The London Stock Exchange Group has been in the headlines of late for its proposed merger with Deutsche Boerse Group, and perhaps another suitor, but until then LSEG's David Weisbrod says there is much to do in the meantime.Weisbrod, who serves a dual role as US...
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SDR 2.0: CME Group’s Jonathan Thursby Looks at the Future of Swap Data Repositories
Over the past 18 months, the OTC derivatives world began mandatory reporting into trade repositories. Now that we have had some time to work through the logistics, it is time for a rethink. Jonathan Thursby, Global Head of CME Repository Services, says the CFTC and...
Five Year Plan: DTCC's Marisol Collazo Offers a Progress Report on Global Data Repository Issues
In September 2009, amid the fallout from the global financial crisis, the leaders of the G-20 met in Pittsburgh to hammer out a coordinated approach to regulatory reform. Chief among their concerns was the lack of transparency in OTC derivatives. The Pittsburgh...
Repository Story: Jonathan Thursby Discusses CME Group’s SDR Services
The Dodd-Frank Act in the U.S. and EMIR in Europe introduced new data reporting requirements. Exchanges like CME Group have long been experts in processing and disseminating data to market participants. But regulatory reporting of swap data brings its own challenges....
CFTC’s Scott O’Malia Calls for a Plan of Action on Swap Data
New Dodd-Frank rules have allowed regulators their first look into swap data repositories, but the quality of swap data is not always up to par. In fact, it has been called “a mess” by CFTC Commissioner Scott O’Malia, who also chairs its Technology Advisory Committee....
Connecting the Data Dots: Sapient’s Jim Bennett Talks Compliance Reporting
When the Dodd-Frank Act was signed in July of 2010, the mandates in Title VII called for a host of new initiatives involving OTC derivatives such as mandatory execution on transparent platforms, mandatory clearing of swaps, and reporting of data to data repositories,...
ISDA's Robert Pickel Discusses the State of Cross-Border Regulation of Swaps (Part 1)
After the financial crisis in 2008-09, regulators across the globe set in motion a complete overhaul of the financial markets, with the ultimate goals being transparency in the previously unregulated swaps market, and ensuring that there is adequate collateral...
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