By Marisal Collazo
Published November 28, 2012 The Trade USA
The third data repository for OTC derivatives trade reporting to be approved by US regulators has raised concerns that fragmentation of trade data may hamper effective regulatory oversight.
Last week, the CME Group joined the Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) and the IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) in gaining approval by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to operate a swap data repository (SDR).
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Published August 25 2011 Markets Media
Swap data repositories based in the United States will be able to share information with their foreign counterparts without requiring indemnification, according to a final rule implementing provisions for SDRs published by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
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By Jim Brunsden
Published August 24 2011 Bloomberg
Regulators said they might not have enough information to assess the threat over-the-counter derivatives pose to the financial system.
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By Ramya Jaidev
Published August 23 2011 Risk Magazine
Regulators outside the US should have been celebrating the release of final rules on swap data repositories (SDRs) by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on August 15 - the text attempts to resolve a clause in the Dodd-Frank Act that would make them liable for any costs that arise after data has been requested from a US-registered repository, including lawsuits triggered by data leaks. Unfortunately, the CFTC's fix won't do the trick, European regulators say.
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Published August 17 2011 Markets Media
A joint regulatory-industry effort is underway to develop standards for describing financial instruments and entities. Under the auspices of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Technology Advisory Committee, a subcommittee on data standardization has been created to develop identifiers that will aid in the collection, reporting and management of individual transactions.
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By Tom Steinert-Threlkeld
Published August 15 2011 Securities Monitor Technology
The CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange both plan to launch their own repositories for transaction data being generated by new derivatives trading exchanges, the trade information site Risk.net reported.
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By Chris Kentouris
Published August 11 2011 Securities Technology Monitor
New regulations in the U.S. and Europe for many swaps contracts to be electronically traded and centrally cleared will require financial firms to shore up their management of data, particularly in the front-office, according to a new report from TABB Group.
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Published August 10 2011 Markets Media
The emergence of multiple regulatory regimes for OTC derivatives runs counter to the spirit of reforms agreed to by the G-20 in 2009, market participants say.
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By Silla Brush
Published August 04 2011 Bloomberg
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission may complete the first set of Dodd-Frank Act rules governing companies at the center of the $601 trillion swaps market by adopting regulations for information databases.
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By Christopher Doering
Published August 04 2011 Reuters
The U.S. futures regulator, is expected to finalize on Thursday new measures outlining requirements for swap data collectors and guidelines for whistle-blowers as it races to meet its obligations required under last year's financial market overhaul law.
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