Dodd-Frank Act
WHAT IS THIS? Properly known as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, this controversial US legislative package enacted a host of reforms agreed by the G20 nations in the aftermath of the financial crisis, including rules on the clearing, execution and reporting of standardised swaps. It also introduced the Volcker rule ban on proprietary trading by banks, and a new way of liquidating big institutions.
EU regulators warn on US resolution rules
Questions on US TLAC bills for foreign subsidiaries and bankruptcy-based resolution
Regulation remains top concern for US energy risk managers
Capital requirements, position limits and other rules still hampering liquidity, conference hears
CFTC moving to amend position limits rule, sources say
Supplemental proposal aims to ease industry concerns over hedging exemptions
US wrestles with bankruptcy-based resolution regime
Political divides undermine efforts to bolster insolvency process
Q&A: FDIC’s Hoenig warns on daily settled swaps
FDIC vice-chair on leverage-cutting schemes, TLAC and TBTF
Dealers 'getting very creative' ahead of FRTB implementation
FRTB will force banks to rethink the structure of their businesses
SDRs urge CFTC for more help on data harmonisation
Regulator’s swap data woes are “absolutely solvable”, SDR chiefs say
CFTC does the right thing on trade reporting
US regulator finally moves to clean up its own swap data mess
Energy industry blasts ‘unusable’ CFTC commodity swap data
Vast variety of contracts, lack of coordination by SDRs led to reporting debacle
Volcker rule didn't dry corporate bond liquidity, research says
When banks closed prop desks, market liquidity improved, academics claim
How many ways to win in swaps?
Citadel's success – and talk of swap desk spin-offs – suggest era of greater diversity
Trading technology product of the year (sell side): Droit Financial Technologies
Five banks now using start-up to navigate swaps reform minefield
CFTC takes steps to clean up ‘garbage’ swaps data
Market participants frustrated at attempts to further standardise swaps in data reporting proposals
CFTC de minimis report worries US energy firms
Use of "alternate indicators" for dealing activity raises alarm bells in industry
Commodity traders cheer CFTC record-keeping fix
Regulator softens Dodd-Frank rule that energy and grain traders saw as burdensome
US spoofing crackdown is a case of misplaced priorities
There are worse HFT practices than spoofing, yet only spoofers go to jail
Texas utility finds Dodd-Frank a source of frustration
Publicly owned Austin Energy grapples with new rules, reduced liquidity
CFTC spoofing crackdown poses compliance challenges
First conviction underscores concerns over "hard to define" crime
Fed, BoE officials mount defence of resolution regimes
Resolution regimes are “not a power grab” by regulators, says BoE’s Gracie
CFTC parks Sef name give-up issue
"For the time being, we're not taking any action," says Massad
Reining in capital models is bad for risk management
AMA's likely demise is latest sign of worrying trend in bank capital rules
Centrica CRO keeps watchful eye on new regulation
Post-2008 surge in new market rules poses challenges for UK utility
Asia end-user of the year: Bharat Petroleum
Indian state-owned refiner has coped well with market and regulatory risk
In-depth introduction: US extraterritoriality
Confusion over Commodity Futures Trading Commission approach to cross-border supervision