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May 21, 2015 - Editor
The EMIR Review Has Begun
As promised informally, the European Commission has begun a public consultation.
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April 3, 2015 - Editor
Centralised solutions for Reporting | ESMA
Here comes a press release from ESMA announcing the launch of centralised data projects for MiFIR and EMIR.
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March 31, 2015 - Editor
Targeted clearing mandate exemptions could reduce systemic counterparty risk
With regard to systemic counterparty risk reduction the bank regulators' minimum capital, liquidity reserve and margin levels are a major incentive. The current fine-tuning debate and regulatory rule adjustment
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March 19, 2015 - Editor
The SEC Weighs in on Swaps Reporting – Part 2
In my last article I reviewed the SEC’s final and proposed rules on transaction reporting by market participants. In this article I will look at
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March 6, 2015 - Editor
The Swiss franc blip: time FX leverage limits moved from flat percentage to risk-based?
The dust has settled from the initial fall out from retail brokerages going out of business as a result of the SNB's abrupt removal of
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March 5, 2015 - Editor
Are remaining G-SIB shortfalls of Basel III capital more problematic than it seems?
At an eight month lag to the base reported data it is based on, BCBS's half yearly Basel III monitoring report was published recently looking
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March 4, 2015 - Editor
Will leverage ratio cause an FCM concentration crisis?
Risk magazine editor Duncan Wood makes a good point in his article The invisible incentives of clearing (subs. required) – the FSB / BIS ignored leverage
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March 4, 2015 - Editor
Will leverage ratio cause an FCM concentration crisis?
Risk magazine editor Duncan Wood makes a good point in his article The invisible incentives of clearing (subs. required) – the FSB / BIS ignored leverage
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February 19, 2015 - Editor
The SEC Weighs in on Swaps Reporting – Part 1
If you have read my previous articles on Tabb Forum, you will know that I believe the all-important swaps reporting requirement has been badly mishandled
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February 17, 2015 - Editor
February Regulatory Update
For the second year in a row, President Obama is requesting a massive increase in funding for the CFTC. In his 2016 budget blueprint, the