., Ltd., George Bollenbacher)
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The Key to Regulating Derivatives Clearing Organizations
(MRV Associates, Mayra Rodriguez Valladares)
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6 Regulations That Will Cost Financial Firms in 2013
(Misys, Jérôme Lafon and Eleonore de Vial)
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OTC Clearing Part 10: A Corporate Treasurer’s Nightmare
(Capco, Tom Riesack and Ute Herzog)