Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Trans-Atlantic Regulatory Storms
Features in the upcoming March issue of Inside Reference Data identify continuing conflicts over identifier and tax regulations and standards, describing how these divert attention from data management improvement possibilities
Visions of a Corporate Genome Map
The CFTC interim identifier may not be enough of a spark, but other bright lights illuminate ways to map entities, says Wipro's Jennifer Ippoliti
James Rundle: That Golden Touch
The data jungle of modern trading may be confusing, says James, but the UK’s Financial Services Authority is certainly going out with a bang after slamming a complex market manipulation scheme, mirroring wider efforts among national cops to become tech…
Imagine Releases High-Volume Risk Management Solution
New York-based Imagine Software has unveiled a new offering that will allow firms to meet CFTC regulatory demands.
Imagine Software Releases High-Volume Risk Management Tool
The HVRM solution, targeted at clearing houses, enables firms to cope with CFTC rules 1.73 and 1.74, which require screen orders and monitoring for pre-established risk-based limits.
DTCC to Issue Further CICI Guidance for Funds
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation will provide further clarification to the funds industry on using its utility to register for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifiers
James Rundle: Doubling Up and Doubling Down
As the introduction of SEFs inches closer, some question whether there is even a need for them, given their correlations with designated contract markets. Whatever the future looks like, James says, continuing investment in technology on the sell side…
State Street Rolls Out Compliance Assistance
State Street has developed a suite of services to assist clients with compliance testing and reporting requirements for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) rule amendments announced last year.
The Best of the Sell Side in 2012
The pick of Waters' sell-side coverage from the past year.
2012's Financial Crime Coups Raise Stakes, Anxiety
Global regulation was the year’s obsession, but criminal probes─from rate rigging to rogue trading; sanctions violations to insider bets─won the headlines in 2012. Not every financial crime has a ready tech fix, but with buy-side cornerstones like SAC…
Omgeo Releases Solution for CFTC Mark-to-Market Requirements
ProtoColl will enable sell-side firms to meet daily mark-to-market and counterparty reporting mandates for their derivative positions.
Risk Reduction Isn't Just Semantics
Crossing the “semantic barrier” requires alignment of “tribal knowledge” with the actual meaning and concepts being described. Financial industry consultancy IQ3Group’s Mack Frankfurter considers how this can be accomplished through data standards
Schapiro Announces SEC Depature
Mary Schapiro, the chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that she will leave her role at the head of the US regulator on December 14.
Predictions About Final SEF Headcount Drop
As the real-live launch of real-life swap execution facilities (SEFs) draws closer, a group of derivative experts predict that there will be fewer entrants than previously estimated.
Swaps Overhaul: Ready or Not, Here It comes
A major set of deadlines for the swaps industry passed on October 12. More will be coming soon. However, none seems to have given market participants the jolt they need to have the right platforms in place. By Jake Thomases
Advise Expands Reporting Solution for CPOs and CTAs
The modules will help commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisers stay compliant with upcoming reporting deadlines.
1 View Solutions Launches LEI Adoption Assistance Website
Firms can use 1 View Solutions' Ref-Data.com to compare their data with that of external sources, including CICI, the CFTC's interim identifier
Conquering Form PF
Form PF, requiring US funds managing at least $150 million to submit an unprecedented amount of data to the SEC, came into effect in 2010 as part of Dodd–Frank, and the deadlines are now starting to kick in.
Omgeo Adds Legal Entity Data To Alert Database
The addition of 23 new legal entity data fields to the database of settlement and account instructions is intended to enable investment managers and broker/dealers to better understand and track underlying legal entities for each counterparty
The Onboarding Conundrum
Client onboarding is often a cumbersome process, but market practitioners believe it could be streamlined if firms enable their customers to upload and maintain their own data. The catch, Nicholas Hamilton finds, is that strict controls could be needed…
Major Banks Complete Swap Trading Standard
The Fixed Income Connectivity Working Group (FICWG) has agreed on a set of standards for the way in which participants in swap trades will interact with execution venues, ahead of regulatory reform.
The Battle of Washington DC
US regulators come under repeated pressure from the industry and their fellow agencies.
CFTC Under Fire from Asia-Pacific Regulators
Singaporean, Hong Kong and Australian bodies express concern over extraterritorial implications for OTC reform.
CFTC Under Fire from Asia-Pacific Regulators
Singaporean, Hong Kong and Australian bodies express concern over extraterritorial implications for OTC reform.