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Traiana Launches Swap Data Repository Service

April 15, 2013 by Tom Riesack 1 Comment

After recently unveiling its pre-credit check solution “CreditLink” Traiana is now offering an SDR connectivity service called “Harmony TR Connect”. According to their press release: “Traiana has developed Harmony TR Connect to create an industry-standard solution for derivatives trade reporting that will extend the ability to report to the DTCC Global Trade Repositories and other […]

Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, DTCC, electronic platforms, EMIR, interdealer brokers, repositories, SDR, Traiana

Rearrange: Shutting Horse Door Stable After Repository Bolted Trade Access Data The

April 12, 2013 by Bill Hodgson 1 Comment

Over at the BIS website is a new paper (here) from the CPSS / IOSCO committees on how they see access to data in Trade Repositories being handled, and mainly the purposes for which they wish to use it. Their goals include: Assessing Systemic Risk Macro assessment by organisations such as the IMF or World […]

o malia, otc derivatives market, settlement currencies, technical standardisation

CFTC Provides No-Action Relief from SDR Requirements to Swap Counterparties that are not SD or MSP

April 10, 2013 by Tom Riesack 2 Comments

Yesterday, the CFTC provided a no-action relief to all swap counterparties not being an SD or MSP that they do not need to report trades to a swap data repository. The relief runs until end-May, end-July, end-September and end-October respectively depending on the counterparty’s status as well as the relevant instrument type. It is being […]

cftc, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, repositories

ESMA has published its Technical Advice to the Commission on Fees for Trade Repositories

April 4, 2013 by Tom Riesack 0 Comments

From the ESMA website: On 14th January 2013 ESMA received a formal request from the European Commission (the Commission) to provide technical advice to assist the Commission in formulating a Regulation on fees for Trade Repositories (TRs) by a delegated act. In order to deliver its advice to the Commission, ESMA consulted market participants regarding […]

EMIR, English, ESMA, Trade Repository

EMIR, esma, Trade Repository

Slides from recent GFMA LEI Webinar

April 3, 2013 by Tom Riesack 1 Comment

Attached are a useful set of slides explaining the current state of the design and implementation of the global federated LEI system, and status of the CICI utility. GFMA-Slides-LEI_Webinar-Mar-21-2013

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April 1, 2013 by Bill Hodgson 2 Comments

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Third Easter Repository | OTC Space Enters the Competition

March 31, 2013 by Bill Hodgson 7 Comments

Press release: The OTC Space is proud to announce its launch into the crowded trade reporting space and believes it brings new thinking to the challenge: – Partnership with key leaders in managing ‘big data’, such as Facebook and Google – The widest asset class coverage, to include OTC and ET derivatives, plus Equities, Bonds, […]

Easter Egg | LSE applies to be a Trade Repository | UnaVista

March 30, 2013 by Bill Hodgson 0 Comments

Easter seems to be the time to announce new TRs under ESMA, LSE got in on the act too. See story via link below. London Stock Exchange Group applies to be a Trade Repository | UnaVista.

exchange group, london stock exchange, lse

Easter Present from ICE | Another EU Trade Repository

March 28, 2013 by Bill Hodgson 4 Comments

ICE move into the EU TR Space and offer to store OTC and ETD derivatives using their upstream links with MTFs etc. It will be interesting to see how soon DTCC, REGIS-TR and ICE can offer an ESMA approved service covering OTC & ETD products, must be harder than we think, and an opportunity for […]