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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

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

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

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

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