Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Libor in need of ‘massive makeover’, CFTC’s Chilton says
CFTC's Chilton says a complete overhaul of Libor is needed - including distancing it from the BBA
Trade reporting pressure increases as CFTC deadlines loom
DTCC data repository has received provisional CFTC approval, just three weeks ahead of mandatory reporting for credit and rates, with forex reporting due to begin in January
OTC trade sizes could shrink under Mifid reporting rules
Market-makers will be uncomfortable taking on less liquid trades if instant reporting is required, warns a panel at Isda's European conference
New Isda protocol may not fix business conduct bottleneck
Dealers hope to comply with new business conduct rules by amending thousands of Isda master agreements – but a standardised protocol published last month is expected to leave some clients cold
Knight Capital losses spur focus on algo risk management
A dark Knight for algos
Fingerprint, aggregation fears hit swap dealer countdown
Prints and be damned
Neal Wolkoff: OTC market faces break-up blues
Break-up blues
Sefs hit by Dodd-Frank disclosure rules
New trading platforms must enable dealers to make pre-trade disclosures – but industry doesn't know what information needs to be provided
Reprieve for dealers as CFTC extends business conduct deadline
Ten-week extension comes as welcome surprise to dealers, but industry still has concerns about timing and content of new rules
CFTC cross-border guidance a threat to ‘systemic stability’, say Asian regulators
Leading regulators from across Asia complain of the potentially negative impact of the US regulator’s latest proposals
Publication of swap definitions triggers countdown to compliance deadline
The publication of swap definitions earlier this week initiates a 60-day countdown for compliance to key parts of the Dodd-Frank Act
Errors in CFTC extraterritorial guidance to be amended
A CFTC source acknowledges that inconsistencies in the proposed interpretative guidance on the cross-border application of Dodd-Frank will have to be ironed out
Dealers seek clearing exemption for new TriOptima service
TriOptima’s new risk mitigation system, triBalance, is a big hit among dealers – but it faces a regulatory death sentence
Regulators focus on LEIs in derivatives reporting push
Identification parade
Acclaimed new TriOptima service may not have a future
In the balance?
Risk's 25th anniversary issue names 'Firms of the Future'
Looking ahead to a period of unprecedented change in derivatives markets, Risk's 25th anniversary issue has selected the companies it believes will do most to shape the future
Risk 25: The search for margin efficiency
Margin efficiency: The new battleground
Risk 25 firms of the future: Newedge
'Fair and unconflicted' but under pressure
Risk 25 firms of the future: BlackRock
‘Jury out’ on OTC derivatives