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SEC, CFTC Staffs to Host Roundtable to Discuss International Issues Relating to Dodd-Frank Act Title VII Implementation
The staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a joint public roundtable on August 1 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss international issues related to the implementation of Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Panelists will be announced…
ISDA Hosts Regional Regulators Workshop
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, (ISDA) hosted an Asia Pacific Regulators Workshop in Hong Kong today with supervisors and policymakers from 19 regulatory bodies across the Asia Pacific region. The one-day session, which was a follow-up to the ISDA Asia Pacific Regulators Summit held in May, addressed specific challenges related to the implementation of…
Cleartrade Exchange Helps Clients Meet Dodd Frank Regulations with Trade Repository
Cleartrade Exchange, the global electronic marketplace for freight and commodity derivatives, announced today that its Trade Repository, an integral part of its trading platform, has now been released to clients. Unlike most “old tech” solutions which are intra-day at best, the Cleartrade real-time Trade Repository automates the production of trade confirmations, in the form of…
ISDA Marks First Anniversary of Dodd-Frank Act: Clearing, Transparency Drive Improvements
At the first anniversary of the Dodd-Frank Act, market participants, policymakers and others are assessing the safety of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives markets in light of the legislation as well as efforts the industry has undertaken over the past few years in conjunction with global regulators. The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) believes…
IOSCO Technology Focused Report Highlights Post-trade Data Fragmentation, Timeliness Issues
Although it is largely focused on the impact of front office technology and developments such as high frequency trading, the International Organisation of Securities Commissions’ (IOSCO) recent consultation report also highlights the need for greater timeliness and transparency into post-trade data. Referencing its recent report on dark liquidity, IOSCO notes that market fragmentation across new…
SmartStream Supports Regulatory Reporting Requirements with New TLM Solution for Archiving Historic Transaction
SmartStream, the financial Transaction Lifecycle Management specialist, today announced the launch of TLM Archive, a new tool that delivers long-term storage and retrieval of transaction data to aid regulatory reporting requirements. The efficient management of transaction data has been an issue for many firms as regulators increase the time that historical data must be stored…
Citi Whitepaper Outlines the Top Five Issues OTC Derivative Investors Must Plan for in the Wake of Dodd-Frank Reforms
Citi announced today that it has released a new whitepaper that outlines the top five issues that OTC Derivative investors must plan for in the wake of Dodd-Frank reforms. “Ready or Not? Here It Comes: OTC Derivatives in the Post-Dodd-Frank Landscape – Implications for Investment Managers,” describes the challenges facing investment managers across operations and…
Global FX Division Announces Trade Repository Partner for Foreign Exchange Industry
The Global FX Division of AFME, SIFMA and ASIFMA announced today that its members are recommending a partnership with DTCC and Swift in order to develop a foreign exchange trade repository, where information can be stored electronically to provide additional transparency for regulators. This selection is the culmination of an extended evaluation, Request For Information…
SAS’ ‘Big Analytics’ Tackles Big Data, Speeds Problem Solving
A powerful new release of SAS software helps enable faster, better decision making by improving analysis of vast and growing amounts of data. Whether a retailer optimising pricing for thousands of items, a hospital identifying which treatment plans improve patient health, or a government agency fighting fraud, SAS, the leader in business analytics, helps organisations…
WMDatenservice’s Heer Talks up European Potential of New German Financial Instrument Documentation Standards
Germany has recently introduced a new product information standard, called Produktinformationsblatt (shortened to the acronym PIB), that is an extension of the concept of the Key Investor Information Documents (KIID) under UCITS and aims to standardise the formatting of product information for the benefit of investors. Markus Heer, managing director of German data vendor WMDatenservice,…