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.
Structured products industry wary of fiduciary standards proposals
Fiduciary foreboding
US regulators uneasy with Collins Amendment
Bank supervisors echo industry concerns about Dodd-Frank capital and leverage rules
US margin proposals could lock down $2 trillion in assets
Requirement for banks to post initial margin when trading with each other will result in huge amounts of liquid assets being locked down, according to analysis by one US prudential regulator
Risk institutional investor rankings 2011
A guiding light
Esma gears up for Emir challenge
Esma essentials
Banks worry over extraterritorial impact of Dodd-Frank
Reaching too far?
Sponsored forum: OTC derivatives
The future of the OTC derivatives market
Market analysts consider impact of resolution regimes on CDS market
Resolution regimes rule, OK?
OTC industry rushes to develop standard legal entity identifiers
Identifying the identifiers
Dealers weigh Sef strategies
Day of the aggregators
Energy Risk USA: could anti-manipulation rule curb energy activity?
Dodd-Frank manipulation rules could “chill” energy market and boost regulatory infrastructure costs: ER USA panel
US banks may lose sovereign clients over margin rules
US banks may lose sovereign clients over Dodd-Frank margin posting rules
The culture of stress testing
Stress-testing culture
Deutsche considered Autobahn spin-off in bid for Sef status
Dodd-Frank caused Deutsche to look at reinventing its Autobahn platform as a Sef – but dealers now see a future for their platforms as price aggregators
House committee approves extension for Dodd-Frank rule-makings
Vote is unlikely to delay reform implementation
Energy companies warned on end-user status
Energy Risk USA speakers concerned about reliance on end-user status; urge energy companies to begin Dodd-Frank compliance planning
Firms face heightened op risk while implementing US CCP rules
Through a glass darkly
Dodd questions restricting collateral to cash
Co-author of the Dodd-Frank Act shares concerns of energy companies that wish to post non-cash collateral to meet new requirements
CFTC rule-making narrows field in repository race
CLS decides not to pitch to become a foreign exchange repository provider after CFTC rule-making demands extra granularity and timeliness in data reporting
Trend towards in-house clearing could increase fees and admin
The LME is the latest exchange considering whether to build its own clearing business. If the trend continues, banks could face more fees and administration
European Commission 'unhappy' with Dodd-Frank extraterritoriality
EC official voices concern over the long arm of US derivatives rules
Esma chair fears clashes with US regulations
Maijoor says regulatory differences are unavoidable - but can be overcome