SEC
Whither Volcker? Firms Brace for Deadline as Delays Anticipated
The Volcker Rule’s deadline for public comment has passed, with a sea of responses from organizations all over the world. Implementation dates are currently debatable, but compliance with the regulation will require structural and technological change…
HFT Is the SEC's Fault, Says a Former Exchange Operator
Steve Wunsch has long been a critic of the SEC. Now he's blaming them for the problems caused by high-frequency trading, and for the reactions, like a financial transaction tax, that may follow.
UBS Fines Highlight Valuation Function Vulnerabilities
Strapline: Pricing & Valuations
ICE Clear Credit to Offer Portfolio Margining Benefits
A move is made to allow for more efficient collateralization of opposite positions in index and correlated single-name credit default swap instruments.
SEC Charges UBS With Improper Securities Valuation
Strapline: Regulation & Standards
To Catch a Thief: New Strategies, Technologies Combat Fraud
As regulators praise the advancements made by financial institutions in the prevention of fraud and money laundering, new technology is helping detect criminal behavior. Jake Thomases looks at the progress that’s been made.
Liquidity Lost: What's Next for Dark Pools?
Pipeline Trading Systems, the seven-year-old dark pool operator specializing in block trades, paid $1 million to resolve SEC claims that it failed to provide the confidentiality and liquidity it advertised to customers. Will the incident have broader…
Rob Daly: Saying Good-Bye to Awful 2011
When it began, 2011 promised to bring major changes due to numerous regulatory developments. But deadlines passed, budgets shrank and many important decisions wound up in limbo, leaving the industry in a poor state. Rob looks back at the some of 2011’s…
Financial Tech Talk: Living with SEC Rule 15c3-5
The new pre-trade risk and capital check Rule 15c3-5 takes effect on Nov. 30. Is the industry ready?
Anthony Malakian: Studying the Bottom of a Pint Glass
According to Anthony, few individual get work completed ahead of schedule. This is also true of the buy-side space, where many hedge funds ─ and even vendors ─ are waiting until the last minute to address Form PF.
Rob Daly: Smarter, Not Faster, Wins the OTC Race
As US regulators finally define the parameters of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, dealers and other market participants are racing to have their systems ready to trade on the first day of the new regulatory regime. Rob…
Extended Play: Regulators Draw Out Dodd-Frank Timeline
Peter Madigan surveys the US market's regulatory landscape, looking at areas most likely to be affected by the Dodd Frank Act when it finally comes into force during the course of 2012.
