Regulation
But We’re Not Dead, Yet?
Banks submit their living wills to regulators, and move on swiftly.
Brazilian Regulator Weighs Breaking BM&FBovespa Monopoly
CVM held a hearing last week to solicit opinions on a study about exchange competition in Brazil. Yet the regulator gave no clues as to how it plans to proceed.
Insurers Must Check Custodians' Plans For Solvency II, Says Northern Trust Exec
Northern Trust's Andrew Melville says insurance companies should not assume their asset managers can provide them with the asset data needed for Solvency II reporting, and should check how their custodians and administrators can help them to comply
European Council Adopts Derivatives Rules
CCP clearing and trade repository reporting ratified by supranational body.
CFTC Amends Effective Date for Swaps Regulation
Regulator shifts exemptions and enactment from original July implementation.
James Rundle: Whale for Breakfast
JPMorgan’s losses from the ‘Whalegate’ fiasco have reignited debate on the Volcker Rule. Risk metrics, or the alteration thereof, are being blamed for this latest example of trading malfeasance, but James says it’s continued vagueness over regulation…
Michael Shashoua: The Crawl of Progress
Global regulatory authorities have inched just a little bit closer to defining what the LEI will be and how it will be administered. The Financial Stability Board’s plans for a three-tiered administrative structure inspires more questions about how to…
ASIC Consults Further on Market Reforms
Australian regulator to seek more comment on automated trading.
Indian Regulator Cautions over HFT
Reserve bank says that algorithmic activity needs to be watched.
Just When You Thought it Couldn't Get Worse
The banking sector implodes with spectacular efficiency this week.
Sifma Tech Expo Takeaways
Legal entity identifier (LEI) standards discussions proved to be a highlight of this year's Sifma Tech Expo
Back to the Future
Incoming regulatory changes prompt introspection at Sifma week.
Preparing for an Audit in the New Regulatory Regime
The 2008 financial crisis continues to drive major change in the regulatory landscape. More stringent requirements for disclosure, oversight and control are shaping how business is conducted and what is demanded of buy-side and sell-side firms. By Jayme…
OTC Trading the Battleground in Fight for Liquidity
Nasdaq’s plan to wrest liquidity from Europe’s derivatives market is sure to delight regulators, rile incumbents.
Kirilenko to Depart CFTC
Chief Economist leaves US regulator for MIT.
Solvency II Webcast
Inside Reference Data gathered leading industry experts to discuss how Solvency II will impact data management processes in a webcast on 14 June
DTCC Unveils LEI Utility At Sifma
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) legal entity identifier (LEI) utility will allow first-party and third-party registration and enable users to conduct individual searches and download its entire LEI database
Regulation and Market Structure Dominate Thought at Sifma
Derivatives reform top of the agenda, with the US regulatory landscape analogous.
Regulators Advocate Broader View of Data Systems Issues
Teresa Glasser, acting deputy director of the US Treasury Office of Financial Research, spoke about taking an overall view of data and systems issues for identifiers, in a discussion at Sifma, as Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua recounts
March 2013 LEI Deadline Tough to Meet, Sifma Panelists Say
Robin Doyle, a senior vice president at JP Morgan Chase, remarked that the legal entity identifier (LEI) deadline may be tough for the industry to meet, as Inside Reference Data editor Michael Shashoua relates in this audio commentary
In Sifma Address, CFTC Highlights HFT, Use of Technology
The regulator confirms its approach to oversight of tech-driven market developments in industry conference.
FSB Sees Some Progress in OTC Reform
The largest OTC derivatives markets are also the most advanced, says the bi-annual FSB report.
KPMG, AxiomSL Partner on Form PF (Q&A)
With the first deadline data for Form PF compliance approaching, KPMG and AxiomSL have formed an alliance to help clients manage the new regulation.
Sifma: Questions Remain About Implementation Of FSB's LEI Proposals
Sifma has expressed its support for the Financial Stability Board's legal entity identifier proposals, but says questions remain about how they will be implemented