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.
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
Dodd-Frank introduces technology challenges
Race to the finish
Risk 25: The search for margin efficiency
Margin efficiency: The new battleground
Risk 25 firms of the future: Citadel
OTC market-maker in waiting
Risk 25 firms of the future: BlackRock
‘Jury out’ on OTC derivatives
Risk 25 firms of the future: GFI Group
Exchange ambitions
Risk 25 firms of the future: Eris Exchange
The future of swaps?
Risk 25 firms of the future: CME Group
We are not too big
Risk 25 firms of the future: CFTC
The costs and benefits of reform
Risk 25 firms of the future: i-Swap
Asset-class specialists will struggle
Risk 25 firms of the future: Tradeweb
RFQ supporter hedges its bets
Risk 25 firms of the future: BGC Partners
Our customers are changing
New powers help in Libor investigation, Chilton says
Fugitives and fast-movers
Corporate statement: energycredit
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US large exposures rule could stop banks trading with RBS
Federal Reserve proposals limiting counterparty risk could put RBS and the UK government in one pot – potentially forcing US banks to cut exposure to both