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.
Giancarlo orders review of CFTC rules
SDR requirements could be simplified, acting chairman tells Risk.net
Silent running: on the trail of the SEC’s missing CDS rules
The mysterious fate of the apocryphal 2013 clearing proposal, and what comes next
Energy firms increase use of trade surveillance technology
Robotic process automation could be next step for trade surveillance
Dodd-Frank rollback targets asset manager stress tests
Amended Financial Choice Act eliminates stress tests for funds, lobbyist claims
Treasury: SLR 'reducing stability' in US repo markets
Treasury study found leverage ratio is making bank repo funding “fragile”
Monthly swaps data review: volumes rise, CCP switches spike
In the first of a new series of articles, Amir Khwaja of Clarus FT looks at the most recent batch of swaps data
Executive disorder: little threat to Dodd-Frank from Trump memos
Order to scrap two rules for each new one cannot capture bank regulators or repeal legislation
Trump casts a shadow over US swap stays legislation
Changes to agency heads could delay or derail a vital part of bank resolution rules
OTC trading platform of the year: trueEX
Risk Awards 2017: Innovation gives start-up Sef a foothold – and has forced incumbents to change
Massad: cost-benefit bill makes CFTC rulemaking 'very difficult'
Departing chairman says the CFTC already does “a good job” of analysing costs
Giancarlo to overhaul Sef rules if given CFTC reins
Acting chairman says all methods of execution should be permitted on Sefs
Banks urge co-ordinated Asian reaction to CFTC swaps rule
Banks call for Asian regulators to unite against US supervisory overreach
Stretched margins: growing pains for Simm
The standard initial margin model could become more strained as its use expands in 2017
CFTC looks to strengthen oversight of trading obligation
Chief counsel at CFTC highlights weaknesses of bottom-up approach to MAT determinations
EC signals staggered entry for Mifid II trading obligation
Rules for derivatives may take effect after January 2018 to allow for US equivalence deal
FCA urges progress on equivalency for derivatives trading
US and EU regulators should base recognition decisions on outcomes, not technical details
Giancarlo: March VM deadline is ‘massive challenge’
CFTC commissioner calls on regulators to address buy-side concerns if needed
Mixed views on Dodd-Frank rollback
No need to dump central clearing and electronic trading mandates, market participants say
Asia braced for Trump extraterritorial impact
Doubts about pan-Asian response to any increase in Western financial protectionism
Federal insurance bodies defend role under Trump
Federal Insurance Office and Federal Reserve say work alongside state regulators critical for industry
SEC’s White ‘deeply concerned’ about bond market illiquidity
Agency to publish report on regulation and market liquidity in May 2017
Trump victory raises questions over future of FSOC
Risk USA: Former FSOC official cautions against scrapping supervisory council
Dodd-Frank reforms tipped to survive Trump presidency
Risk USA: speakers split on whether new administration will ease regulations
US elections: whoever wins, Wall Street loses
Republican nominee is no fan of bankers and a Democrat Senate would block reform of Dodd-Frank