Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
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.
CFTC Establishes Swap Reporting Requirements
Regulator approves final rules on risk management improvements.
Swift and DTCC Collaborate on Interim Identifier Launch
Firms launch CICIs following regulatory approval.
CFTC Split Over Inter-Affiliate Clearing Exemptions
Regulators support proposal in principle, but divided over variation margin payments.
Infographic: Major Bank Fines in 2012
A visualization of some of the largest regulatory penalties levied this year.
SEC to Host Tech-Focused Rountable
Following Knight's loss event, regulator to home in on automated trading.
Latest FpML Version Addresses CFTC Reporting Requirements
The latest version of the Financial products Markup Language standard includes new templates for the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's requirements to report to swap data repositories and for real-time reporting purposes
Max Bowie: When Competition Fails, Data Quality and Cost Suffer
In any healthy marketplace, the price of any service is always under pressure—if not from bodies that regulate fees, then from market forces and the price consumers are willing to pay. But with the Libor rate-fixing scandal raising questions over data…
Questions Remain About CICI-To-LEI Transition
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) choice of the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Swift to provide its interim legal entity identifier (LEI) is unsurprising, but it is not yet clear how the CICI identifier will fit into the…
As We Predicted
Swift, and the DTCC, scored a win supporting their prospects as LEI administrators by gaining the CFTC's designation to run its CICI identifier standard
SEF Survival Depends on Differentiation
GreySpark research outlines the current picture of the swap execution facility landscape.
CFTC Chooses DTCC, Swift To Provide Interim LEI
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation and Swift will provide the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission's interim legal entity identifier when it comes into use in September
Fear and Loathing in London
There have been notable industry tech failures recently, but what about the regulators?
CFTC Moves Closer To Implementation Of Interim LEI
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's decision on the definition of a swap paves the way for implementation in September of its interim legal entity identifier, but market participants are still waiting to learn who will provide the utility that…
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…