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Progress Report
On July 27, the International Organization of Securities Commissions published a “thematic review” of the progress being made in various countries in the adoption of IOSCO’s principles for the protection of client assets.
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System Safeguards
On July 5, four international regulatory bodies issued a set of policy documents aimed at strengthening the oversight and supervision of central counterparties and protecting financial systems from a potential default.
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People - September 2017
The French government appointed Robert Ophèle, a career central bank official, as chairman of Autorité des Marchés Financiers.
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Capital Calculations
On Aug. 14, the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation jointly issued guidance regarding the regulatory capital treatment of variation margin on cleared derivatives.
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Better Data
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Market Oversight on July 10 launched a comprehensive review of its swap data reporting regulations and invited input from entities involved in swaps reporting.
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FIA Publishes MiFID II Brief for U.S. FCMs
FIA has created a brief to help members understand how the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II and the associated Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation may impact U.S. futures commission merchants.
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Collateral Direct
LCH announced on Aug. 14 that it has introduced a new type of client account within its SwapClear service.
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Swap Trading
Tim Massad, chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, gave several speeches in April on the need to adjust the CFTC's rules for swap execution facilities
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Sponsored Content
Managing a Default: The Eurex Clearing Approach
Sponsored Content: Since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, policymakers’ and legislators’ focus on the topic of clearinghouse resilience, recovery and resolution has been intense, with many experts and commentators warning of yet more severe consequences for the financial system should a central counterparty ever have issues or even go into default
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Know Your Ticker
In April, ICE Data Services, the rapidly growing data services arm of Intercontinental Exchange, announced the launch of a new reference data solution for clients that use ICE’s futures exchanges.
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