Dodd-Frank Act
CCAR as a powerful business and risk management tool
Firms should use stress testing to challenge assumptions
Fed under pressure to rethink TLAC rules
US becomes the first G20 nation to propose total loss absorbing capacity rules, but deems existing debt ineligible for inclusion
CFTC clamps down on insider trading in derivatives
Bank traders who leak information about derivatives trades to hedge funds could face charges, CFTC officials say
Massad denies silencing position limits analysis
CFTC economists stopped from critiquing proposed rule due to “priorities”, not politics
Unresolvable clearing houses pose ‘enormous risk’
CCPs, the TLAC and Basel III capital rules are all cause for concern, Minnesota Fed hears
SDR battle between CME and DTCC heralds huge cost savings
Firms reporting more than 50,000 open swap positions could save $1 million a year at CME
SEC in wait-and-see mode on CDS clearing mandate
Industry sources that have met with the agency claim it has “no plan” for mandate
SEC rule hikes cost of trading US CDS for non-US firms
CDS trades between non-US counterparties will be captured under Dodd-Frank
CFTC de minimis report worries US energy firms
Use of "alternate indicators" for dealing activity raises alarm bells in industry
Commodity traders cheer CFTC record-keeping fix
Regulator softens Dodd-Frank rule that energy and grain traders saw as burdensome
US spoofing crackdown is a case of misplaced priorities
There are worse HFT practices than spoofing, yet only spoofers go to jail
CFTC spoofing crackdown poses compliance challenges
First conviction underscores concerns over "hard to define" crime
CFTC to finish position limits rule in 2016, Massad says
Controversial rule on commodity derivatives set to miss year-end target
Double standards: CFTC margin rules redefine key concepts
When is a US person not a US person? The CFTC has the punchline
Copycat living wills may see dealers avoid US fines
Banks share law firms in bid to avoid sanctions, say lawyers
FDIC’s Hoenig seen as main threat to banks’ living wills
FDIC vice-chair is “driving this agenda to reject the plans”, says one lawyer
Bowen defends CFTC inclusion of non-US trades
Commissioner says agency will police risk “wherever it occurs”
Market participants cheer CFTC swap reporting fixes
Clarification on cleared swaps raises hopes of action on uncleared trades
CFTC’s Giancarlo backs phased approach to position limits
Agency should wait before implementing non-spot-month limits, commissioner says
Big banks claim to be ready for Volcker
Industry tying up 'last loose ends' with ban to begin on July 21
CFTC casts margin net to catch US banks’ affiliates
Agency redefines ‘guarantee’, but lawyers caution it may not stick
Energy firms praise Republican Dodd-Frank fixes
Industry groups hopeful Commodity End-User Relief Act will survive veto threat
The Lincoln assassination, pt II: who pulled the trigger?
Language neutering swaps push-out was the work of political staff and banks
Thomas Hoenig: ending swaps push-out was a mistake
"I want to see more capital held against these activities," says FDIC vice-chair