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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

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

The week that was – 25.03.2013

March 25, 2013 by Tom Riesack 0 Comments

Dear all, I started this last week – going forward at the beginning of the week I will provide an overview of interesting news pieces on the topic of derivatives and related areas. At the beginning you get an idea of what to find below. Feedback is always welcome! (Some articles require a subscription such as […]

ABN Amro, clearing houses, collateral management, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, Dodd Frank, Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, EMIR, esma, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, JPMorgan Chase, otc derivatives, regulation, repositories, US Person

OTC Derivatives – News Digest – 18.3.2013

March 19, 2013 by Tom Riesack 2 Comments

Dear Reader, Starting this week you receive a compilation of news items (thus “News Digest”) from the week that just went. A short summary of highlights precedes the article abstracts and corresponding links. A number of those are from sources like Risk or FT, which obviously require a subscription. Some of the items are abstracts […]

Current State of Trade Repositories

July 10, 2012 by Bill Hodgson 0 Comments

The financial stability board (FSB) published their recent progress report with a table showing progress towards launching trade repositories. Below is a chart representing the various players and their plans. Click the diagram to view it full size.

CCIL, DTCC, ICE, Trade Repository

financial stability, progress report, repositories

Russian CCP for OTC products is coming / Русская КПК для OTC продуктов идет

June 5, 2012 by Bill Hodgson 0 Comments

I came across this PDF (on the right of this page) showing details of the creation of a CCP in Russia. The early chart on the domestic product mix shows IRS as a small proportion of their OTC market, but even so the plans will include IRS and also move into the FX market. The plan […]

ccp, clearing houses, derivatives, otc derivatives, rate swaps, repositories

LSE in talks with UK regulators to create an OTC Trade Repository

December 14, 2011 by Bill Hodgson 0 Comments

Story from eFinNews here: (subscription required) Summary: The London Stock Exchange is in talks with UK regulators about the possibility of setting up a trade repository for over-the-counter derivatives, Financial News has learned, in the latest sign of the group’s plans to diversify its revenues and benefit from new rules being formulated in reaction to […]

ISDA, LSE, News, Trade Repository

derivatives, london stock exchange, repositories, uk regulators