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The week that was (issue of 2nd April 2013)
Dear all, ISDA publishes March 2013 Dodd-Frank Protocol The International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) has published the ISDA March 2013 Dodd-Frank Protocol (DF Protocol 2.0), which is...
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The week that was (issue of 8th April 2013)
Dear all, Markit Acquires DTCC Stake in MarkitSERV: http://bit.ly/145hboz The highlights of last week Last minute frenzied activity around the April 10 deadline for Dodd-Frank reporting rules...
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The week that was (issue of 15th April 2013)
Dear all, The CFTC has done it again – CFTC Provides No-Action Relief from SDR Requirements to Swap Counterparties that are not an SD or MSP…Also, a European Cleared Derivatives Addendum has been...
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The week that was (issue of 22 April 2013)
Dear all, Highlights of last week include: Swap Futures seem to have some “hidden” risk as more tail risk is exposed by lower initial margin on the same portfolio risk and the same 10-day margin period...
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The week that was (issue of 29 April 2013)
Dear all, Highlights from last week include: The ECB wants Euro-denominated derivatives trades being handled by clearing houses in the Eurozone; bye-bye Brittania? US regulators face high pressure from...
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The week that was (issue of 6.5.2013)
Dear all, Sapient as published its 2013 Glossary of Financial Terms – Stuck to find a definition of “altiplano” ? Look no further, 130+ pages of home grown definitions making you walk and talk like...
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The week that was (issue of 13.05.2013)
Dear all, This week (16.5.) the CFTC has a hearing on SEF rules – more on what is supposedly discussed here: http://bit.ly/13sNWtg And: Craig Pirrong tells us about his worst FrankenDodd rules (psst,...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 21.05.2013)
Dear all, The weekly digest has a new name: DAZZLING DERIVATIVES. This week also has a new feature whereby I have introduced Topic Headers to summarize news items. These Topic Headers are “Regulation...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 27.05.2013)
Dear all, ISDA has published the 2013 Reporting Protocol to assist reporting under DFA and EMIR: http://bit.ly/Z9l5IW and ESMA has update their EMIR timeline reflecting currently ongoing work at the...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 4.6.2013)
Dear all, from this week onwards I will put together a list of TOP stories from last week with direct links to them. Below these TOP stories you will find the collection of ALL relevant news stories of...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 10.6.2013)
Dear all, Selected top stories of last week ESMA EMIR FAQs ESMA has updated the Q&As on EMIR - with a number of new questions answered and questions from March partially updated...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 17.6.2013)
Dear all, The TOP Stories of last week: 10th June – Category 2 Clearing started Category 2 firms in the US now need to clear eligible OTC derivatives via clearing houses (http://bit.ly/ZIZ83r blog)....
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 25.6.2013)
Dear all, it’s been a frantic Monday so please bear with me for sending this out a day late The TOP Stories of last week include: Account segregation could lead to losses in listed derivatives broking...
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The 2 weeks that were (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 23rd July 2013)
Dear all, After an (arguably) well-deserved week on holiday, below you find the news of the last two weeks in this dazzling world of derivatives. And two really interesting weeks it were with the CFTC...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 29th July 2013)
Dear all, The TOP Stories of last week: Collateral requirements for uncleared margin nearing finish line With BCBS and IOSCO on the verge of finalising the consultation document on margin requirements...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 5th August 2013)
Dear all, The TOP Stories of last week: ETD reporting delayed but TR reconciliation on track As reported last week, ESMA now officially told a Financial News (subs required) that ETD reporting will be...
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The week that was (aka Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 12th August 2013)
Dear all, The TOP Stories of last week: Updated EMIR Q&As from ESMA ESMA have updated their EMIR Q&As bringing the document now to 51 pages but still a number of grey areas and white spots...
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The weeks that were (Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 26th August 2013)
Dear all, the “Dazzle” had a one-week hiatus – but is back this week in full swing and with loads of worthy information. Have a look through the headlines – and enjoy your week. Tom Financial News will...
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The week that was (Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 2nd September 2013)
Dear all, The TOP Stories of last week: Craig Pirrong picks apart recent BIS study Craig Pirrong tears apart the logic behind a recent BIS study (http://www.bis.org/publ/othp20.htm) that concludes that...
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The week that was (Dazzling Derivatives; issue of 6th September 2013)
Dear all, this edition of the ‘Dazzle’ comes on a Friday as I will be off for the next two week – keep an eye open for what’s happening in the derivatives markets. The next edition is due at the end of...
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