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Uncleared swaps
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Dec. 16 approved a final rule setting margin requirements for uncleared swap transactions.
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Leverage Limitation
On Dec. 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted by a 3-1 margin to issue a proposed rule limiting how much investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds can invest in derivatives such as futures, forwards and swaps. The proposed rule also contains a number of requirements aimed at addressing the risks of holding derivatives in investment portfolios.
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Gallery - FIA Asia 2015
Great networking at the opening reception at the 11th Annual FIA Asia Derivatives conference.
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Leverage Limitation
On Dec. 11, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted by a 3-1 margin to issue a proposed rule limiting how much investment companies such as mutual funds and exchange-traded funds can invest in derivatives such as futures, forwards and swaps.
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Gallery - Expo 2015
Maureen Downs of Rosenthal Collins, Kevin McClear of Intercontinental Exchange and John McPartland of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago discuss issues impacting the clearing model during the market structure panel.
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Regulatory Harmonization
On Nov. 5, FIA submitted jointly with two other trade associations, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association and the Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets a written response to the consultation published by the Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission regarding the introduction of mandatory clearing of OTC derivatives, which is expected in mid-2016, and the expansion of the existing trade reporting regime.
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EMIR Implementation
On Dec. 1, the European Commission finalized the dates for implementing the first set of mandatory clearing requirements for over-the-counter derivatives.
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MIFID readiness
The effective date for European Union’s new derivatives rules is more than a year away, but Orc is hard at work developing technology to help traders comply with the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the new Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation.
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Cross-Border Recognition
The European Securities and Markets Authority issued a consultation on Dec. 14 proposing amendments to the European Market Infrastructure Regulation that would permit a "one-day gross" approach to calculating margin requirements for exchange-traded futures and options.
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