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.
Energy Risk Asia: Dodd-Frank could hit Asian energy firms hard
Panellists at the Energy Risk Asia conference voice concerns over the extraterritorial implications of the Dodd-Frank Act
SEC could sue Standard & Poor's over faulty CDO rating
The SEC may charge Standard & Poor's with breaking federal security laws in its rating of a 2007 CDO.
Pimco said to be behind OTC clearing spike at CME
Interest rate swap clearing volumes at CME leapt 2,172% between August and September, and dealers say one firm is responsible for the surge
Video: BBA gives first, exclusive views on the ICB report
In an exclusive interview, the BBA discusses whether the ICB should have looked more closely at other separation models for its final report on financial stability in the UK
Rule could make OTC-cleared energy contracts 'endangered species': O’Malia
CFTC commissioner renews support for over-the-counter energy clearing tool in the face of new Dodd-Frank rules that could affect operation
Prop trading ban set to crimp market-making and hedging activities
Putting a stop to prop
Dealers move to secure derivatives clearing gateways in Asia
Courting counterparties
Shell Energy chief calls for regulatory data confidentiality rules
The confidentiality of energy trading data provided to regulators for market monitoring purposes continues to concern market players and regulators alike, after August leak by senator Sanders
The product no-one wants to sell: portability held up by lack of rules
Under-the-counter derivatives
CFTC 'needs to do better job' of weighing Dodd-Frank costs, says O’Malia
CFTC commissioner says agency received a wake-up call when one SEC rule was booted out by the US appeals court
Give-up agreement can survive CFTC attack, Isda event told
Despite a CFTC proposal that attacks an industry clearing document, the core of the text can survive, says lawyer at Isda's New York conference
OTC derivatives reform will lead to algo boom, banks predict
Dodd-Frank and Sefs set to encourage growth in algorithmic execution of OTC derivatives, say dealers
Risk interdealer rankings 2011: Brokers
Talk, don't talk
OTC flash crash: Dealers consider risks of HFT invasion
The fixed-income flash crash
All together now: the tech challenges of Sef aggregation
All together now
A trust deficit: why regulators need to rely on each other
Trust, but verify
Obstacles facing dealers' dream of a global OTC data repository
The database race
Risk Japan 2011: Japan, Europe need to team up to address Dodd-Frank extraterritoriality
Speakers on a panel at Risk Japan 2011 in Tokyo on August 30 debated the effects of international regulatory developments on Japanese financial institutions. Some parties believe Japan needs to team up with Europe to push back on Dodd-Frank…
CFTC's Sommers: Blocking FIA-Isda document was "huge waste of resources"
A proposal prohibiting an Isda-FIA clearing document highlights rift within CFTC, with Republican appointees claiming they were kept in the dark
CFTC repository rule won't save regulators from data leak bills, say European supervisors
The CFTC's attempt to protect non-US regulators from an indemnity clause in the Dodd-Frank Act will fail, European regulators fear
Wave of new regulation brings inconsistencies and loopholes
Divergent paths