Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Executive disorder: little threat to Dodd-Frank from Trump memos
Order to scrap two rules for each new one cannot capture bank regulators or repeal legislation
LCH to clear single-name CDSs for US clients
Paris-based CDSClear already in discussions to onboard its first US FCM
People: Deutsche’s Leake heads to Goldman
Gill departs CME; Mizuho bolsters quant ranks
Clearers laud EC transition extension for non-EU CCPs
Absent the extension, OCC estimates extra $74 billion in RWAs for European members
At the Structured Products Washington, DC, conference
Sponsored feature: Morrison & Foerster
Securities and Exchange Commission head to step down in January
White says agency has brought about “fundamental reforms”
SEC’s White ‘deeply concerned’ about bond market illiquidity
Agency to publish report on regulation and market liquidity in May 2017
SEC liquidity rules could punish larger funds
Risk USA: funds that have grown too big for their strategies could be exposed
Dodd-Frank reforms tipped to survive Trump presidency
Risk USA: speakers split on whether new administration will ease regulations
SEC liquidity rule flawed, warn funds
Industry says revised measures could be gamed
People: Ramambason joins StanChart as head of XVA
Head of financial markets leaves StanChart; SocGen management shuffle; Lake leaves HSBC
FSOC focuses on non-cleared trades in buy-side Sifi debate
CFTC chairman sees ‘very important distinction’ in cleared versus uncleared trades
People: O'Hara departs as Credit Suisse global markets head
Barclays poaches another JP Morgan senior executive; Berman joins Citadel Securities; and Icap hire new regulatory affairs head
Dealers’ WKSI woes: a case of rough justice?
Stripping firms of special issuance status suggests heavy-handed approach by SEC
People: Trio of senior execs depart UBS investment bank
UBS reshuffle; Icap chief exec departs; Green leaves Lloyds for Scotiabank
Structured note issuers warned on faulty disclosures
Fines for BAML and UBS highlight importance of accurate cost disclosures
Dealers rue loss of US structured product issuance freedoms
SEC’s removal of special status from select banks hits marketing and issuance capacity
The growing pull of public cloud for banks and regulators
Adoption by the FCA for Mifid II data reporting indicates public cloud satisfies regulatory, security and reliability requirements
Interview: Iosco’s Andrews stresses CCP resilience and recovery
CCP resolution spells regulatory failure; guidance to follow on PFMIs and CCP stress-testing
SEC legal hurdles threaten non-US CDS dealers
Row over access to books and records threatens to undermine registration rules
SEC prepares Dodd-Frank buy-side stress tests
Asset manager stress tests aim to measure fund liquidity and contagion risks
Careless whispers have a cost
CFTC redefines insider trading for the swaps market
US fiduciary duty rules: a Labored delivery
Seismic changes rattle the market, but structured products could stand to gain
US fiduciary rules could clear path for structured products
Issuers could benefit from new Department of Labor regulation