Latest ODSG letter shows dealer aims weakened by Dodd-Frank Act

Dealers say they have little appetite for voluntary change when facing big mandatory reforms

US Federal Reserve
William Dudley, New York Fed President

The largest 14 derivatives dealers have agreed a modest set of new voluntary commitments to standardise the over-the-counter market in their annual letter to regulators, as the industry focuses on the daunting task of complying with compulsory market reforms.

"These commitments were made in the knowledge that a very short distance down the road we will have to begin implementing the Dodd-Frank Act. I realise that is primarily a concern for US firms, but this year's commitment process is trying

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