Regulatory Changes to Shadow Banking Bring Market Participants into the Light
A version of this blog post originally appeared in Securities Lending Times (p 16). The overarching mandate of financial reform is to mitigate the potential risks associated with systemically important...
View ArticleLeveraging LSOC Opportunities
This blog post was originally published on TabbFORUM. New rules have recently come into effect that have substantively changed the customer collateral asset protections relevant to central clearing....
View ArticleHow Much Power Did the CFTC Give to SEFs and DCMs?
A version of this blog post originally appeared in FOW. As additional final rules are promulgated throughout the globe, an emerging trend for financial market regulators is to transfer, allocate and...
View ArticleIs SEF Aggregation the Next Big Thing?
This blog post originally appeared on DerivSource. A significant event occurred on May 16, 2013. The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted to allow swap execution facilities (SEFs)...
View ArticleIs CVA the Poster Child for Regulatory Corrective Action?
This blog post originally appeared in GARP. Now that the global regulators are in full swing of finalizing the rules that are expected to substantially change the way the financial markets operate, we...
View ArticleThe New World of Central Clearing: The Global Regulatory Landscape
This blog post was originally published by TabbFORUM. The current state of regulatory-imposed financial reform has been the subject of many articles, client alerts, and implementation advice covering a...
View ArticleDon’t Overlook This Swap Data Reporting Rule
This blog post was originally published by DerivSource. A discrete and often-overlooked rule has recently become a major influence concerning the systems design of real-time public reporting of swap...
View ArticleEnhanced Automation is Key for Banks Under the Final Volcker Rule
The Volcker rule, codified as part of the Dodd-Frank Act, pertains to all depository institutions and those affiliated with or regulated as banks (“banking entities”). The rule, now finalized by all...
View ArticleWhy Market Risk Systems Are Vital to Volcker Rule Compliance
On December 10, 2013, five U.S. financial regulators approved a game-changing series of new rules that prohibit a broad array of financial risk activities that contributed to the near collapse of the...
View ArticleThe Reach of Stress Testing Rapidly Approaches Community Banks
A version of this blog post was originally published by GARP. Financial regulatory agencies, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation...
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