Dodd-Frank Act
Traiana Launches Swap Data Repository Service
Post-trade vendor Traiana has announced the successful launch of Harmony TR, its swap data repository (SDR) service, which aids with compliance for regulations regarding the reporting of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trade data.
Omgeo Enhances Collateral Optimization Capabilities
Post-trade vendor specialist Omgeo has announced the expansion of ProtoColl, its collateral and margin management product, to cater for regulatory measures.
Seeking A Third Way On Pricing
Faced with issues concerning transparency and credibility of pricing and valuations, data managers must reconcile impulses to be brief and comprehensive all at once.
Sapient Connects CMRS Platform to DTCC
Sapient Global Markets has created a direct link between its compliance management and reporting system (CMRS) and the Depository Trust & Clearing Corp.'s (DTCC’s) Swap Data Repository (SDR).
Navigating Regulatory Reform After The Financial Crisis Webcast
Waters gathered leading industry experts for a webcast on March 27, 2013 to discuss the operational and technology challenges facing firms in light of the largest regulatory overhaul in recent memory, which is radically changing the way in which global…
ISITC Groups Drafting MBS, Portfolio Value Guidelines
ISITC working groups plan to collaborate with Sifma to meet a June deadline on mortgage-backed securities margin requirements, and to revisit total portfolio value standards. ISITC as a whole will continue work begun last year on the legal entity…
Max Bowie: Fighting Fragmentation: The Rising Cost of Connecting the Dots
Regulator-led trading market structure changes also require regulator-mandated changes to data consolidation. But without that—or at least, universal support from participants—Max wonders whether such initiatives are doomed to being expensive headaches…
MarkitSERV, CME to Support FX Derivatives Clearing
Over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives processing service MarkitSERV has announced that has connected with the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) in order to support the clearing of foreign exchange (FX) derivatives contracts.
MarkitSERV Launches OTC Pre-Trade Credit Checking Facility
Trade processing specialist MarkitSERV has announced the release of Credit Center, its pre-trade credit checking facility for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives transactions.
First Derivatives Plans FX SEF Launch
First Derivatives has announced that it will register as a swap execution facility (SEF), dealing with foreign exchange (FX) swaps that fall under incoming US regulatory mandates.
Gensler Rebuffs Regulatory Reach Critics in FIA Keynote
US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) chairman Gary Gensler has defended elements of the Dodd-Frank Act over perceived extra-territoriality, in his keynote address to the Futures Industry Association's (FIA) annual conference in Boca Raton,…
US Swap Clearing Officially Begins
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced yesterday that mandatory clearing had begun for certain swap trades entered into after March 11, 2013.
NICE Anticipates CFPB with New Ops Compliance
Israel-based NICE Systems says its Proactive Compliance Suite will help firms manage future new rules from the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau rules, mandated as part of the Dodd-Frank Act.
Regulation Drives 25% Increase In Avox Entity Validation
The counterparty data vendor says the number of entities it has validated in the past 12 months has increased by a quarter to 1,053,085, as firms seek to comply with new data-intensive regulatory initiatives
Staring Down the Barrel of Mifid III
Delays and frustrations could prompt a third round of reviews in Europe, which is exactly what we don't need.
SEF Rule Delays Present Issues and Opportunities
Panelists at the 2013 FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) EMEA Trading Conference in London yesterday said that the delays over finalized rules for Swap Execution Facilities (SEFs) in the US are leading to over development on platforms and an uncertain regional…
ICAP Exec: Europe Can Align OTFs with SEFs
Incoming regulation in the European Union that reforms over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading has the opportunity to sync up with analogous US legislation, an executive from interdealer broker ICAP said yesterday at FIX Protocol Limited's 2013 EMEA…
Nastel Unveils Dodd–Frank Compliance Offering
Nastel Technologies has announced it will begin selling a new solution, AutoPilot for Dodd–Frank compliance, to help banks and brokerages meet their reporting demands.
Capco Introduces 'Living Wills' Platform
Known officially as resolution plans, living wills for financial institutions are mandated by Dodd-Frank to provide rapid and orderly deconstruction of institutions in event of distress or bankruptcy.
Regulatory Uncertainty Inhibits OTC Preparation, IPC Survey Finds
A recent survey by vendor IPC Systems has found that a lack of clarity over regulations governing how over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives will trade in the future is leading to a lack of preparedness among market participants, even as most accept that the…
With OTC Reform, Conception and Consolidation Rule
I was originally going to start this column with the words ‘it feels like we’ve been talking about derivatives reform for years’, until I realized that’s exactly what we’ve been doing. There’s a sense of forward motion now, at least, with the first…
Optimize: The Whens and the Whys
Collateral optimization systems are coming into vogue as a means of handling some of the obligations of Dodd–Frank and EMIR. In part one of a two-part feature, Jake Thomases examines exactly what about the current market is prompting the adoption, and…
MIK, ParkRiver Team on New Regulatory Requirements
MIK Fund Solutions and ParkRiver Fund Solutions are partnering to deliver a solution that will address new regulatory requirements for Forms CPO-PQR and CTA-PR. This product will be delivered alongside their already launched Form PF solution.
DTCC Now Disseminating Swap Prices and Data
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced the successful receipt of swap prices and transaction data at its DTCC Data Repository (DDR).