Contributor: Partha Chatterjee
When it comes to Dodd-Frank reporting, once the information is processed, the CFTC expects a multitude of reports and monitoring, including position limits for futures and swaps (17 CFR Part 151) – Forms 404 and 404S, large trader reporting for physical commodity swaps (17 CFR Parts 15 and 20), swap data recordkeeping and reporting requirements (17 CFR Part 45), and real-time public reporting of swap transaction data (17 CFR Part 43).... read more
Contributor: Stephen Nimmo
When the CFTC releases each new Dodd-Frank (DFA) rule, the agency starts with an overview describing the rule’s purpose. To paint the picture, here is a snippet of the CFTC’s overview summarizing the reasoning behind the DFA in its entirety: “The legislation was enacted to reduce risk, increase transparency, and promote market integrity within the financial system by, among other things: (1) Providing for the registration and comprehensive regulation of swap dealers and major swap participants; (2) imposing clearing and trade execution requirements on standardized derivatives products; (3) creating robust recordkeeping and real-time reporting regimes; and (4) enhancing the Commission’s rulemaking and enforcement authorities with respect to, among others, all registered entities and intermediaries subject to the Commission’s oversight.”... read more
Contributor: Neil Palmer
We’ve just crossed the half-year mark, and inarguably, one of the biggest buzzwords of 2012 so far has been “big data.” Several trends are beginning to emerge around big data that are poised to transform financial services. Much of this stems from our ability to now move beyond the traditional relational database models and unlock value in data like never before. Where firms may have discarded semi-structured or unstructured data in the past, today we can find new ways to utilize it – it’s all-encompassing.... read more
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