Dodd-Frank Act
WHAT IS THIS? Properly known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, this controversial US legislative package enacted a host of reforms agreed by the G20 nations in the aftermath of the financial crisis, including rules on the clearing, execution and reporting of standardised swaps. It also introduced the Volcker rule ban on proprietary trading by banks, and a new way of liquidating big institutions.
Massad stresses process and co-operation to senators
CFTC chairman nominee vows to follow APA
Prop shops to rival dealer market-makers on broker Sefs
Impartial access rules for Sefs allow firms to gatecrash interdealer market
Are insurance companies prepared for the investment infrastructure challenges ahead?
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Trade reporting special report
Derivatives trade reporting is mandatory in the US and Europe under Dodd-Frank and Emir rules. Energy Risk presents a special report
Who is Timothy Massad?
He cooks, he’s quiet, he’s confident, and he will cope with everything Wall Street throws at him. That is the picture painted by former colleagues – and adversaries – of the US Treasury Department’s Timothy Massad, probable new chairman at the Commodity…
Energy firms' systems not ready for regulation, survey finds
ETRM systems are ill-prepared for financial and energy market regulation, according to Energy Risk survey
Isda and Sifma blast CFTC position limits rule
Industry groups sceptical of justification for new position limits rule, after suing to block previous version
CFTC has ‘turned the corner’ on swap data mess, says O’Malia
New CFTC working group will iron out inconsistencies between SDRs and address end-user concerns, commissioner vows
US energy firms facing Dodd-Frank trade reporting ‘nightmare’
Differing approaches of swap data repositories haunt energy companies trying to reconcile trades
Cross-border vortex: Dealers freeze plans to move staff
Bordering on chaos
OTC break-up may reverse - but only if rules mesh too
Nailing down mercury
Transatlantic tug-of-war puts European hedge funds in "impossible position"
Some funds will have to comply with Dodd-Frank and Emir simultaneously
Singapore facing substituted compliance ruling following J. Aron swap dealer registration
Move by Goldman’s commodities subsidiary could trigger CFTC ruling
Commodity position limits may make hedgers think twice
Dodd-Frank and Mifid II position limits could cause firms to withdraw from commodity derivatives
Former Citi COO John Havens resurfaces at hedge fund Napier Park
John Havens, previously chief operating officer at Citigroup, has joined hedge fund Napier Park as a partner and non-executive chairman
Back-office technology product of the year: SmartStream
The old process of reconciliation has been made newly complex by regulation. Banks want technology to solve the problem
OTC trading platform of the year: Tradeweb
Two platforms appeared to take an early lead in the first few months of the Sef regime, but one – Tradeweb – won high praise from users for its responsiveness, customer services and technology
Corporate risk manager of the year: Microsoft
The first US clearing mandates came into force last year in three separate phases. While most corporates looked to take advantage of the corporate hedging exemption, Microsoft decided right from the start to voluntarily clear everything
Vague Volcker causes confusion
Vague Volcker bemuses
In depth: Has the US succeeded in its OTC reforms?
The bulk of the Dodd-Frank reforms were implemented last year. Now it is Europe's turn. Is there anything Europe can learn from across the Atlantic?
Progress and peril: Dodd, Maijoor, Pirrong and more on the G-20 reforms
Last year was a landmark for the derivatives reforms laid out by the Group of 20 nations in 2009, with clearing, trading and reporting rules all coming online in the US. But it was also just the start of efforts to co-ordinate and align the rules…
Not too big to fail: Has US crossed bank resolution Rubicon?
Not too big to fail?
Too early to declare victory on TBTF?
Too early for TBTF call